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Mizzou’s game against the Fighting Illini that will be played in St. Louis this year is not the blockbuster ticket that some hoped for: Matching …
The Marlins beat the Cubs 5-2 last night, spoiling another good effort by Ryan Dempster. Dempster, who hurt himself with a throwing error in the …
The NFL’s New Orleans Saints have fired one of their most vocal proponents of staying in New Orleans: The New Orleans Saints abruptly fired director …
“When a key responsibility of a manager is to allocate more or less attractive tasks, subordinates have an incentive to work hard and demonstrate their …
In Professor Vic’s post yesterday afternoon, he had a few questions regarding the Phoenix Coyotes’ filing for bankruptcy. You might recall that the Coyotes filed …
The NYTimes has an article about keeping score at baseball games. But today’s fans go to ballparks that feature upscale restaurants, play areas for children …
From the Wall Street Journal (HT Mark Stratton): On a Wednesday night in late July, the Chicago Cubs played the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field …
From the Boston Globe: The Indianapolis Colts, like the San Diego Chargers before them, made it impossible yesterday for New England Patriots fans to buy …
From the New York Times (free membership required): Here by the shores of Lake Lulu is the training camp of the Cleveland Indians, a 1960’s …
Sam Walker has devised a different way to measure the best college football program ($$$) in the land, and it does not account for wins …
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