The Eyes Have It
A recent Los Angeles Times has an article on exercises and technology which are helping baseball players see the ball better. A sample: The device …
Phil Miller
Operating Losses in the NBA
From an article entitled “A confidential report shows nearly half the NBA lost money last season. Now what?” from ESPN.com: Despite a flood of new …
The Continuing Stadium Mess: More Effects of Using Other People’s Money
I’m shocked, shocked I say that this would happen in a case with a publicly-subsidized sports stadium. Eight years ago, as the St. Louis Cardinals …
The Same Forces Apply in College Sports
The coaching carousel that has enveloped the Big XII underscores a particular fact: the economic forces that shape competitive balance in the for-profit professional sports …
Why Government Spending Stimulus Often Fails to Stimulate
Niels Veldhuis and Charles Lammam, responding to political criticism on a study they wrote on Canadian government stimulus attempts, have written an useful piece on …
Everything has a Value
From the Indianapolis Star: Foot Locker, the biggest U.S. athletic-shoe retailer, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers to advertise atop the mops used …
They’re Back
The NHL and the NHLPA have agreed to talk again today. I guess it ain’t over until the Zamboni sings.
Is the NCAA too Big?
Here’s a lengthy excerpt from an interview with Missouri AD Mike Alden published in the Columbia Daily Tribune: Q: Should the NCAA take another look at …
Hockey Substitutes and Complements
I posted earlier about what hockey players and hockey teams are doing to while away the time away from NHL games. What are hockey fans …
The Price of Linsanity
From Tom Van Riper at Forbes: According to TiqIQ.com, which aggregates online ticket prices from various sources, the average price Knicks fans are paying online …