Skip Sauer, Author At The Sports Economist

This story from the Dallas Morning News has some good details on the public/private contributions to paying off the bonds

Portugal hosted Euro 2004, a fantastic tournament with a surprise winner in Greece. But as the financial crisis unfolds, some

Spring training in Florida set an attendance record — of sorts — in 2010: From March 2nd through April 3rd,

In recent years a handful of top-level teams have gone through or flirted with bankruptcy. This is a global phenomenon,

The University of Colorado will join Nebraska and Utah as members of the Pac-10 in 2011 after negotiating a $6.863

Today’s WSJ has a review of the book, Play Their Hearts Out, by SI reporter George Dohrman. The book examines

Funding has dried up for a lot of things in the Great Recession, including college sports programs. At Cal State

Economists can write papers which illustrate the lack of economic impact from major sports until we’re blue in the face.

The latest issue of the IMF’s journal, Finance and Development, has a number of essays on the impact of hosting

Stadium debt, in some cases, hangs around a lot longer than the teams that once played in them. From the

That’s the title of co-blogger Dennis Coates’ piece in today’s LA Times. Dennis may be too proud to call attention

Ken Belson digs into the financial legacy of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in today’s New York Times. In short, it’s