Not a Good Performance Evaluation
The AP headline is: “US soccer pres: We failed to meet expectations.” There’s not much else in the story, apart from a statement that Sunil …
The AP headline is: “US soccer pres: We failed to meet expectations.” There’s not much else in the story, apart from a statement that Sunil …
The NHL is thumping its chest over an excellent season for business. Â Says Commissioner Gary Bettman, “”By whatever method of measurement you want to use …
This BBC story has a number of figures on the costs and revenues of staging this year’s World Cup in South Africa. Among them (in …
Personally, less viewing was more fun. It was a shame though, to see “home-cooking” in the Men’s 500m short-track race, where a Canadian judge made …
News reports in England imply that Portsmouth Football Club of the English Premier League, perhaps the richest league in world soccer, is within days of …
A couple of weeks ago, my undergraduate seminar engaged in a discussion of Michael Allen Gillespie’s excellent essay “Players and Spectators:Â Sports and Ethical Training …
From today’s FT.com: Britain is driving away international sports stars and missing opportunities to host lucrative sporting events because of a tax practice that nets …
Cartoonist Ruben Bolling riffs on President Obama’s recent comparison of bonuses for bankers and baseball players “who are making more than that and don’t get …
2-2 vs. Slovenia, and whew! That was the most thrilling tie in American history. We’re still alive!! As for the commentary, Ian Darke’s performance in the …
Sports facilities play a prominent role in Steven Malanga’s article in today’s WSJ, “America’s Municipal Debt Racket.” Neither Malanga nor I make the claim that …
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