World Cup Notes
I think hosting the World Cup in South Africa may be too large a burden for a smallish developing country: population 49 million, with per capita income …
I think hosting the World Cup in South Africa may be too large a burden for a smallish developing country: population 49 million, with per capita income …
How is the sports business faring in the Great Recession? Here are two contrasting stories out today. First, a study sponsored by the Los Angeles …
Another broken leg in the EPL, this time to Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa, and the FA is — according to more than one press report— …
When I first saw remarks like those I’m about to quote, I let it pass with an oblique comment (in the Portsmouth post from last …
Among the sports-related economic nonsense that gets tossed about in the media are calculations of “lost productivity” associated with things like the NCAA Men’s Basketball …
Yesterday the New York Times reported that a bill to legalize internet gambling is making progress in Congress. I would love to be able to …
The Dallas Morning News is examining the gap between the estimated economic impact of the NBA All Star Game and the actual revenues reported by …
Noted for the record: 1. The former VP of the Minneapolis Fed tells it like it is in a hearing on a new stadium for …
After reporting on Northeastern’s decision to drop football last Sunday, today Shira Springer turns her attention to schools that are launching new programs. Here are …
Interesting story in the Watchdog column of the San Diego Union Tribune about a consultant, Conventions Sports & Leisure International, that has a “record of …
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