Leagues: Not as easy as they look
The Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), the 5-team American league that just finished out its 3rd season, cancelled its 2012 season today while holding out hope for a return in 2013 or beyond. The ...Obama takes on Sports Owners
President Obama's proposed budget to Congress presents a fairly strong challenge to Republicans. It redistributes income from the rich to the middle class often by eliminating loopholes that benefits the ...What do Obama and Don Sterling have in common?
Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn't it? However, both have significant concerns about what is arguably the most significant tax loophole for upper income earners - the ...Fear and loathing in Seattle
NBA commissioner David Stern is putting the screws to Seattle in his attempts to get the community to provide taxpayer subsidies that are lucrative enough to keep the team from ...A Market for Absolutely... repeat... Absolutely Everything
Companies have long been able to insure their most valuable assets against loss. In sports this means that teams can take out insurance policies that protect them against injuries to ...Seeding the Madness
Upset that your favorite team received a 10 or 11 seed when they deserved a few spots higher? Don't be. As it turns out, the NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness ...Is New Orelans still a Big League City?
This article in today's NY Sun, "Pro Sports Far From Easy in New Orleans," points out the difficulties facing New Orleans' two big sports teams. It would certainly look bad ...Competitive Balance in European Soccer
It's the same old story again in Europe this year. Last weekend Real Madrid clinched the league title in La Liga, its 31st league title overall and its 25th in ...Start Spreading the News
Yesterday the NFL announced that the 2014 Super Bowl will be played in the new Giants/Jets stadium in the Meadowlands. Aside from the obvious interest in the weather, the game ...Throwing a flag on Brian Goff
Earlier today my colleague Brian Goff weighed in on the current NFL referee strike. I think he got almost everything right except one crucial point. As current D1 college soccer ...Revealing Economic Impact Numbers
According to Bloomberg/Businessweek, in preparation for the Super Bowl, Rick’s Cabaret International, a national chain of strip clubs, flew in more than 100 dancers to its Indianapolis club for a week of ...In Minnesota, all the stadiums are above average
Minneapolis was awarded the 2018 Super Bowl today beating out competing bids from Indianapolis and New Orleans. The conventional wisdom seems to be that this is a surprising move on ...
