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 …
Victor Matheson
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …