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What’s Jude Bellingham’s Next Move? Liverpool? Real Madrid?

Jude Bellingham, the midfielder for Borussia Dortmund, has become a highly-discussed prospect in European football lately. Despite only signing with

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Book Review: National Pastime by Szymanski and Zimbalist

As a graduate student in the mid-1990s, I began work on a project on the economics of baseball for a

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Book Review: Mark Yost’s Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps

Baseball may still claim the title “America’s Pastime,” but professional football is America’s favorite sport. NFL games draw tens of

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Fame and Fortune for Florida International?

The recent Florida International/University of Miami football debacle is a perfect opportunity to examine the lunacy that often creeps into

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NCAA Super Slam 2023

93 total points.  No, it was not Bowling Green Junior High v. South Warren Middle School, a game from the

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What do you need to know about Megapari?

Megapari bet сompany is a newcomer in the betting field founded in 2019. Megapari betting company operates on the international

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Some Needed Perspective on the NBA Referee Scandal

On Friday, we learned that NBA referee Tim Donaghy is under investigation by the FBI for betting on NBA games.

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Some Modest and Not So Modest Proposals

The World Cup Finals are unique as far as team sports go. It draws, literally, from a worldwide pool of

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Should We Be Impressed?

Yesterday Rich Lederer of The Baseball Analyst made the following observation. The St. Louis Cardinals. The only team that won

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David Stern Ups the Ante on NBA Owner Mark Cuban

During this season’s playoffs, the feud between NBA Commissioner David Stern and Dallas Mavs Owner Mark Cuban has escalated to

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Sports Commissioners in the “Gangster” Era

“I talked to that whole staff. I said this is my city. I’m cut from a different cloth. None of

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Demand Curves Slope Down

From the Charlotte Observer (membership read): In two months, the Charlotte Bobcats begin playing in a new, publicly funded uptown

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