Switching Divisions, Again
The NCAA and officials from the remaining D2 schools are worried about the loss of schools in D2. Back in January, I had this post …
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Outside Opportunities
It looks like the NHL season is going to be cancelled. Players are being urged to find another league to play in to keep up …
The Economic Impact of the World Series
The calls started last week, just like they always do this time of the year. A reporter from a newspaper or radio station in a …
Indianapolis to Bid on the 2011 Super Bowl
Don Coffin emailed me a link about Indianapolis’s mayor’s announcement that city officials are going to make a bid on the 2011 Super Bowl (here’s …
Separating Cause & Effect in the U.S. Performance
The post-match breakdowns of the U.S.’s whipping by the Czechs offered several factors. Some are just silly such as the U.S. has bad karma in …
Constraints a Good Thing?
Aside from the endorsement income aspect covered in several posts in TSE, the Tiger Woods story has generated Internet buzz about a variety of tangent …
Larry, You’re Not Bought Out. You’re Fired!
According to the Detroit Pistons, Larry Brown has been fired: Larry Brown is free to coach another team, and the Pistons will pay him about …
Barry Bonds and Positional Externalities
A positional externality is a cost or benefit realized by a third person which occurs when a payoff, however it’s defined, depends upon a person’s …
Wrigley to the State
The State of Illinois is considering buying Wrigley field and Lynne Kiesling thinks we sports economists need to keep touch with this base. There is …
Did they get a 15 yard penalty for excessive celebration?
It seems the Canadian Women’s hockey team took to the ice twice yesterday. Once to beat the US for the gold medal and then again …