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 …
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 …
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 …
Here’s a story about Ben Bitner, a football player for Texas A&M: After a dispute with a roommate over bills, Bitner, a nonscholarship junior defensive …
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. …
(I just put an idea into a marketer’s mind somewhere but moving on …) To put Tuesday’s developments in perspective, the Pac-12 and SEC released …
While Dodger Stadium benefited from a generous land grant from the city and infrastructure subsidies detailed in Dodgers Move West (also, see Stadiums and Eminent …
The man that many consider the Cubs top prospect, slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo, made his Cubs debut Tuesday against the Mets. Prior to that, …
Show me the money #1 The salary data for the New York Yankees (see below) makes for an interesting contrast to the recently released Business …
Bud Selig is busy patting himself on the back for Tuesday’s All-Star game ending (Sports Business Daily $$$. I tried to find the original article …
Last week, Ed Belfour signed a contract to play goalie with the Florida Panthers. Belfour agreed to a one-year contract with a base salary of …
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