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Division I-A football teams heading to college bowls have trouble making the grade academically. The report, published by the Institute

Two great American institutions are about to crank up. First-year students and their older classmates will soon return to campus

Why are concessions so expensive at the ballpark? Some of the explanations include: The captured consumer theory. Once in the

Are you upset that your favorite team received a 10 or 11 seed when they deserved a few higher spots?

In Sunday's post ("Needed Perspective"), Dave Berri draws attention to a critical question concerning the NBA scandal -- do fans

One of the more amusing reasons why sports are not boons to local economies is that they drive more unproductive

As Skip noted in the 2019 March Madness frenzy, mixing dispassionate sports analysis with rooting interest presents challenges. I'm a

I recall the good old days when I could follow the Chicago Cub's loss by tuning into WGN 720AM's internet

The NBA's popularity vaulted during the 1980s and 1990s with Bird as MVP but also with Moses, Magic, Michael, Charles,

This last weekend Adrian Wojnarowski penned a column examining the salaries of college coaches. In this column is the following

Readers of The Sports Economist know that we generally take a tough line against public subsidies for sports. So, I

When I was a student at Mizzou back in the 90s, I remember reading articles where potential recruits would say