The ownership of the Chicago cubs want to restore Wrigley Field and, surprise, surprise, surprise, they want public funding.  Here’s Phil Rogers of the Chicago …

Tonight, as I was driving home, I listened to Sportsnet’s discussion of the “hard” salary cap. The participants all agreed that the contract has a …

Andrew Zimbalist has a column in the most recent (1/16/2006) Sports Business Journal on the salaries of college coaches, especially those in football and men’s …

Major League Soccer’s Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City have just announced that they have “sold” the naming rights to their new soccer specific stadium …

The signing of Carlos Delgado to a 4-year $52 million contract has raised some eyebrows. According to this article in the Miami Herald, with last …

Here in Maryland we are in what seems to be a never-ending battle over the merits of allowing slot machines into the state. The original …

A recent high school playoff basketball game has kindled a shot clock debate in Minnesota.  Shakopee and Hopkins, both part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, were …

A while back, I offered a”beer bet” on pre-season Top 25 College Football picks, following up on a post by Dave Berri. Six took me …

The NBA rolled out its 2007-08 product this week with its typical promotion. Although continuing to do well in many markets from a live gate …

Mark Rosentraub, author of  Major League Losers: The Real Cost Of Sports And Who’s Paying For It has changed his tune a bit lately.  Yesterday …