Hockey’s (Purportedly) Extremely Hard Salary Cap
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 …
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 …
On Yahoo! Charles Robinson writes about life in the NFL: … as cold as it may sound, those moves are exactly why the Patriots have …
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