Fame and Fortune for Florida International?
The recent Florida International/University of Miami football debacle is a perfect opportunity to examine the lunacy that often creeps into big-time collegiate sports. With nearly …
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NCAA Super Slam 2023
93 total points. No, it was not Bowling Green Junior High v. South Warren Middle School, a game from the 1930s, or Dean Smith using …
Some Needed Perspective on the NBA Referee Scandal
On Friday, we learned that NBA referee Tim Donaghy is under investigation by the FBI for betting on NBA games. Here is how various media …
Some Modest and Not So Modest Proposals
The World Cup Finals are unique as far as team sports go. It draws, literally, from a worldwide pool of participants. It stages a month-long …
Should We Be Impressed?
Yesterday Rich Lederer of The Baseball Analyst made the following observation. The St. Louis Cardinals. The only team that won 11 postseason games. The only …
David Stern Ups the Ante on NBA Owner Mark Cuban
During this season’s playoffs, the feud between NBA Commissioner David Stern and Dallas Mavs Owner Mark Cuban has escalated to influencing game outcomes. The league …
Sports Commissioners in the “Gangster” Era
“I talked to that whole staff. I said this is my city. I’m cut from a different cloth. None of them guys on their team …
Demand Curves Slope Down
From the Charlotte Observer (membership read): In two months, the Charlotte Bobcats begin playing in a new, publicly funded uptown arena. Typically, new arenas boost …
Who Will Win The 2022 NBA Finals?
The NBA, relative to the other major sports leagues, tends to suffer from a lack of competitive balance. One way to see this, though (as …
Sports Franchises in Bankruptcy
A few weeks ago, there was a discussion in the comments about the possibility that some professional sports teams might go bankrupt in the current …