Supersonics Hornets OKC
The potential economic impact of the Supersonics Hornets relocation to Oklahoma City has sparked a fascinating discussion about job creation, attendance trends, and the broader …
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A Simple Test for Those Ranking College Football Teams
Who is the best team in college football? It is August and not a single game has been played. Yet the coaches have already produced …
Thesportseconomist.com: Making a difference
Most likely in repsonse to recent articles on the thesporteconomist.com critical of the NCAA’s policies towards payment of college players, the NCAA, after great debate, …
Titanic Moves
Last week, the Tennessee Titans gave up on Billy Volek as the successor to Steve McNair and brought in Kerry Collins. While head coach Jeff …
UEFA Shocker: Poland/Ukraine over Italy
In a completely unexpected turn of events, UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) just announced that Poland and Ukraine will co-host the 2012 European …
Professional Sports Team Territories
The Washington Redskins apparently have mistakenly been marketed in the official territory of the Baltimore Ravens. Today’s Baltimore Sun reports that residents of some Maryland …
Ticket Scalping:Welsh Rugby Union
This article typifies the usual mainstream media writing about ticket scalping, indicating that most journalists have little or no understanding of the concept of opportunity …
Manti Teo and the MSSM (Mainstream Sports Media)
No doubt you’ve ran across the bizarre saga of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo and his fictional girlfriend. Â If not, see here. The fact that …
The MTV-ing of ESPN
Although a bit dated, a piece from Slate.com entitled, “When Did ESPN Stop Doing Sports?,” fit my February sports mood. In the author’s words, Like …
For heaven’s sake, not cricket again!
Sorry, but this is all just too exciting to resist. Trying to explain to non-cricket fans why this England-Australia series is so exciting is pretty …