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, …
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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. 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 …
An Economist’s Tribute to George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees for the past 37 years, died Tuesday at the age of 80. Steinbrenner may be best known …
Best Coaches in NFL Since 1960s
With the NFL kicking off Thursday, I thought it a good time to consider the best coaches ever. A couple of observations in advance: — …