Fit for a game, not for a franchise
Unlike the Saints, who seem happy to be in New Orleans and who Skip notes are selling tickets like hotcakes, the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets …
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Indiana Through the Looking Glass
Just before Thanksgiving, the NCAA Infractions Committee handed down its judgment in the Kelvin Sampson/IU case — a 3-year probation on IU and significant restrictions …
More Teams in Boston and New York?
Michael Mandel argues that Major League Baseball should place a third team in New York and a second in Boston to improve competitive balance: It’s …
Keep Those Subsidies Flowing
The stadium game refers to the prisoners’ dilemma-type game played by cities in their quest to attract/keep sports teams, a subject frequently touched on here …
What’s a Name Worth?
Go to Amazon.com today and you can buy an official Nike “US Soccer” jersey on sale for $78.99. For a mere $35.00, the clothing manufacturer …
Predicting the Fall in the Spring
Like all sports fans, I want to know the future. I don’t want to wait around until October to see who will win the World …
NY Attendance
The NY Times has an article today on shortfalls in attendance at the two new stadiums in NY. I like this quote: The empty seats …
Twins Officials Acknowledge Lack of Economic Boost from Stadiums
The main players in the Minnesota Twins’ bid to get public funding for a new stadium have dropped the economic impact argument. They acknowledge what …
Arena Football League: Off Again, On Again, Off Again
Change that. It looks like the Arena Football League will cancel the upcoming season. “Every owner in the AFL is strongly committed to the league, …
The Long-Run Economic Impact of the Olympics
The flame was extinguished last Sunday. The Torino Winter Olympic Games are over. But in terms of assessing the long-run economic impact of the games, …