The Car of Tomorrow
When Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona in 2001, shock waves reverberated around NASCAR. In response, engineers have redesigned cars to provide extra safety measures. The …
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Who’s really paying for the new Cowboys Stadium?
As the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium begins to take shape, the local media are beginning to report some concerns about ticket prices in the new …
Cubs vs. Sox
The June 15th Wall Street Journal had an article on a facet of the Chicago sports scene which is frustrating to followers of one of …
End of the Beginning or Beginning of the End for MLS?
LA Galaxy have signed Real Madrid and former Manchester United star David Beckham for a 5-year deal said to be worth $250 million. Until now …
Foul Strategy?
Law Professor, Steven Lubett, of Northwestern University has posed the following question (via Alex Kozinsky) about optimal strategies for committing fouls near the end of …
Viking Stadium Money Running Short of Projections
The State of Minnesota had hoped that new electronic gambling machines would provide the necessary revenue to pay for the state’s share of building a …
Irrational Expectations on Draft Day
From Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution: Cade Massey and Richard Thaler say yes: …we analyze the decision making of National Football League teams during their …
Latin (Baseball) Economics
A TSE reader, Jeff Baird, steered my attention toward an Economist article on Draft Dodgers No More: Can The Dominican Republic Avoid Puerto Rico’s Fate? …
Nature vs. Nurture: An Update
In this post I linked to a Chronicle of Higher Education article that discussed some recent research on the gender of college coaches. That article …
When There’s a Will…
there’s a way. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Vikings running back Onterrio Smith was detained last month at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport after police found paraphernalia …