Paying to Make the Grade
(Cross Posted at Market Power) NCAA officials and officials of member schools have been fretting for some time over the low graduation rates of student-athletes, …
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Sport from the other side of the world
I approached Skip a few weeks ago asking if I could join this blog which I’ve been following on and off for a few months. …
Football Scores: Where Do We Go From Here?
Orange Bowl: 70-33; Rose Bowl: 45-38; Fiesta Bowl 41-38. All of these scores and, of course, the insane 67-56 scoring orgy in the Alamo Bowl …
Pricing and Politics
While we are on the subject of ticket pricing (see the comments to this Sports Economist post by Rod Fort), I thought I’d pass this …
The Rocket’s Arbitration Request
Roger Clemens has set his final offer at $22 million in this year’s arbitration showdown. The Astros countered with $13.5 million, an $8.5 million difference. …
NBA Discrimination?
The NY Times piece on racial discrimination by NBA referees has generated quite a buzz from sports websites ranging from SI.com to the Dallas Morning …
Media Matters
Many players fly under the media radar, or, at least, only make fleeting appearances despite tremendous achievements. Roy Oswalt is a prime example. A pre-season …
Mad, bad or just dangerous to know?
Florentino Perez, President of Real Madrid is continuing to call for the creation of a European Superleague which would guarantee the top teams representation and …
NFLPA, retired players, and NFL owners
Readers may recall postings on the Sports Economist about relations between retired NFL players and the NFL Players Association. One such posting is Compensation issues …
The economic wisdom of Ray Lewis (updated)
No, the title is not a typo. In this interview for ESPN, Lewis claims that, “one of the consequences of a lost NFL season will …