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Trev Alberts Done at ESPN

When professional sports players are unhappy with their contracts or their role on their teams, they will sometimes hold out

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Stadium Debate in Minnesota – Again

Cross-posted at Market Power The stadium debates are back in the news here in Minnesota: A day after Hennepin County

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So how many people did go to the World Cup?

One way in which the economic cost of hosting major sporting events is justified is that it will produce a

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What do Obama and Don Sterling have in common?

Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn’t it? However, both have significant concerns about what is arguably the

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The Tampa Bay Rays Make Another Run

The Tampa Bay Rays are definitely an economic anomaly in Major League Baseball (MLB). As of July 30, 2013, the

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The $70 Billion Fantasy Football Market

I’m a traditionalist when it comes to my football tastes. I still watch NFL games because of an interest in

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Caveat venditor

Quite a few people have been suggesting that cricket is the sport of the future thanks to the obsessive interest

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Inference from 1 data point

The Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Stadium Authority has authorized $100,000 for a study of the financial viability of

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Rockies Ticket Prices

From the Denver Post: In the movie, “Max,” John Cusack, in the title role, was asked why the paintings in

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Fan protests

Here in Baltimore, a local radio personality organized a protest against the Orioles’ inability to be competitive. Nestor Aparicio, owner

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More Stadium Games in Minnesota

With all the attention being given the Twins and their receipt of approval from Hennepin County officials to go ahead

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Too Many Chiefs

The English National Team bears out a longstanding maxim –team production does not equate to the sum of individual production.

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