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. …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Here is the abstract of a paper in the most recent version of Economic Inquiry on upsets and blowouts in tournaments: In equilibrium play of …