A Soccernet piece by Andrea Canales draws attention to the importance of creativity in performance. Her specific target is Justin Mapp and his nearly single-handed …

According to an article at ESPN.com, “MGM Mirage Inc.’s chief executive does not want the NBA All-Star Game to return to Las Vegas, saying Thursday …

Darren Rovell, of ESPN.com, reported on Canada’s Sportsnet Thursday evening (though I cannot find this on the ESPN website) that many NHL owners who own …

As I am writing this, Tradesports.com has the contract for New England minus 6.5 points selling at about 53.5 -54.5 cents. I gather this means …

King Banaian already commented on this issue, but I thought I would toss in my two cents. Myles Brand argued in a letter to Congress …

A new paper by Aldrich, et al., “Do People Value Racial Diversity? Evidence from Nielsen Ratings,” has been distributed electronically by B.E.Press. The paper is …

I’ve quickly noticed that the title, Moneyball, incites strong emotions. In spite of this, I’ll risk a venture into some of the issues intersecting with …

In curling, what if you could come up with some way for sweepers to improve their sweeping techniques and efficiency by 1%? Would that be …

I don’t want to turn the Sports Economist into just another sabermetrics site, but the recent award announcements in MLB point out the state of …