I Gotta Pick the Pats
I agree with Mitch Albom here. The Pats have just completely shut down the number one offense, they shredded the number one defense, and are …
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Arena malarky in my backyard
Baltimore city and Maryland state officials announced this week the intention to build a new 18,500 seat arena on the site of the existing First …
Congratulations to Skip!
Skip Sauer, our illustrious leader and the founder of thesporteconomist.com, has been elected as president of the North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE). NAASE …
NFL Teams Too Clever By One-Half?
In their bestselling book on applications of game theory (Thinking Strategically), Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff add a personal account of game theory gone wrong. …
Public Employee Database Collection
People have increasingly made life easier for researchers by utilizing the internet. This morning, North Carolina State’s Craig Newmark linked to two sites that will …
Product Endorsement Issues
In today’s world, product endorsements are big business, especially for athletes. Companies line up to offer sports stars lucrative deals in exchange for their image, …
Sports Illustrated Notes The Sports Economist
Do you know this man? Of course you do, this is Skip Sauer, the man most responsible for The Sports Economist – the very blog …
The Vince Young Show
Two observations about last night’s Rose Bowl. 1) Many articles around the country joined this one from SI.com in stating the obvious Young Steals the …
Still Looking for a Tenant at Kansas City’s Sprint Center
Just over one year ago, Kansas City opened the gleaming new Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City to replace the aging Kemper Arena. It was …
Mascot Madness
Ever since the NCAA published it’s list of eighteen schools with “hostile and abusive” mascots, there has been quite a bit of interest in the …