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 …
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When is a Pro Bowler not a Pro Bowler?
The Baltimore Ravens and the NFL are involved in a dispute over the number of times Ray Lewis was a Pro Bowler. You must be …
Left Field Contributions: ‘Origins’
Greetings from the new wordpress version of The Sports Economist. To start off things at the new/old site it’s time to unveil a new regular …
NASCAR, Wrestling, & Managing
In the wake of frustrating performances, Tony Stewart ripped NASCAR officials for manipulating caution flags to generate more competitive races (from SI.com): “It’s like playing …
The Growth Rate of NCAA Coaches Compensation
I subscribe to the Daily Dose at sportsbusinessnews.com (a compilation by Howard Bloom of sports business articles). On 12/24/05, an interesting tidbit on NCAA basketball …
The Short Term Impact of Making the Final Four
Getting to the Final Four last year has, apparently, been good for the good folks at George Mason: (GMU President Alan) Merten said there were …
The Future of the NHL
The National Hockey League owners and players meet again on Monday. The two sides haven’t met since March 17 in New York, when the NHLPA …
Battle over TV Rights
Peter Angelos and Major League Baseball officials are still duking it out: The control of broadcast rights to the Baltimore-Washington region is at the center …
Does Using Chopsticks Help One Become a Better Golfer?
From the Asiapundit: Korean female golfers continue to excel in the Lady’s Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In fact out of the top 30 female professional …
Internalizing Fan Externalities
The out-of-control fan problem has concerned me for quite a while. Taking two teenage daughters along to many sporting events is about the equivalent of …