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Death of a Young Man

You’ve probably never heard of him. I had, but that’s because I follow Missouri Tiger sports. This sort of thing happens all too often to …

A global brand

The announcement this week that the Premier League had raised £625 million (almost $1250 million at today’s exchange rate) from the sale overseas broadcast rights …

Irrational Exuberance?

Craig Newmark wonders why first-round NFL draftee holdouts follow this strategy if they end up, on average, worse off: Gregg Easterbrook argues that first-round NFL …

Matt Jones & The NFL Draft

Arkansas QB Matt Jones has astonished NFL scouts and reporters by running sub 4.4 40s, vertical jumping 40 inches, standing broad jumpng over 10 feet, …

Closer Madness

Too little, too much.  That’s what happens when a manager narrowly and artificially constrains his decision options.  A couple of weeks ago, I discussed how …

Collegiate Football Divisions

From the New York Times (registration required): For more than 30 years, major college football teams have been labeled Division I-A by the National Collegiate …

Prospects of Stealing Second

Surfing the net the other day, I ran across a working paper concerning the decision to steal second base by Ashgar Zardkoohi, an economist in …