RIP Marvin Miller
Arguably the most important sports union figure of all time has passed away. Â Marvin Miller, the man behind what the MLBPA is to this day …
Arguably the most important sports union figure of all time has passed away. Â Marvin Miller, the man behind what the MLBPA is to this day …
With the NFL’s first cold-weather Super Bowl in 14 years, and only the third one in the event’s 40-year run, just three weeks away, many …
Brad Humphreys sent along a call for papers for North America Association of Sports Economists sessions at this year’s SEA meetings in Atlanta Nov. 22-24. …
The Dallas Morning News is examining the gap between the estimated economic impact of the NBA All Star Game and the actual revenues reported by …
As I mentioned in a previous post, strikes are weapons wielded by unions that are designed to impose costs on firms and lockouts are weapons …
I found this interesting article about the state of the NBA from Bill Simmons at ESPN. The article is worth a read. I especially like …
Interesting story in the Watchdog column of the San Diego Union Tribune about a consultant, Conventions Sports & Leisure International, that has a “record of …
When I picked up my copy of the Chicago Tribune this morning, I had to check to see if it was April Fools Day. There …
Yesterday I posted that the Big XII is an unstable conference, but I thought it unlikely that it would dissolve. Â Perhaps I was being optimistic, …
Also posted at WagesofWins.com The first round of the NBA playoffs ended on Saturday night. In eight first-round match-ups the team with the best regular …
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