Clemens Signs for $18m.
Co-blogger Phil Miller posted earlier that because Clemens and the Houston Astros were so far apart in their arbitration offers, it was likely they would …
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Pro Cycling Bombshell?
The New York Times reports that Floyd Landis has “come clean” about his past use of performance enhancing drugs. He admits to doping (using EPO, …
Bungs, Taps and sporting crime
The BBC has once again exposed the shocking criminality of English soccer. First, they have secretly filmed interviews with player agents stating that they have …
LeBron “Stumbling on Losses”
Is LeBron James secretly involved in the marketing of the Dave Berri and Martin Schmidt book, Stumbling on Wins? Only a week after Forbes showcases …
Major League City
Baltimore has an aged arena that is insufficient for the needs of the community for such a venue. A study was done to assess the …
More on the Economics of Curling Telecasting
An exercise in marginal/incremental studies: The 2004 -5 curling season is now over, with Canada having soundly defeated Scotland in the finals of the World …
What’s In a Name? The College Football Edition
Bye bye, D1-A and D1-AA football designations. Hello “Football Bowl Subdivision” and “Football Championship Subdivision.” The NCAA is doing a little re-labeling, eliminating the Division …
Arena Subsidies In Small Towns: Update
In regards to my recent post on arena subsidies in smaller cities, Skip points out that it’s not only taxpayers who took a bath on arena …
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football is moving to ESPN while Sunday night football is moving to NBC. ABC will not have any NFL broadcasts. NBC needs a …
Wrestling with the cricket crisis
Cricket is played at the highest level by ten “test match” nations – India, Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, …