Dennis Coates of the University of Maryland – Baltimore County is organizing sports economics sessions for the North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) to …
This week’s Sports Illustrated cover story excerpts parts of the new book, Game of Shadows, detailing the evidence about Barry Bonds’ steroid use. SI.com also …
Watching Dennis Bergkamp’s vision, touch, and pace in the 1994 World Cup converted me from an occasional soccer watcher into a real fan. His move …
Even a competitive balance sceptic like myself would grudgingly admit that the NFL is more balanced, so I thought I would check what the market …
Most studies that examine the relationship between sports franchises and the economies of their host cities show no significant relationship. It’s argued that consumer spending …
In a comment to a recent item on my own blog, Jabber asked whether I thought an analyst who beat the market 4 or 5 …
The representatives from the NHL and the NHLPA who met at an O’Hare hotel said they felt they had made some progress and were planning …
Via HuskerHeadlines on Twitter: Â “Tom Osborne – travel within the Big10 will not be an issue.” When the ACC expanded in 2004 by adding Miami …
You have probably seen the recent article by Alan Schwarz on a working paper by Joseph Price and Justin Wolfers on racial bias by officials …
In what has to be the most unsurprising development in college athletics, Texas A&M has officially sent notice to the Big XII that it wants …
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