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Support for Olympic Curlers (and other athletes?)
As I have watched the curling from the 2010 Olympics, I have heard several of the commentators tell us that so-and-so from such-and-such country is a full-time curler. S/he is ... -
Britain takes a page from China
The cost of hosting the Olympics should perhaps include the induced subsidy to produce a high medal count. The government has said it will provide the first £20m of the ... -
England's "Minister of Sport"
In England, there is a government "ministry" that administers .... err, make that meddles with commercial sport. The mere existence of this agency is as fine an example of government ... -
Message to the Vikings: You Can Have Our Taxes, But You'll Never Get Our ...
The Minnesota Vikings raised some eyebrows with a presentation they gave about their proposal for a new stadium. A red circle on a map has become the latest obstacle that ... -
CBO Study on Tax Preferences for College Sports
The Congressional Budget Office has released a study on the Tax Preferences for College Sports. The main findings: Athletic departments in NCAA Division I schools derive a considerably larger share ... -
Another Government Review of Australian Soccer
Last week, Australian government Minister for Sport, Senator Mark Arbib announced another Australian government review in to the affairs of Australian association football (soccer). To be conducted by the head ...
