Singletary v. Madden on Management
The San Francisco 49ers won their first game yesterday, beating their even more hapless cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Raiders.  The Niners’ head coach, Mike Singletary, …
The San Francisco 49ers won their first game yesterday, beating their even more hapless cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Raiders.  The Niners’ head coach, Mike Singletary, …
Newspapers are in deep trouble. That has been clear for some time. It looks like things just got worse for sports writers. The Intelligent Information …
If Phil Miller’s Saturday post on the NFL draft is Day 1, and Brian Goff’s Monday post on the NFL draft is Day 2, let’s …
The law of supply says that when the price of a good rises, all else equal, the quantity supplied of that good also rises. Applied …
No, the title is not a typo. In this interview for ESPN, Lewis claims that, “one of the consequences of a lost NFL season will …
Labor relations in professional sports are notoriously contentious. Nobody gets along. Players strike, owners lock out players, referees strike, owners lock out referees; it happens …
The Australian Football League (AFL) and the Australian Football League Players’ Association (AFLPA) today announced agreement on the introduction of free agency to the AFL …
The Baltimore Ravens work their players too hard according to the NFL Players’ Association. The Baltimore Sun reports today that the Ravens are not allowed …
Teams seeking public subsidies commonly claim that building a new stadium will improve the team’s revenue flow, allowing it to acquire more talent and improve …
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