In terms of profits and TV exposure, the NFL appears to be the most successful sports league in North America.  But I am starting to wonder about those people.  The ...

This week in Sports Economics I talked about the effect sports teams and sports stadiums have on their local economies (not much). That doesn't keep owners from trying to get ...

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 to hold a mini-camp next ...

Chad Finn ( Touching All the Bases blog via Boston Globe) encourages readers,  Don't Rush to Judge Patriots Draft "The generally negative reaction to Belichick's approach to the draft among ...

After Peyton Manning's visit with the Broncos, several articles have appeared regarding its meaning for Tim Tebow.  The Wall Street Journal's Jason Gay writes This is a young quarterback who, ...

Here at the Sports Economist, one criticism of economic impact reports we commonly make is that these studies rarely account for the “substitution effect.” While people undoubtedly spend a lot ...

Today's WSJ has a good story on issues with the design of the NFL draft -- good, with the exception of the silly title, "The NFL Draft Drives Economists Crazy." ...