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John Kruk and Eric Young provide a humorous analysis of the “right way to fight in baseball” following the Red Sox Kevin Youkilis charging of …
John Kruk and Eric Young provide a humorous analysis of the “right way to fight in baseball” following the Red Sox Kevin Youkilis charging of …
I think it’s well-known among our readers that the staff members of TSE aren’t big fans of “economic impact” studies… the a-priori kind, such as the one …
Marty Schottenheimer’s firing last night came down to conflict with general manager A.J. Smith. SI.com reported Schottenheimer as saying “There is and has been no …
I am a terrible forecaster. I used to teach a class on economic forecasting. After teaching the class several times, my forecasting limitations were painfully …
A three judge federal appeals court ruled today that betting on individual football games in Delaware is illegal, according to an Associated Press report. The …
The firing and replacement of NFL head coaches has ended with seven slots filled. Three of them (Jim Caldwell, Lovie Smith, Ken Whisenhunt) led teams …
In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to 32 teams in 2002 (until …
From the Washington Post (via DOL): Sentiment among NFL leaders to reduce the preseason to two or three games per team and lengthen the regular …
Although it took the Wagner Act to get the ball rolling, American sports unions have thrived for two reasons. First, they serve a group of …
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 …
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