Here's my piece at the Washington Examiner on the simple economics of the Super Bowl: http://washex.am/2jPxOxJ   Bottom line: Mega-events displace other economic activity, business visitors, conventions, and other travel ...

The Super Bowl officiating has generated a loud buzz of activity, much of it centered on the "no-call" of holding against the Ravens on the 4th down from the 5 ...

We've been over the logic and the figures on the economic impact from sports ad infinitum.  But this piece by Joe Eskenzai at SF Weekly, with an assist from USF ...

Historically, regular season point differentials predicted the likelihood of reaching the Super Bowl very well.   In 2010, Green Bay may have been a "Wild Card" entrant based on their record, ...

The results are in, and Super Bowl XLV was not super for Vegas sports books. The Packers were a three point favorite in the game, and the line didn't move ...

Here's a brief follow up on my Sunday night post on how much money sports books made on Super Bowl wagering. I pointed out that, based on the volume of ...

The Saints beat the Colts 31-17 for their first Super Bowl victory. It was a thrilling win, with the outcome in doubt until Tracy Porters' 74 yard "pick six" with ...

While the United States is focused this week on the Super Bowl, a report released today by the consulting firm Initiative states that soccer's Champions' League Final attracted a higher ...

University of South Florida Economist Phil Porter is referred to here as the "Dr. Doom of sports economics," presumably for throwing cold water on economic impact claims surrounding the Super ...

Here's a "Cardinal-centric" discussion of ticket prices to Super Bowl XLIII, with the following - stunning to me at least - prediction: “We’re going to see close to face-value prices,” ...