Football rules changes
The NCAA has instituted rules that will both shorten and lengthen college football games this year. The clock will start on changes of possession on …
Shutdown point
It’s apparently been reached by the US Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota, which has decided to move and not open this year. Findley …
Favrenomics
Since every other writer out there in sports media and blogdom has chimed in on the Brett Favre saga, why not somebody from the SE? …
Student Demand for College Sports
Funding has dried up for a lot of things in the Great Recession, including college sports programs. At Cal State San Marcos, the most recent …
Markets in Everything – Sports Style
I borrowed the title of this post from the good folks at Marginal Revolution. From the San Francisco Business Journal: There’s an active market in …
Competitive Balance in European Soccer
It’s the same old story again in Europe this year. Last weekend Real Madrid clinched the league title in La Liga, its 31st league title …
New Poster from Australia
Hello everyone, Rob Macdonald here. Skip has invited me to contribute some posts with an Australian flavour. I look forward to bringing some stories to …
A quick question
Would you be willing to run a business that lost $28 million a year in order to run a second business that “revenues top a …
Dallas TV Reporter Examines the Numbers on Economic Impact
Economists can write papers which illustrate the lack of economic impact from major sports until we’re blue in the face. As long as there is …
Head Shots: Part of the Game?
The anticipated move by the NFL to use suspensions to penalize (some) and deter “head shots” to players has already generated substantial feedback. On ESPN …