A New Stadium Brings Tourism?
Business owners around the St. Louis area that cater to tourists are feeling a bit of a squeeze this summer. There’s a bevy of reasons …
Profits and Franchise Value
Does this quote from Forbes make sense to you? Do you believe in the efficient market(s) hypothesis? By Forbes calculations (see: “NFL Team Valuations“), the …
Title IX Doesn’t Kill Lesser Sports. ADs Do.
USAToday’s Erik Brady (the article) and The Washington Post’s Alan Goldenbach (the article) report on protests aimed at Title IX as the cause of program …
Take Me Out to the (Newer) Ballpark
My wife and I recently visited the West Coast, affording me my first game at Dodger Stadium in 45 years. While Brooklynites still despair the …
Progressive Field Becomes Winter Sports Field
The Cleveland Indians are getting ready to open a skating track and 10-lane snow tubing hill at Progressive Field during the offseason. …Senior director of …
Short England
There are many betting pools for the outcome of the World Cup. The enthusiasm in England is so high, I can’t imagine they haven’t overbid …
Record Low All Star Game TV Rating
Major League Baseball’s All-Star game has earned its lowest-ever television rating. The National League’s 3-1 victory Tuesday night on Fox earned a 7.5 fast national …
The Handwringing Has Begun
Recently I wrote: As Skip notes, surely there will be much hand-wringing and tut-tutting about the size of the contract – messed up university priorities …
Start Spreading the News
Yesterday the NFL announced that the 2014 Super Bowl will be played in the new Giants/Jets stadium in the Meadowlands. Aside from the obvious interest …
Switching Divisions, Again
The NCAA and officials from the remaining D2 schools are worried about the loss of schools in D2. Back in January, I had this post …