The Sports Economist: Saving or Destroying Civilization?
In a recent ESPN The Magazine article, Bill Simmons laments the loss of reporters as middlemen between players and the public. Today’s technology means athletes …
Where competition is free and undistorted
Last Friday Skip posted a blog referring to the extension of negotiations over the EU Commission white paper on sport, which most of the European …
Economic Impact of the 10th Annual Redneck Games
From Yahoo.com and the Associated Press [with thanks to cmt]: Bobbing for pig feet, the mudpit belly-flop, the armpit serenade — they’re all part of …
Economics of Coverups
The acts documented and alleged in the indictment against Jerry Sandusky are very disturbing to any reasonable person, especially to a parent. I don’t presume …
USA, the Crash Davis of the World
Just a quick comment to note that when President Obama says the the U.S. has always been and always will be a Triple-A country, that …
NFL Power Rankings — TSE Style
Looking over SI.com’s and ESPN NFL “Power Rankings,” I wondered what drives them. They are part beauty contest trying to attract readers but contain some …
NASCAR Product Issues
NASCAR launched its 2008 season with its marquee event, the Daytona 500, on Sunday. Jerry Bonkowski of Yahoo! Sports sees the circuit at an important …
They’ve Got a ticket to Ride and They Don’t Care
In recent years, the Premier League has become one of the most globally recognized and financially successful sports leagues in the world. Fans from every …
Is the NCAA too Big?
Here’s a lengthy excerpt from an interview with Missouri AD Mike Alden published in the Columbia Daily Tribune: Q: Should the NCAA take another look at …
Hockey Substitutes and Complements
I posted earlier about what hockey players and hockey teams are doing to while away the time away from NHL games. What are hockey fans …