Four of the Most Valuable Horse Races in 2019
“Dubai World Cup at Meydan” (CC BY 2.0) by landrovermena Horse racing is called the sport of kings for a reason. Huge riches are on offer for winning …
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Maybe A Second Stadium Will Do the Trick
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune comes a real head scratcher: The Minnesota Vikings and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission announced today plans to study the …
A Reluctant Belichick Admirer
Bill Belichick can really coach. Sure, that’s hardly news, but for me, it is an admission into which I grudgingly arrived last season. I don’t …
New Blogger to the Sports Economist
I am honored to have been asked by Skip to join The Sports Economist Blog along with The Econoclast, John Palmer. I have been blogging …
What Would Newton Think?
Would you rather be a Cubs fan or a White Sox fan right now? The downside to being a Cub fan, as it usually is …
Bengal Fan Rowdiness
Cincinnati Bengal officials have set up a system that allows fans in attendance to monitor other fans for rowdy behavior. An Associated Press story detailed …
Update from "Hostile and Abusive" Central
The NCAA suffered a setback in its attempt to regulate college sports mascots this week. A district judge in North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction …
If not for Iniesta…
With the dust settling on the World Cup Final last Sunday, we are still debating various aspects of the game and the tournament itself, such …
“Going for the Gold: The Economics of the Olympics”
The Summer Olympics are just around the corner and the Spring 2016 issue of the Journal of Economic of Economic Perspectives has a paper on the …
NFL moves Pro Bowl for 2010
In November I posted about making the NFL Pro Bowl relevant. The NFL has announced that the 2010 Pro Bowl will be played in Miami …