Oscar Pistorius CAS decision
The fellows over at The Science of Sport have been quick to bring us a link to the CAS ruling in the case of ‘blade …
Amateur Baseball Players and International "Trade"
The Japanese called it a gentlemen’s agreement. It looks more like collusion to me, and it’s good to see the competition for good amateurs from …
Golf, the International Language? (update)
The LPGA has backed down on its proposal to require tour members to be proficient in English in the face of criticism. My personal criticism …
Ties That Bind Us
Last Saturday the British Horseracing’s Champion Flat Jockey contest was settled…in a tie. Seb Sanders and Jamie Spencer shared the title with 190 wins each …
Maintaining a Credible Threat
Great article today at Slate from Matt Yglesias about the Sacramento Kings proposed move to Seattle. It appears as if the NBA will try to …
And In Other Sports News …
The decline of the Indy 500’s popularity and hopes for renewal are the subject of Dean McNulty’s column in the London Free Press: Back in …
Becker-Posner Interview on Radio Economics
James Reese, a professor of economics at the University of South Carolina Upstate, has a new blog entitled Radio Economics that contains podcasts of interviews …
Wimbledon Eschews the Labour Theory of Value
The All-England Club, which hosts the Wimbledon tennis tournament, has announced that beginning in 2007, the prize money will be the same for male and …
Hockey: We Had to Bomb the Village to Save It
People from my generation will remember the subtitle of this posting as a quote from LBJ or General Westmoreland or somebody during the Vietnam era. …
Sweet deal
In a post a couple of days ago, I noted the wonderful benefits to the City of Baltimore produced by the Baltimore Ravens, as reported …