Playing for the love of the Game
I heard recently about the compensation scheme to be used by the United Football League. I haven’t seen any posts on this topic, so excuse …
One Carry — One Yard
A week before the Super Bowl, The Dallas Morning News’ Tim Cowlishaw identified McNabb’s running as the possible wild card in Philadelphia’s hand – a …
Decline of Portsmouth… and the English PL
News reports in England imply that Portsmouth Football Club of the English Premier League, perhaps the richest league in world soccer, is within days of …
Untying the Tied Good
The NFL’s Washington Redskins have announced they will now accept any Mastercard to pay for tickets to their games, as Eric McErlain quotes from the …
Parity vs. Dominance in MLS
In an interesting recent interview, former U.S. Soccer national team coach Bruce Arena talks about competitive balance in Major League Soccer. While we sports economists …
Go Big Red! Or is it Stay Big Red?
The Big 12 has reportedly given an ultimatum to Nebraska (and Missouri) to decide if they are going to board the Big 12 plane or …
NFLPA: "Fantasy Sports Must Pay — On Two"
In a preemptive move, CBS has launched a court case, claiming pressure and a likely suit from the NFLPA regarding use of players’ names and …
Soccer, and Hell Freezing Over
A couple of weeks ago, my undergraduate seminar engaged in a discussion of Michael Allen Gillespie’s excellent essay “Players and Spectators: Sports and Ethical Training …
Unfair Labor Practices
The NHL has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Here is an ESPN.com story. Here’s a Washington Post story. …
Information, Reputation, and the Impact of College Athletics: My story about TCU
[Note: this was originally posted at EclectEcon, but Phil urged me to cross post it here. I’ve revised it slightly.] Way back in the days …