Exciting News from the Sports Subsidy Crowd
As a researcher working in the area of the economic impact of sport, I try my best to keep up with the “state of the …
As the Vertically Integrated World Turns Part II: Versus Network
Two years ago, I posted on the ongoing battle between “Big Cable” and the NFL Network (NFL’s Game of Chicken). In that case, the NFL’s …
Yankee go home!
The wranglings over English Premier League clubs is now beginning to sound like a script from Dallas. Here is a quote from tonight’s London Evening …
Fantasies & Externalities
The Supreme Court refused to take up MLB’s and MLBPA’s challenge to the use of players’ names on a fantasy site. Here is the AP …
Don’t Forget the Leakages
I think it’s well-known among our readers that the staff members of TSE aren’t big fans of “economic impact” studies… the a-priori kind, such as the one …
Winter of Discontent
I ran across this article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In it, the Pittsburgh Pirates owner and the San Diego Padres owners take shots at …
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 …