Labor Day Thoughts
Today is Labor Day and I am clearly working (but only a little bit). Malcolm Gladwell posted a comment on his blog entitled “Abolish the …
The Economists Were Right? Say it Ain’t So, Joe!
Tucked away in this article about the potential economic impact of 2008 Demcratic National Convention planned for Denver is this startling admission about the 2005 …
Sweet Lew’s Sweet Compensation Package
Major college athletic programs are run in ways that are very similar their professional brethren. They compete in markets for top talent (except that in …
Steroid Use and HOF Debate Heats Up
This afternoon, MLB.com posted the results of this year’s Hall of Fame balloting. This has been an ongoing interest of mine partly because of the …
2012 Olympics Cost Over-Runs
Just in case you thought that sports related cost over-runs only happened in the US, or Greece, a recent report from the UK indicates that …
Favre Rumors Move Futures Markets
Guest Post by Andy Weinbach and Rodney Paul August 3rd reports of Favre’s imminent retirement may have been exaggerated, but they did move the NFL …
The Surge of WSOP Event In The Gaming Industry
Poker has always been a popular card game when it comes to playing for either fun or money. More recently the gaming world has seen …
NHL and NHLPA to resume talks!
According to this breaking news, the NHL and the NHLPA will resume talks on Wednesday. NHLPA president Trevor Linden made the request Monday, asking for …
It’s Still Good to be the Cupcake
The demand for cupcakes keeps increasing and, along with it, the payout from playing a road game at a major college football program. From the …
Ban Holidays!
Among the sports-related economic nonsense that gets tossed about in the media are calculations of “lost productivity” associated with things like the NCAA Men’s Basketball …