5 Sports That Can be Played Well into Your Old Age
While it might be harder to run and jump these days, that doesn’t have to mean you’re done with sports. In fact, physical activity is …
Left Field Contributions: ‘Origins’
Greetings from the new wordpress version of The Sports Economist. To start off things at the new/old site it’s time to unveil a new regular …
Players’ View of the AFL
I ran across an interesting article regarding former Missouri Tiger football players who have recently played in the Arena Football League. Echoing the comments of …
Free Agency Coming to the Australian Football League in 2012
The Australian Football League (AFL) and the Australian Football League Players’ Association (AFLPA) today announced agreement on the introduction of free agency to the AFL …
NASCAR, Wrestling, & Managing
In the wake of frustrating performances, Tony Stewart ripped NASCAR officials for manipulating caution flags to generate more competitive races (from SI.com): “It’s like playing …
Report: Lower Ticket Prices for Women’s Basketball is Due to Institutional Sexism
From the Chronicle of Higher Ed.: “Colleges charge a premium for admission to see males play, even when women’s basketball teams are ranked as among …
The Growth Rate of NCAA Coaches Compensation
I subscribe to the Daily Dose at sportsbusinessnews.com (a compilation by Howard Bloom of sports business articles). On 12/24/05, an interesting tidbit on NCAA basketball …
The Short Term Impact of Making the Final Four
Getting to the Final Four last year has, apparently, been good for the good folks at George Mason: (GMU President Alan) Merten said there were …
Defining Game "Fixing"
ESPN’s Marc Stein offers a stinging critique of the NBA in his NBA Has No Quick Fix for Donaghy Charges. Stein doesn’t really buy the …
The Future of the NHL
The National Hockey League owners and players meet again on Monday. The two sides haven’t met since March 17 in New York, when the NHLPA …