The Role of Consolation Play-offs
In football (soccer) news, the AFC Asian Cup Final takes place Saturday with three-time Asian champions Japan and confederation newcomers Australia vying for not only the title, …
Misunderstanding the MRP of College Coaches
Reader Trent sent me this column by Greg Easterbrook on all the attention (and cash) heaped on college football coaches. There are other bloggable points …
Cubs May Scalp Own Tickets: Court Ruling
To add to John’s excellent post on ticket scalping and its following (also excellent) discussion, I link to this Chicago Sun-Times article on a ticket …
Tail starts to wag
England’s 3-2 defeat by Croatia last night, eliminating them from the Euro 2008 soccer championship, looks likely to set off the kind of “club versus …
Texas A&M: From Shadow to Spotlight
About a year and a half ago, I wondered why Texas A&M would remain in the Big 12 when doing so seemed destined to keep …
Olympic-sized crowds?
Less than one week away from the opening ceremonies of the world’s largest sporting event, the Beijing tourism bureau predicts that the city will attract …
On Second Thought…
The powers that be in the Vikings training camp have scrapped their decision to charge the public for admission to all the team’s practices. Had …
A New Twist in Cardinal Nation
Sports team owners wanting public funding for a new stadium often make the case that a new stadium will help them generate revenue sources. These …
A-Rod Discovers the "Yankee Premium"
Three weeks ago Scott Boras stole the spotlight from the (flagging) World Series by announcing A-Rod’s intention to seek a new employer. Breaking news last …
It’s Still Good to be the Cupcake: A Continuing Series
The upper-echelon FBS schools continue to have a high demand for games against so-called cupcake opponents as exemplified by what Arkansas State is getting to …