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 …
Battle over TV Rights
Peter Angelos and Major League Baseball officials are still duking it out: The control of broadcast rights to the Baltimore-Washington region is at the center …
Does Using Chopsticks Help One Become a Better Golfer?
From the Asiapundit: Korean female golfers continue to excel in the Lady’s Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In fact out of the top 30 female professional …
Internalizing Fan Externalities
The out-of-control fan problem has concerned me for quite a while. Taking two teenage daughters along to many sporting events is about the equivalent of …