A global brand

The announcement this week that the Premier League had raised £625 million (almost $1250 million at today’s exchange rate) from the sale overseas broadcast rights …

Got Your Bet Down?

Yesterday the New York Times reported that a bill to legalize internet gambling is making progress in Congress.  I would love to be able to …

Irrational Exuberance?

Craig Newmark wonders why first-round NFL draftee holdouts follow this strategy if they end up, on average, worse off: Gregg Easterbrook argues that first-round NFL …

Matt Jones & The NFL Draft

Arkansas QB Matt Jones has astonished NFL scouts and reporters by running sub 4.4 40s, vertical jumping 40 inches, standing broad jumpng over 10 feet, …