More on the Economics of Curling Telecasting
An exercise in marginal/incremental studies: The 2004 -5 curling season is now over, with Canada having soundly defeated Scotland in the finals of the World …
How to Bluff in Poker
Bluff catch in Online Poker: How To Not Get Fooled In 2014, during the European Poker Tour Vienna, Pablo Gordillo came up against Anthony Ghamrawi. …
What’s In a Name? The College Football Edition
Bye bye, D1-A and D1-AA football designations. Hello “Football Bowl Subdivision” and “Football Championship Subdivision.” The NCAA is doing a little re-labeling, eliminating the Division …
Football vs. Football
While the United States is focused this week on the Super Bowl, a report released today by the consulting firm Initiative states that soccer’s Champions’ …
Nebraska Fires Bo Pelini
Nebraska has fired its head football coach Bo Pelini after 7 years as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Despite a 9-3 record, this is …
Arena Subsidies In Small Towns: Update
In regards to my recent post on arena subsidies in smaller cities, Skip points out that it’s not only taxpayers who took a bath on arena …
How Archery Has Become A Great Sport To Try
Traditionally, the practice of using bows and arrows was primarily for hunting and warfare. During the late Paleolithic period, early Egyptians used arrowheads made from …
UEFA’s Definition of "Fair Play"
ESPN Soccernet recently reported UEFA’s passage of a new “financial fair play” standard to go in effect in 2013. Stefan Symanski raised the alert back …
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football is moving to ESPN while Sunday night football is moving to NBC. ABC will not have any NFL broadcasts. NBC needs a …
Kansas City Royals Increase Ticket Prices
The Kansas City Royals are banking on more than just wins to draw fans to Kauffman Stadium in the upcoming 2009 MLB season. Alongside significant …