Tournament Structure (More Wasted Time!)
In the spirit of contributing to the economic drain from the NCAA Tournament that Skip noted, I wanted to consider its structure. This year has …
Soccer financials
A couple of years ago I had lunch with Roger Noll in London on one of his visits to the LSE and we talked about …
There are Mulligans at the Combine
Vince Young apparently didn’t do very well on the Wonderlic test at the NFL combine: Like his performance in the Rose Bowl, quarterback Vince Young …
The New Deal
Peter Angelos and Major League Baseball have reached a deal regarding compensation for the move of Les Expos to our fair nation’s capital. MLB and …
Is The English Premier League All About Money?
Source: Pep Team via Facebook The Premier League is without a doubt one of the most financially attractive sports leagues in the world. Due to …
Who’s The Coach?
The head coach and the associate coach of the Univerisity of Missouri volleyball program in Columbia, Mo. are, respectively, wife and husband. But now, Wayne …
Risky Girls?
This news article in Popular Science caught my eye: “Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a concussion …
Capital-Labor Substitution in Production: Sports Writing Edition
Newspapers are in deep trouble. That has been clear for some time. It looks like things just got worse for sports writers. The Intelligent Information …
The Kingdom of Broyles
ESPN.com’s Pat Forde writes an informative column about Arkansas AD and former football coach Frank Broyles. Because Arkansas sits in the media backwater, Broyles’ influence …
The Economics of the Haynesworth Decision:Do People Respond to Incentives?
From NFL.com: …6-foot-6, 320-pound Haynesworth stomped on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode’s head Oct. 1, knocking off his helmet, then kicked and stomped his face. …