Is Hockey in Trouble?Results of an Unscientific Poll
From the Toronto Globe and Mail, an on-line voluntary poll asks, Now that talks have progressed, will you be happy to see the return of …
Sports Team Travel Hack
Part of what makes a game so great is the competition, and the reality of it is that sometimes you have to travel away to …
Unbalanced Schedules and Competitive Balance
With the NFL approaching the business-end of the season, the strength of schedule becomes of increasing importance and an interesting feature of many leagues is …
Is Reliant Stadium Debt Really Junk?
The Houston Chronicle reports: The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority is short $5 million on a debt service payment for Reliant Stadium due this week, prompting …
Optimizing Isn’t Easy Even for Belichick
Long time followers of TSE know that I have an ongoing interest in decision making in sports and how it may relate to decision making …
Temporarily Banning Beer Sales Near Wrigley?
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Bars and restaurants around Wrigley Field will be asked to stop serving alcohol after the seventh-inning stretch — just as they …
Does NFL Success Matter for Communities?
Maybe only steroid discussions stirs the blood of sports economists quite like questions about the impacts of sports on communities, largely because of the tie-in …
George Will on the Minors
George Will, iin his column in today’s WaPo: describes some of the realities of life for players in the South Atlantic League (The Sally League), …
Economics of Sportsmanship
Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski blasted LeBron James for his behavior after the Magic series and his “explanation” of it the next day: I’m a winner, …
From Rags to Riches
The player’s union has just released the 2008 player salaries for Major League Soccer. The gulf between the “haves” and the “have nots” is simply …