The US Wants a World Cup of Its Own, But at What Cost?
Tomorrow the United States kicks off its World Cup 2010 competition against England. The excitement of this year’s event may fuel the existing US bid …
IRB Rugby World Cup Statistics
The International Rugby Board (IRB) report on the analysis of match statistics from the 2011 World Cup was released recently (see the report here). It …
Pricing Under Uncertain Demand
The pricing of gate tickets to a team’s games is a case of pricing under uncertain demand. Ticket prices depend on the demand for a …
Realignment-Mania, Who Let the Genie Out?
Phil Miller’s recent posts (Death Throws and More Death Throws) covered Texas A&M’s likely move to the SEC and the possible implications for the Big …
(Pro) Bowling for Dollars
Interesting comments on ESPN.com from the Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie regarding state payments to the NFL for the right to host the Pro Bowl. In his words, You …
More than a Game
I am reading More than a Game, written by Brian Billick, former head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and current analyst for Fox and the …
Whither the Sole Owner of a Sports Team?
The LA Times had this article recently on the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank McCourt. When he sold the Dodgers to Fox Sports …
The Inauguration as a Mega-Event
There are interesting comparisons and contrasts between sports mega-events and today’s presidential inauguration. Obama’s big day is expected to bring about 2 million visitors to …
Bonus-Skimming in MLB
Don Coffin sends along two Chicago Trib links on the recent bonus-skimming scandal in MLB. Here’s one that describes some of the alleged skimming involving …
Call for Papers for Missouri Valley Economics Association
Michael Davis of Missouri University of Science and Technology and I are arranging North American Association of Sports Economists (NAASE) – affiliated sports economics sessions at …