Markets that can sustain franchises
If people already had seen this, I apologize. A reporter called me yesterday to ask if I thought Cleveland could sustain its three professional sports …
Will There Be Hockey?My Bet Is Yes
Given that the owners have taken “linkage” of salary caps to revenues out of their offers, and given that players have accepted a salary cap, …
Alan Webb Breaks American Mile Record
With all of the attention on game-fixing, dogfighting, doping in cycling, and the ongoing Barry Bonds story, I didn’t find out about Alan Webb breaking …
Why I like Johnny Miller
Here a couple of quotes from a lengthy article on Golf.com about NBC Golf analyst Johnny Miller Says Maltbie, “We all have a filter that …
NFL Uncapped Year
The NFLPA and the NFL are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. As you may know, the NFL decided that it would not extend the …
The Short Porch has Gotten Shorter in the Bronx
What has caused the home run derby at the new Yankee Stadium? Is it the new ballpark? Is it changes in the weather? Is it …
Success in Year t, Greater Demand in Year t+1
Two things are well-known among sports economists. Ticket prices do not drive team performance. In other words, when a team says it must raise ticket …
Chelsea Goes Down
Although many writers have voiced concern that Chelsea would merely buy both EPL and European championships, a few lessons come out of their dismantling by …
Announcing the New Quebec City Arena…
Big news out of Quebec today. The Province of Quebec and the Quebec City government announced formal plans to build a new arena in Quebec …
Oscar Pistorius CAS decision
The fellows over at The Science of Sport have been quick to bring us a link to the CAS ruling in the case of ‘blade …