NFL Draft Trifecta
If Phil Miller’s Saturday post on the NFL draft is Day 1, and Brian Goff’s Monday post on the NFL draft is Day 2, let’s …
College Football Scheduling
State legislators across the country have periodically inserted themselves into the scheduling of athletic events of their state’s universities and colleges. During the period when …
Hand-Wringing At the Knight Commission
This from the Knight Commission. From 2001 to 2003, athletics spending grew at a rate four times faster than overall institutional spending, even without a …
Global Stadium Construction Update
At Target Field in Minnesota, local saloonkeepers are gushing. Scholars who study stadiums predict a longer than average “honeymooon effect” of the new stadium on attendance at Twins …
Scheduling Thoughts: PGA Tour & NCAA
A couple of articles, both related to scheduling, caught my attention recently. First, Bob Harig at ESPN ponders “Why the No Shows for the PGA …
Twins Might Get a New Stadium
According to this article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hennepin County (which contains Minneapolis) and the Twins have agreed in principle to public funding for …
NHL Players Advised to Play in Europe
Bob Goodenow, Executive Director of the NHL Players’ Association, has advised the players that he expects the lockout to last well into next year and …
Chicago’s $500 Million Olympic Gamble: Who Really Pays for the 2016 Games?
In 2009, the city of Chicago was actively competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, an Olympic gamble that could have brought international attention …
Kling on "Do Sports Franchises Make Money"
On EconLog, Arnold Kling offers a useful commentary on computing profitability of sports teams.
Fighting and Scoring in Hockey
A report on CTV news this morning says hockey teams that fight more score more goals and allow fewer goals, on average. Here is an …