The $70 Billion Fantasy Football Market
I’m a traditionalist when it comes to my football tastes. I still watch NFL games because of an interest in the teams and the outcome …
Caveat venditor
Quite a few people have been suggesting that cricket is the sport of the future thanks to the obsessive interest of the 1 billion plus …
Report: Selig Squashed the Jacque Jones Deal
The New York Daily News reports on why the Cubs’ Jacque Jones has been left twisting in the wind: According to various baseball sources, it …
Inference from 1 data point
The Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Stadium Authority has authorized $100,000 for a study of the financial viability of building a stadium for the …
Rockies Ticket Prices
From the Denver Post: In the movie, “Max,” John Cusack, in the title role, was asked why the paintings in his art gallery were so …
Fan protests
Here in Baltimore, a local radio personality organized a protest against the Orioles’ inability to be competitive. Nestor Aparicio, owner of a sports talk radio …
More Stadium Games in Minnesota
With all the attention being given the Twins and their receipt of approval from Hennepin County officials to go ahead with their plans, don’t forget …
Organizational Architecture of College Sports Behind the Scandals
Another college coach engages in reprehensible activities and the supervising athletic directors and university presidents do nothing until external investigations and public awareness force their …
Olympic Distance Running — Dominated Strategies?
In Thursday’s 800m final, David Rudisha set the track on fire with a new world record — the first ever under 1:41. He led from …
Too Many Chiefs
The English National Team bears out a longstanding maxim –team production does not equate to the sum of individual production. The U.S. Olympic basketball squad …