Week 1 NFL Predictions: Cowboys Flop & Raiders Surprise
I’m giddy like a little school girl. I can already smell the cold beer and hot wings as we sit with small groups of friends …
I’m giddy like a little school girl. I can already smell the cold beer and hot wings as we sit with small groups of friends …
The NFC’s East Division is arguably the most open in the NFL, which is reflected in the NFL odds, and everyone will be scrambling for …
The 2022 NFL season can’t come soon enough. The New England Patriots will be shooting for yet another Super Bowl run, teams like the Packers …
Portugal hosted Euro 2004, a fantastic tournament with a surprise winner in Greece. But as the financial crisis unfolds, some Portugese feel a tinge of …
The Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), the 5-team American league that just finished out its 3rd season, cancelled its 2012 season today while holding out hope for a return …
In 2005 I explored the “Yankee Premium, how much of the Yankee payroll reflected a revenue advantage relative to the rest of baseball and how …
Meghan Barr, an AP correspondent from Cleveland, needs a lesson in economics in this article about LeBron James. “James has been with Cleveland since he …
ESPN has a new data tool that allows people to obtain detailed expense and revenue data for many major college athletic programs. Here is the …
Everyone has a stride particular to them. Though running might be a common activity, the strides runners take differ. This means that the type of …
The Baltimore Sun had a front page article this morning devoted to the impact of the general economic decline on the fortunes of the Orioles …
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