NFL Scheduling and Competitive Balance
In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to 32 teams in 2002 (until
NFL Scheduling and Competitive Balance
In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to 32 teams in 2002 (until
Mixed Strategies in Challenging: Tennis Edition
Played last night into early morning, the epic almost six-hour, five-set Men's Singles Final of the 2012 Australian Open between top two seeds Novak Djokovic
NFL Even MORE Competitively Balanced than We Thought
With the NFL regular season having reached its (customarily gripping) climax moments ago, sports economists will take note, as usual, of the within-season
Seeding in Grand Slams
The Australian Open concluded on the weekend. The Swiss master Roger Federer prevailed in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11)) against the Scot, Andy Murray; while
The Short Supply of Tall People is Getting Longer
From a past entry from Dave Berri's Wages of Wins Journal:
Tennis Players on Twitter – Who is the best?
Whilst all the top tennis pros battle it out for the undisputable number one position on the tennis ranking, other people are interested in a more subtle, more personality based ranking – who is go...
Forget ‘Fab Four’, Men’s Tennis Still More Competitive
As the Australian Open approaches the business end, this year’s instalment has developed a palpable sense of familiarity of recent years about it. Each of the top four seeded men made the semi-fina...
Head Shots: Part of the Game?
The anticipated move by the NFL to use suspensions to penalize (some) and deter "head shots" to players has already generated substantial feedback. On ESPN Monday Night Steve Young, Trent Dilfer,...
NFL Even MORE Competitively Balanced (Yet Again)
Further to an earlier post one year ago to the day, the same result occurred upon conclusion of the 2011 NFL season as in EVERY previous season since the re-alignment to 32 teams in 2002 - that the...