Showing posts with category "general"

New Curling Blog

Back in February, I posted a diatribe on both EZDzine and The Eclectic Econoclast about the poor deal that the Canadian Curling Association made

The New Deal

Peter Angelos and Major League Baseball have reached a deal regarding compensation for the move of Les Expos to our fair nation's capital. MLB and Angelos

The Minors, Basketball Style

The National Basketball Developmental League is expanding.

Tournament Structure (More Wasted Time!)

In the spirit of contributing to the economic drain from the NCAA Tournament that Skip noted, I wanted to consider its structure. This year has been the

Paris' Olympic Bid

Paris officials are bidding for the 2012 Olympic games and their bid has a novel slant to it. From the Los Angeles Times (membership required):

Permanent or Transitory Demand Shocks from Labor Disputes

As I mentioned in a previous post, strikes are weapons wielded by unions that are designed to impose costs on firms and lockouts are weapons yielded by firms

Hockey: We Had to Bomb the Village to Save It

People from my generation will remember the subtitle of this posting as a quote from LBJ or General Westmoreland or somebody during the Vietnam era. We hooted

A Reluctant Belichick Admirer

Bill Belichick can really coach. Sure, that's hardly news, but for me, it is an admission into which I grudgingly arrived last season. I don’t pull for Boston

Clemens Signs for $18m.

Co-blogger Phil Miller posted earlier that because Clemens and the Houston Astros were so far apart in their arbitration offers, it was likely they would end

Thanksgiving Potpourri

A couple of items to ponder while digesting your turkey and stuffing:

Private Ownership in Australian Rugby?

Will the rugby union 'elite' overcome their history and start selling equity in rugby union Super 14 franchises in Australia?

Racism Behind Lack of NBA Interest?

The NBA's popularity vaulted during the 1980s and 1990s with Bird as MVP but also with Moses, Magic, Michael, Charles, David, Hakeem, and Karl -- all African American.