The Vikes' New Owner (pending approval!)

Fame and Fortune for Florida International?

The recent Florida International/University of Miami football debacle is a perfect opportunity to examine the lunacy that often creeps into big-time

NCAA Super Slam 2011

93 total points.  No, it was not Bowling Green Junior High v. South Warren Middle School, a game from the 1930s, or Dean Smith using the "four corners"

Book Review: Mark Yost's Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps

Baseball may still claim the title “America’s Pastime,” but professional football is America’s favorite sport. NFL games draw tens of thousands of fans to

Book Review: National Pastime by Szymanski and Zimbalist

As a graduate student in the mid-1990s, I began work on a project on the economics of baseball for a research methods class. In researching the existing

Thanksgiving Potpourri

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

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.