The World According to Steve Patterson
Jonathan Weiler returns to note the many contradictions of Steve Patterson (athletic director at Texas)
Pictures Don’t Always Tell the Entire Story: Greek Olympic Edition
Dr. Nola Agha offers a brief comment on the Greek Olympics and explains how pictures can be misleading.
Pulling Equal Weight
Jill Harris discusses the gender economics of the CrossFit games.
The Marxists Running College Athletics
Jonathan Weiler had a great post at theESPNwatch that included the words “Marxists” and “NCAA”. Who can’t love that?
O’Bannon Ruling
Jonathan Weiler offers some thoughts — originally at theESPNwatch — on the Ed O’Bannon verdict.
More on Optimal Sequencing: Soccer Edition
Liam Lenten — a sports economist from Australia — offers a plan to solve the overtime problem in soccer.
Reflections on the Donald Sterling Show – A Sterling Checkmate
Meerae Park offers a brief summary of the Donald Sterling case.
Triathlon Swimming Deaths: An Easy Fix
Economist Shane Sanders offers an interesting discussion of triathlons.
An Argument for a Mid-Season Title Game in Major League Baseball
Julien Rodger discusses a proposal to add more excitement to the Major League Baseball season.
Wins Above Replacement (WAR): What is it good for? (not “absolutely nothing”)
An attempt to explain the question WAR answers and the questions WAR is not going to answer