On the Other Hand, Maybe Sports Make Us Happy
Soccernomics explains how the lessons of Moneyball (sports teams are not completely rational) applies to the world's favorite sport.
Soccernomics explains how the lessons of Moneyball (sports teams are not completely rational) applies to the world's favorite sport.
AP | TOM HAYS and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigator...
Myles Brand | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment
There is something very wrong taking place in sports, including college sports. Fans cheering and jeering has, in some cases, gone beyond what is tolerable.
Dave Zirin | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business
Like father, like son. Meet Merritt Paulson, the offspring of Henry Paulson. While his father is demanding $700 billion of our money to bail out the banks, Merritt wants his own little piece of our hide.
Courtney Woo | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media
Today, dozens of scalpers stood alone or in pairs inside the underground tunnel leading out of the subway to the Olympic Green Line. Some held signs asking to buy tickets, but most were looking to sell.
Dave Zirin | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment
Ralph Nader: "One reason people are attracted to sports is because things happen on the merits of coaches and players. When that trust is betrayed, you can see that there's a real letdown among the fans."
David Berri | Posted 11.18.2009 | Sports