Archive for the ‘Sports Business’ Category

  • When is Tiger Coming Back?

    Tiger Woods is tuning up his game for a comeback very soon.  It appears that golf’s biggest franchise has been seen on the range in Orlando with his golf teacher and will make his return to the PGA Tour for the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando in just a couple of weeks.  The amount of [...]

  • The Economics of the Olympics

    What used to be a huge world event is not relegated to the secondary TV channels due to a waning interest in this global sporting exercise.  At one time the television stations could count on great ratings from all over but now the ratings are weak and the advertising dollars follow right along.
    Sure, the athletes [...]

  • Johnny Damon Gets 8 Million!

    Yesterday, 36 year old Johnny Damon, signed a one year deal with Tigers for 8 million dollars.
    And he thought it was not fair.
    Here is a guy that is on the downside of his career, throws like a 7 year old school girl and only had a great power hitting year because of the jet stream [...]

  • Derek Jeter – New Contract?

    Having spent his entire professional playing career with the world’s most famous franchise, Derek Jeter is in his last year of his current contract and has the option to become a free agent at the end of this budding new season. The face of the Yankees is pushing 36 and at an age when [...]

  • Danica Patrick and Daytona

    Danica Patrick is heading to the play with the big boys this weekend, joining the likes of Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnheardt jr, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and the other well known racers at the Daytona 500.  The granddaddy of all racing venues is a tough place to get her feet wet in Nascar but the [...]