Business Pundit

Image: The Faster Times Fedor Emelianenko has been called the baddest man on the planet. We think a case can be made that he is the most fit man to have ever lived in the history of our species. Undefeated for nearly a decade, this MMA… Read more

The US Open is all about the game. But the money–$1,600,00 for singles winners–sure doesn’t hurt. Some of this year’s top contenders also happen to be some of the most financially endowed players, too. Roger Federer, though he tops the list,… Read more

Cities around the nation are celebrating 2009 Bike to Work day this Friday, May 15. The League of American Bicyclists has more on Bike-to-Work Day, which is part of Bike-to-Work Week, which, you guessed it, occurs during Bike Month. The… Read more

The New York Times recently published a provocative article on the swindle…err, business of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and college bowls: Statistically, the system is such an abomination that at least one expert…advocated that no… Read more

(Suppose she’s listening to total immersion English?) In a controversial decision, the LPGA has decided to require players to speak English. What? Oh the horror! My only question is, what took so long? The golf course has always been more about… Read more

Sports contracts over the years have gotten so extreme that they make even wealthy people envious. It wasn’t always like this, this era of contracts started in the late 80’s with Kirby Puckett being the first player to receive a $3 million dollar… Read more

Earlier this month, Forbes’ Tom Van Riper posted an excellent article about Beijing’s richest Olympians. I summed up Van Riper’s Top Ten list–the original, a must-read, includes more detailed sponsorship information–and added outside research to… Read more

Beijing’s Olympic People Cage…err, Stadium With the Beijing Olympics in the not-too-distant future, I decided to find out more about the economics involved in hosting any Olympic Games. Instead, I found an old BBC article claiming that… Read more

Here is an interesting article that I missed last week. Some of the players in last weekend's Super Bowl are business owners, and this Entrepreneur slide show looks at some that are the most… Read more

If you like sports and business, now you can get the best of both at the SportsBiz… Read more

Following yesterday's entry, here is a short article on how college sports is a very different kind of… Read more

Forbes has a very cool section about the business of football. It turns out the average team price is up 17% from last year – not a bad return in this… Read more

Those of you who love to run (like me) may find this article interesting. Ideally, everyone would get plenty of exercise, and people who would be helped by pills that treat heart disease or diabetes would take them before dashing out the door for… Read more

You probably think this post title is a joke, but it isn't, according to this recent article in Fortune Small Business. Shortly after taking over the struggling National Lacrosse League three years ago, Jim Jennings drove to Philadelphia to… Read more