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Tuesday Tidbits and More

Sorry for the absence of posts the last several days. I've had family in town and with Yom Kippur, I've been away from my computer, so I'll try to catch up by throwing up a few links I had been collecting without too much commentary. There may be another post or two today that will be more of the regular pearls of wisdom you've grown accustomed to reading. So now on with the links:

As the Coyotes disaster heads to its final denounement, The Great One exits Phoenix with his legacy diminished (azcentral.com).

Interesting academic paper on game theory and sports: pitchers throw too many fastballs and football teams should pass more (NBER via Infectious Greed) Thanks Tad

Despite her less than ladylike appearance at the US Open, Serena Williams looks to retain her major endorsements, Nike, Kraft and most especially P&G's Tampax, which is her newest are all staying on board. (NYT)

Herb Adderley and Jim Brown asked a US District Judge to allow them to join Sam Keller's suit against Electronic Arts, Inc. for unfairly using their images in video games (Digital Trends)

ESPNBoston.com, the new Boston outlet of ESPN as it tries to compete with local newspapers, has entered into a sales agreement with Kraft Sports Group to sell local advertising. That's Kraft as in Bob Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and presumably one of the anchor teams around which the site will be building its editorial content. (profootballtalk.com)

Another day, another Middle East royal buys into an English Premier League club; this time it's Liverpool and the royal is Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah al-Saud, who, among family ties is married to King Abdullah's granddaughter. (Bloomberg)

President Obama is heading to Copenhagen to woo the IOC, substantially increasing Chicago's chances for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where opening ceremonies would be held a short walk from his house. (NYT)

Full post as published by Sports Biz on September 29, 2009 (boomark / email).