"Joining the Revolution"

This article is written by esteemed sports writer Bill Simmons. In it, he explains why he's decided to "join the revolution" and embrace sabermetrics. He provides in depth explanations of several sabermetric stats in baseball. Its a little long, but I suggest reading the first couple explanations which really hammer home why sabermetrics are valuable.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100402

The Goal of Our Club

The goal of our club is to submit our findings to this conference. Check it out.

http://www.sloansportsconference.com/

A Sin Tax On College Football and Basketball Games

This essay was posted on the Freakonomics blog, which approaches economic issues from odd perspectives (the blog is run by the authors of the the book Freakonomics). In the essay, Allen R. Sanderson argues that a "sin" tax should be imposed on collegiate sporting events to essentially pay the players. Since most of the players don't end up going pro and less than half complete their degree, Sanderson claims that the money raised from a tax could be well spent helping student-athletes finish their education.

http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/10/06/should-college-football-be-taxed-bring-your-questions-for-allen-sanderson/

Ranking the Popularity of Sports

The Economist evaluates the popularity of different sports using television viewers, attendance figures, revenue, and even google hits. The article only focuses on the second most popular sport because football (American soccer) pretty much blows every other sport out of the water.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2011/09/ranking-sports’-popularity

The Villains of the NBA Lockout

This article ranks the "villains" of the NBA lockout, i.e. the individuals and thing that are most to blame for this seasons lockout. It ranks both players and NBA officials, effectively spreading the blame and conceding that neither party is completely at fault. Oddly, the number one ranked villain isn't even a person but a thing.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bleacherreport/2011/10/13/nba-lockout-ranking-the-biggest-villains-in-the-labor-dispute/

New Sabermetric Stat in Football Says that Sanchez Was the Worst Ever

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/7683/new-stat-rates-mark-sanchezs-game-worst