Posted by 5 September 2005

Like Sports and Trading? Check Out ProTrade…

I got this email the other day about ProTrade.com: PROTRADE is an athlete stock market powered by sports fans. Through an innovative combination of Moneyball-style player valuations and the collective wisdom of a predictive market, PROTRADE is changing the way fans interact with their favorite sports. You’ll be able to buy and sell stocks of [...]

Read the full article
Posted by 16 June 2003

Congrats to the Spurs

I have to give props to the Spurs for winning the NBA championship. Two things stand out to me from this series. First, it’s great to see David Robinson go out as a champion. He’s always been a class act, and I think he deserves such a perfect ending to his career. The second is [...]

Read the full article
Posted by 12 June 2003

Car Wreck Uglyball, er… Basketball

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen worse basketball than whats going on in the NBA finals this year. These teams are barely averaging 20 points per quarter. At one point in the game, the Nets missed 13 straight shots on their way to an 11-point third quarter. And the Spurs… they only shot 29% [...]

Read the full article
Posted by 28 May 2003

Have Nike & Reebok Lost Their Minds?

You’ve all probably heard about LeBron James’ $90 million deal with Nike. Well as an encore, they signed 13 year old soccer player Freddy Adu to a million dollar deal. Well, no sooner than this article was written – Perhaps next, Nike will sponsor a newborn – Reebok is rumored to have signed 3 year [...]

Read the full article
Posted by 22 May 2003

Just Do It

So LeBron James just got a $90 million deal with Nike, and he hasn’t even been drafted yet! There’s little doubt that he’ll be the number one pick, but this kid will be making more from Nike than he will from his future team. That has to be a first for a rookie. I just [...]

Read the full article