Over time is exciting no matter which sport utilizes this ultimate decision-maker!  "Sudden Death"...  What a great term! Last night's Los Angeles Kings v. Chicago Blackhawks game went two over time periods and in both the pace was so amped up that there were 7 and 8 minute stretches of end-to-end play BECAUSE the players were SO FOCUSED.  The quality of passing, speed and puck movement seems to rise - and stay - at levels not found during regular time and those officiating the... Read full post

Just read the following in on Sport Business: Illegal sports betting is responsible for laundering $140 billion of dirty money and accounts for 80 per cent of all betting on sport, according to a report produced by University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne and the Qatar-based International Centre for Sports Security.  I'm not the least surprised.  But, this has got to hurt those Premier League teams who wear online betting firm logos on their shirts (for huge sponsorship fees). ... Read full post