Why the College Football Playoff has a generic name

Jan 12, 2015
Branding experts suggests ways — and reasons — to jazz it up.

College football's playoff payoff

Jan 2, 2015
One likely result of college football's first playoffs? An eventual expansion to eight teams or more.

Harbaugh's big Michigan payday

Dec 30, 2014
College gives coach a salary worthy of the pros. Expect more universities to follow.

Grading the political campaign manager

Sep 25, 2014
The difficulty politicians have evaluating managers and consultants.

ABC is betting big on Shonda Rhimes

Sep 4, 2014
The network is promoting the showrunner as a star in her own right.

The NFL wants artists to pay to perform at the Super Bowl

Aug 20, 2014
The question now: Is it worth it for the artists - or the NFL?

We don't hate change, but sometimes change hates us

Jun 9, 2014
Economists put a small city in a test tube to study innovation and change.

For public good, not for profit.

Fire a failing manager and other lessons from sports

Apr 22, 2014
The soccer team Manchester United sacked its manager after less than a season. How does business operate?

You Hate My Job: Football referee (plus, a ref quiz!)

Jan 31, 2014
In the latest in a series about jobs people have that other people hate, an NFL referee explains why death threats are often part of the job.

Peyton Manning's New Jersey tax bill

Jan 30, 2014
A financial incentive to win, courtesy of the Garden State