Sports

Thaddeus Matula, director of the ESPN documentary "Pony Excess," discusses the economic damage a school can experience when a sports program is shut down -- in light of the NCAA investigating the Miami Hurricanes over players getting illegal benefits.

Baltimore is hosting its first Grand Prix this weekend. Other recent auto racing events around the country haven't sold well.

Players are weighing their foreign options; owners complain of losing money

Television networks have a reason to cheer about the end of the NFL lockout.

While the National Football League is stalled by player-owner disagreements, bookies in Las Vegas are set to lose millions of dollars.

The NBA could be on the verge of losing one of its largest fan bases -- China. The country's favorite basketball player, Yao Ming is set to retire and that would have huge implications for the $2.3 billion market.

Host cities hope the games will boost their reputation, if not economies, but there are risks.

It's the players versus the owners, and while a lockout looms, there may be an agreement coming soon.

Society often considers quitting as failure, but Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner argues we should think more about the upsides to giving up.

The baseball team's owner, Frank McCourt, filed for bankruptcy protection today. It's just the latest mess for the storied sports franchise this season.