Jim Sprow
Jim Sprow is a Professor of Finance based in Oregon. He holds degrees from several Pac-10 institutions known for football mediocrity. Voice agreement or disdain to jsprow@corban.edu.
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Your Constitutional Right to Baseball
In Print - March 13, 2007 | View Print Version (PDF) As a kid growing up in Spokane, Washington, I remember well when we got our first TV set. With rabbit ears and some well-placed aluminum foil, we could get one station clearly, one with what we called "snow," and the third local station not at all. On Saturdays during the [read more...]
When Colleges Refuse to Set Standards
If you were sickened and disgusted by what went on in the riot involving University of Miami and Florida International University football players, you probably don't want to hear what Donna Shalala, UM's president said, when announcing the disciplinary steps that her university was taking to punish the players who participated in the mayhem. Personally, it just made me [read more...]
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Don't Look Past The Buckeyes
When the Ohio State Buckeyes and USC Trojans take the field this Saturday for the most anticipated game of the college football season, a lot [read more...]
Baseball Plays Catch-Up With The Rest Of The Sporting World
The game of baseball just got a kick in the technological butt as instant replay became available for the first time on Aug. 28, 2008 [read more...]
Big Brown Faces Older Horses on Monmouth's Turf
The Monmouth Stakes on Saturday is all about one 3-year-old: Big Brown. The other horses in the 1 1/8 mile contest aren't exactly well known. The [read more...]
Watch Downhill Speed
Caution signs abound on streets throughout America. The best placed of them are far ahead of danger, positioned so as to give warning at a [read more...]
Murray Vanquishes Nadal, Meets Federer In U.S. Open Final
The king is dead, long live the wanna-be king. Rafael "Raffa" Nadal was vanquished 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-4 by Andy Murray in the U.S. [read more...]
