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It’s never been more fun to watch sports

Antoine Duval (EUI): Lex Sportiva: A Playground for Transnational Law. Marcel Van den Berg (Utrecht) and Michiel De Nooij (HVA): The Bidding Paradox: Why Rational Politicians Still Want to Bid for Mega Sports Events; and The Bidding Paradox: Why Economists, Consultants and Politicians Disagree on the Economic Effects of Mega Sports Events But Might Agree on Their Attractiveness. Matthew Poorman (Regent): Get with the “Times”: Why Defamation Law Must Be Reformed to Protect Athletes and Celebrities from Media Attacks. Rupert Macey-Dare (Oxford): Optimal Penalty Shootouts. Man and Superman: Malcolm Gladwell on doping, genetics, and sports. Soccer isn't for girly-girls? Hilary Levey Friedman on how parents pick the sports their daughters play. Peter Wood reviews The Good Son: The Life of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini by Mark Kriegel. Bill Moyers interviews Dave Zirin on the collision of sports and politics. Jennifer Guiliano on the fascination and frustration with Native American mascots. An interview with Benjamin C. Alamar, author of Sports Analytics: A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers. Daniel Baker on Moneyball, Big Data, and overvalued defensive players: Baseball analytics miss externalities. Why it’s never been more fun to watch sports: Alexis C. Madrigal interviews Hank Adams, the CEO of Sportvision, the company that created the glowing hockey puck and football's yellow line.