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NFL draft is less art, more science: A how-to guide
David Gura Apr 25, 2013
Big data competes with gut instinct in determining how multimillion dollar contracts are meted out in the NFL draft.
How much TV money does March Madness make?
Stephen Dubner Mar 21, 2013
The N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament begins this week. Last year, the tournament earned its highest TV ratings in 18 years, while taking in more than $1 billion in revenue from ads. But Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics Radio wondered if CBS and Turner aren't making enough.
BallCam gives ball's-eye view of football field
David Brancaccio Feb 28, 2013
You've heard of a bullseye. What about a ball's-eye? A Carnegie Mellon post-doc student and Japanese researchers have come up with a way to get smooth video from inside a spinning football.
The Oreo Super Bowl tweet: 'Lightning in a bottle'
Kai Ryssdal Feb 4, 2013
Oreo's use of Twitter during the Super Bowl was well played, but not easily duplicated.
Twitter shines as lights go out at Superdome
Jim Burress Feb 4, 2013
A dark moment in football history is turning out to be a bright spot for social media.
The Super Bowl: Pizza's biggest payday of the year
David Lazarus Feb 1, 2013
Domino's Pizza expects to sell over 11 million slices of pizza on Superbowl Sunday. What do stores do to prepare for this? David Lazarus went to a Domino's to take a look.
Super Bowl ad flops
Dan Bobkoff Feb 1, 2013
Even if you don't actually watch the Super Bowl game, everyone watches the Super Bowl ads. And that means big opportunity for T.V. advertisers: a memorable Super Bowl commercial can either make -- or break -- a brand.
Place your Marketplace prop bets
Millie Jefferson Feb 4, 2013
Gamblers don't just bet on who will win the Super Bowl, bookmakers also collect proposition bets for the game, wagering on things like how Beyonce will style her hair during the halftime show. Those bets don't have to be limited to sports -- for instance: How many times will Kai Ryssdal say "Marketplace" on Friday's show? Place your bets now.
Super Bowl tickets, at deep discount
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
There's still time to score tickets to this Sunday's Super Bowl. And this year, you're in luck: Ticket prices have gone down, way down -- to a relatively low $1,000.
PODCAST: Super Bowl tickets at deep discount and a U.S. technology now in Chinese hands
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
Super Bowl tickets for sale at -- relatively -- low prices and a Chinese firm is approved to buy a U.S. electric car battery company.
