Here are a few of the things I have been reading:

Corked baseball bats don't help power hitters (Scientific American via Abnormal Returns)

NFL now caught between its twin monsters: TV ratings and ticket sales (WaPo)

Penn State receives $88 million to fund arena and men's and women's hockey teams (PSU); will Big Ten hockey soon follow (Star-Tribune)

Muni Bond Watch turns eye on minor league stadium bonds and picture isn't pretty (WSJ via Sports Economist)

The next boom in sports television: high school football (Dallas News)

What have you been reading?