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Author:
Fort, Rodney D., author.
Title:
15 sports myths and why they're wrong / Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree.
Publisher:
Stanford Economics and Financean imprint of Stanford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Sports--Economic aspects.
Professional sports--Economic aspects.
College sports--Economic aspects.
Other Authors:
Winfree, Jason (Jason A.), author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Revenue sports pay for nonrevenue sports -- An arms race drives college sports spending -- Athletic departments are a drag on the university budget -- Conference revenue sharing levels the football field and basketball court -- Pay-for-play will bankrupt college athletic departments -- Title IX compliance must come at the cost of men's participation -- The FBS playoff will be better than the BCS -- Owners and general managers are inept -- Owners lose money on their sports teams -- Player salary demands increase ticket prices -- Failure to act on the issue of competitive balance is hurting some sports leagues -- Player drafts and revenue sharing will improve competitive balance -- Owners should be more vigilant in policing performance-enhancing drugs -- Everybody loses when labor-management relations go south -- Major League Baseball should emulate the National Football League.
ISBN:
0804774366 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780804774369 (cloth : acid-free paper)
LCCN:
2013014691
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

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