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15 sports myths and why they're wrong /

(cloth : acid-free paper)

(cloth : acid-free paper)

0804774366

9780804774369

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15 sports myths and why they're wrong /

[Book]

Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree

viii, 299 pages :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

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

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Fort and Winfree apply sharp economic analysis to bust some of the most widespread urban legends about college and professional athletics. Each chapter takes apart a common misconception, showing how the assumptions behind it fail to add up, how these myths perpetuate themselves and, ultimately, how they serve a handful of powerful parties-- such as franchise owners, reporters, and players-- at the expense of the larger community of sports fans

Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong

College sports-- Economic aspects-- United States

Professional sports-- Economic aspects-- United States

Sports-- Economic aspects-- United States

Fort, Rodney D.

Winfree, Jason, (Jason A.)

20140327113303.0

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