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15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong.
In 15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong, authors Rodney Fort and Jason 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 t...
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Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2013.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; College Myths; 1. Revenue Sports Pay for Nonrevenue Sports; 2. An Arms Race Drives College Sports Spending; 3. Athletic Departments Are a Drag on the University Budget; 4. Conference Revenue Sharing Levels the Football Field and Basketball Court; 5. Pay-for-play Will Bankrupt College Athletic Departments; 6. Title IX Compliance Must Come at the Cost of Men's Participation; 7. The FBS Playoff Will Be Better than the BCS; Pro Myths; 8. Owners and General Managers Are Inept; 9. Owners Lose Money on Their Sports Teams. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 10. Player Salary Demands Increase Ticket Prices11. Failure to Act on the Issue of Competitive Balance Is Hurting Some Sports Leagues; 12. Player Drafts and Revenue Sharing Will Improve Competitive Balance; 13. Owners Should Be More Vigilant in Policing Performance-Enhancing Drugs; 14. Everybody Loses When Labor-Management Relations Go South; 15. Major League Baseball Should Emulate the National Football League; Conclusions; References and Further Reading; Index. | |
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