15 sports myths and why they're wrong / Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fort, Rodney D., author.

Winfree, Jason (Jason A.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Economic aspects--United States.

Sports.

Sports--Economic aspects.

United States.

Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States.

Professional sports.

Professional sports--Economic aspects.

College sports--Economic aspects--United States.

College sports.

College sports--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2013.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index.

ISBN:

9780804774369

0804774366

OCLC:

841198206