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BL
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585922
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b415141
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Fort, Rodney D.
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| Title & Author
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15 sports myths and why they're wrong /\ Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree
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viii, 299 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780804774369
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: 0804774366
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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
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Sports-- Economic aspects-- United States
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Professional sports-- Economic aspects-- United States
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College sports-- Economic aspects-- United States
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| LC Classification
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GV716.F665 2013
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| Added Entry
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Winfree, Jason, (Jason A.)
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Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong
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