Fort, Rodney D.
15 sports myths and why they're wrong [electronic resource] / Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013. - viii, 299 p. : ill.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Sports--Economic aspects--United States.
Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States.
College sports--Economic aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
GV716 / .F665 2013eb
338.47796
15 sports myths and why they're wrong [electronic resource] / Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013. - viii, 299 p. : ill.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Sports--Economic aspects--United States.
Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States.
College sports--Economic aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
GV716 / .F665 2013eb
338.47796