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000684925 24510 $$a15 sports myths and why they're wrong$$h[electronic resource] /$$cRodney Fort and Jason Winfree.
000684925 2463_ $$aFifteen sports myths and why they're wrong
000684925 260__ $$aStanford, Calif. :$$bStanford University Press,$$c2013.
000684925 300__ $$a1 online resource (viii, 299 p.) :$$bill.
000684925 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000684925 5050_ $$aRevenue sports pay for nonrevenue sports -- An arms race drives college sports spending -- Athletic departments are a drag on the university budget -- Conference revenue sharing levels the football field and basketball court -- Pay-for-play will bankrupt college athletic departments -- Title IX compliance must come at the cost of men's participation -- The FBS playoff will be better than the BCS -- Owners and general managers are inept -- Owners lose money on their sports teams -- Player salary demands increase ticket prices -- Failure to act on the issue of competitive balance is hurting some sports leagues -- Player drafts and revenue sharing will improve competitive balance -- Owners should be more vigilant in policing performance-enhancing drugs -- Everybody loses when labor-management relations go south -- Major League Baseball should emulate the National Football League.
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000684925 520__ $$aFort 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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