15 sports myths and why they're wrong /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Fort, Rodney D. (Author), Winfree, Jason (Jason A.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, California : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Sports > Economic aspects > United States. Professional sports > Economic aspects > United States. College sports > Economic aspects > United States.

Table of 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.