15 sports myths and why they're wrong [electronic resource] / Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree.
Material type: TextPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.Description: viii, 299 p. : illOther title:- Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong
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- GV716 .F665 2013
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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.
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