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245 10 a| 15 sports myths and why they're wrong /c| Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree.;

246 3 a| Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong;

264 1 a| Stanford, California :b| Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press,c| [2013];

300 a| viii, 299 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| 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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15 sports myths and why they're wrong / Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree.

Author/creator	Fort, Rodney D. author.
Other author	Winfree, Jason (Jason A.), author.
Format	Book
Publication	Stanford, California : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2013]
Description	viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Sports--Economic aspects. --United States. Professional sports--Economic aspects. --United States. College sports--Economic aspects. --United States.

Variant title	Fifteen sports myths and why they're wrong
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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013014691
ISBN	9780804774369 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0804774366 (cloth : acid-free paper)

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