Hard ball : the abuse of power in pro team sports /
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Other Authors / Creators: | Fort, Rodney D. |
Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1999. |
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Summary: | What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. Many pro teams appear to be virtual "cash machines," generating astronomical annual revenues, but their owners seem willing to uproot them and move to any city willing to promise increased profits. At the same time, mayors continue to cook up "sweetheart deals" that lavish benefits on wealthy teams while imposing crushing financial hardships on cities that are already strapped with debt. To fans today, professional sports teams often look more like professional extortionists. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781400832439 1400832438 |
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