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Baseball in crisis
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Frank P. Jozsa |
"Why has the national pastime fallen behind other so-called major sports? Is the trend reversible? This book addresses these important questions by identifying the most unique, persistent and substan… |
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Deadlines and overtimes
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Bill Lyon |
209 p. ; 23 cm |
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Wicked Good Year
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Steve Buckley |
From the fall of 2007 through the spring of 2008, Boston sports fans enjoyed a run of good fortune that was unprecedented in sports history. The Red Sox won their second World Series championship in … |
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Sports economics
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Roger D. Blair |
"Sports Economics focuses primarily on the business and economics aspects of major professional sports, employing the basic principles of economics to address essential issues in the industry"-- |
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Greatest teams
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Tim Crothers |
Profiles winning teams in football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. |
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Rugby union and globalization
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John Harris |
"In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This_book offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the r… |
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So you want to be a "pro"?
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Pellom McDaniels |
Presents the struggles, failures, and successes of people of different backgrounds who aspired to be professional athletes and suggests ways to lay the foundation for a sports career. |
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Hard ball
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James P. Quirk |
"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. M… |
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Money games
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Ann E. Weiss |
Discusses the influence and growing importance of money in the complex world of professional and amateur sports. |
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Harvard beats Yale 29-29
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Kevin Rafferty |
Based on the critically acclaimed documentary, Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 tells the story of the most famous college football game in history. One of the most legendary games in the history of sports: … |
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The economics of sport
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Peter Sloane,Mark Rosentraub,Robert Sandy |
This text, by three distinguished authors, applies the theories and techniques of economic analysis to sport and topics related to the business of sport. It builds on a basis of introductory microeco… |
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In sports, money talks
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Edward F. Dolan |
Explains how and why large sums of money have flooded sports in recent years and considers the pros and cons of the consequences of such money. |
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Money and soccer
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Stefan Szymanski |
The most recent winners of the UEFA Champions League are the richest club in the world; the richest club in Germany; the billionaire oligarch-owned English club; the second richest club in the world,… |
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Terror in the city of champions
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Tom Stanton |
Detroit 1936: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, baseball fan Dayton Dean is arrested for murder. Though said to have a childlike intelligence, Dean possesses a vivid memory and a hun… |
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Level the playing field
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Kristina Rutherford |
Level the Playing Field examines the root of these issues by taking readers through the history of women s pro sports, exploring how far we have come in a relatively short time and exposing what grou… |
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Being a pro footballer
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Sarah Levete |
WORK & INDUSTRY / WORLD OF WORK. Ever wondered what it's like to be a pro footballer? Or maybe you think it is the perfect job for you? Find out all about the highs, the lows, the perks and the hard … |
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A big ticket
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Evaleen Hu |
Discusses the commercial aspects of professional sports, examining endorsement contracts, sponsorship, broadcasting rights, salaries, agents, and more. |
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Sports economics
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Rodney D. Fort |
xii, 484 p. : 24 cm |
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