Two sports myths and why they're wrong /

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Author / Creator:Fort, Rodney D., author.
Uniform title:15 sports myths and why they're wrong. Selections
Imprint:Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12587708
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Varying Form of Title:2 sports myths and why they're wrong
Other authors / contributors:Winfree, Jason (Jason A.), author.
ISBN:0804789282
9780804789288
9780804788908
0804788901
Notes:Consists of two chapters from the authors' 15 sports myths and why they're wrong.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:In Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong, authors Rodney Fort and Jason Winfree apply sharp economic analysis to bust a couple of the most widespread urban legends about professional athletics. Exploring the claim that player salary demands increase ticket prices and asking whether Major League Baseball should emulate the National Football League, this quick read gives us a taste of 15 Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong, forthcoming from Stanford University Press this September. Fort and Winfree take apart these common misconceptions, showing how the assumptio.
Other form:Print version: 9780804788908 0804788901