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Least Profitable Sports Leagues Many pro sports leagues are running in the red. Here's a look at some of the least profitable pro sports leagues in recent years.   |
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Are You Ready for Some More Football? The country isn't ready for another football league. If there's a way to out-NFL the NFL at its own game, don't you think someone would have come up with the better mousetrap by now? |
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November 24, 2010
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The NFL: A Pro Football League of Its Own The history of rivals to the National Football League is one of short-lived ambitions |
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May 24, 2004
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Hockey's Hard Times At its best, hockey is a beautiful sport, blending brutality with finesse. Now, the league must score with the game's dwindling television audience. |
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July 15, 2008
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Going for the Gold Can a savvy finance strategy propel Women's Professional Soccer to post-Olympic glory? |
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October 19, 2011
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How the Players Can Win the NBA Lockout The NBA players need to leverage their talent to win the lockout. |
AskMen.com
February 5, 2003
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Why The NFL Is So Fantastic As the NFL powers into the 21st century, it is head and shoulders above all other professional sports circuits. It is firing on all cylinders; both in terms of financial metrics and public relations goodwill. |
Salon.com
February 7, 2001
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Smashmouth football sucks The XFL thinks its brutal, dumbed-down product is what fans want. Actually, fans want more scoring and fewer commercials... |
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February 1, 2001
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The XFL won't work Wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and NBC have teamed up for an ultrarough new football league. They're gonna get sacked... |
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XFL, Week 2: Sacked! After a big debut, ratings for the "smashmouth" football league tank... |
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Most Profitable Sports Leagues The top five richest pro sports leagues. |
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How Athletes Are Cultivated How do aspiring sports stars hone their talents so they're ready for the big time and the dollars that are up for grabs? How much money is involved in cultivating talent? |
Sports Central
February 25, 2008
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Happy 25th, USFL! (Or What Could've Been) Had the United States Football League continued down the path it was blazing, and had a few breaks gone its way, it likely would have survived to today. |
Salon.com
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XFL makes history! Unfortunately, it's in the flop category. |
Sports Illustrated
February 21, 2001
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Detente in Europe Marciulionis drives unification of pro leagues... |
AskMen.com
November 15, 2000
Mark Simmons |
XFL: As If Football Needed Any More Attitude On February 3rd, 2000, Vince McMahon, Chairman of publicly traded WWF Entertainment Inc., announced to investors that the venerable "sports entertainment" cash cow was going to start a football league, aptly named the XFL... |
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In the Future of Sports Investing, Media is the Best Bet Sports investing is no longer just about buying teams and selling beer. Bob Higgins discusses why media, digital devices, and invention of fan-friendly sports are driving next-generation investors. |
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Simon Kuper |
3 Big Questions (And Answers) For Soccer In 2011 Question One: Will Jose Mourinho leave Real Madrid if he fails to take the Spanish title from Barcelona? |
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May 31, 2007
Kevin Beane |
In Praise of Losing Teams Love sports, but don't like the stress associated with being a hardcore fan? Then pick a poor team to support. |
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Great X-pectations XFL is far from matching wrestling's allure... |
Sports Central
February 14, 2011
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Why the NBA Has the Best All-Star Game The NBA All-Star Game has started to separate itself as the best event of its kind among the four major sports. |
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The Gridiron on the Web -- Football Online Am I doomed to be shut out from the world of football forever? No! The internet has arrived to save the day with zillions of sites to explain and celebrate American football. |
Salon.com
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April 24, 2002
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The corporate sports rip-off Why are taxpayers still subsidizing professional football and basketball? |
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May 1, 2006
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A Breakout Year For Soccer? Investors seem to think MLS has a big future. You be the judge. |
Sports Central
May 3, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Boycotting the NFL Draft For now, the league is locking out the players with one hand and promoting its annual draft with the other. It's hypocrisy. It's not football, and it's not fun. Call me in September, Commissioner Goodell. |
CRM
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Market Focus: Sports and Entertainment Facing Off with Social Media: Two National Hockey League franchise have goals for Facebook and Twitter. |
AskMen.com
Lewis Helfand |
Strikes & Lockouts In Professional Sports Everything from ticket sales to stadium parking takes a significant hit when games are canceled. The strikes and lockouts listed below show just how much professional athletes, teams, and even leagues stand to lose when faced with a work stoppage. |
Sports Central
April 15, 2013
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MLB Should Consolidate the Leagues Could there ever be the possibility of MLB proposing a unified organization with consistent rules and a more objective schedule? If enough fans jump on the bandwagon, it most certainly could be possible. |
Sports Central
July 11, 2011
Bill Hazell |
Locked Out Twice? The NFL labor dispute is on the edge of being resolved, but the NBA lockout has just started and thus, they are nowhere near an agreement. |
Salon.com
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Sports Illustrated
June 17, 2002
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AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top TV Network Contracts Televised sporting events have huge audiences. The bigger the game, the bigger the audience. In America, no game is bigger than the Super Bowl. More than half of all the television sets in the U.S. are tuned in to the NFL's championship game. |
Sports Central
January 4, 2012
Louie Centanni |
Why the 66-Game NBA Season Should Stay Between playing more frequently, forcing stars to show effort nightly, and reintroducing the concept of team basketball, the 66-game NBA season seems to be a great experiment - one that should become the norm for years to come. |
Sports Central
June 1, 2005
Kevin Ferra |
A Look at Sports Globalization A look at American sports and a preview of upcoming articles about popular sports in other countries. |
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March 4, 2013
Jonathan Lowe |
No Matter What? The author discusses the ups and downs of a single season for college football and basketball teams. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2005
Kevin Ferra |
It's Just American Football, or is it? The NFL is the top American sports leagues and is looking to expand into many international markets, including Europe, Canada, China and Mexico. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2002
Frank Deford |
Reality bites Do NFL fans favor fantasy games over real action? |
Salon.com
June 27, 2002
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September 1, 2004
Joseph McCafferty |
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August 13, 2008
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Players Going Abroad a Threat to NBA? Could top players from the NBA just slide across the pond to dabble in the European game for a year or two? |
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February 10, 2011 |
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November 1, 2004
Mark Hyman |
An Entire Season in the Penalty Box? As incredible as it seems for a league that sells 90% of available tickets and last season generated revenues of $2.1 billion, the National Hockey League may sit this season out. Who blinks first in negotiations between the owners and the union will depend on willpower and finances. |
Wired
October 2009
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Stefan Szymanski and Stephen Ross: Bust Up Big League Sports In the current system, major league team owners are rewarded for mediocrity. How can we demand better? Make teams compete for a spot in the majors. |
AskMen.com
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Sports Illustrated
July 18, 2001 |
Divided we stand There's a league for everyone these days. Declining TV ratings for individual sports are caused by an increase in choices. |
Sports Central
October 1, 2007
Ross Lancaster |
An American's Sports Odyssey Into Soccer Soccer becomes the highlight of a sports weekend. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2001
King Kaufman |
Women's football: Ready for prime time? When teams like the Vipers and the Slammers mix it up, it's the real deal. And they're hoping recognition is just a chip-shot field goal away... |
Sports Illustrated
May 30, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
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