Leveling the playing field how the law can make sports better for fans
Levelling the playing field
Paul C. Weiler.
- Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2000.
- xii, 367 p. 25 cm.
Includes index.
Prologue: Sports on trial -- I. The integrity of sports. Misconduct on the field -- Honoring civil rights in sports -- The deadliest sin in sports -- The sports war on drugs -- Athletes as role models -- The moral ideal for American sports -- II. Owners versus players. Show us the money -- Sports joins the union -- Opening the Flood-gates -- What antitrust did for players -- How to level the player field -- Salary sharing among players -- III. Owners versus owners--and fans. The brave new world of franchise free agency -- How far have we traveled? -- What the law should do with Raiders --Stadium socialism or a stadium cap? -- Sports in intellectual space -- What should leagues be like? -- Expand or break up the big leagues? -- A better world for fans -- Epilogue: A performance-enhancing law for sports.
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Sports--Law and legislation--United States. Sports--Law and legislation--United States.