TY - BOOK AU - Weiler,Paul C. TI - Leveling the playing field: how the law can make sports better for fans SN - 0674001656 (alk. paper) AV - KF3989 .W45 2000 U1 - 344.73099 21 PY - 2000/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Sports KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Local N1 - 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 ER -