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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
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. |
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. |
Salon.com
February 14, 2001
Allen Barra |
For God's sake, save the children! The NBA is worrying publicly about "kids" forsaking their schooling to turn pro, but its real problem is that the NCAA is no longer presenting it with famous rookies for free... |
Salon.com
August 30, 2002
Allen Barra |
Strike 4 The baseball deal will either make the game worse for fans or it'll be a sham that won't hold salaries down. The owners came close to wrecking the season for this? |
AskMen.com
October 16, 2002
Mark Simmons |
Can We Make Baseball Profitable? At a time when most baseball franchises are crying poverty, how can MLB increase revenue for its franchises? |
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 Illustrated
December 20, 2000
Frank Deford |
What's on your mind? Here's what sports fans really want to know... |
Sports Central
October 26, 2010
Tom Kosinski |
Is the Tennis Season Too Long? The tennis season is way too long. Just like basketball, hockey, and baseball (the World Series hasn't even started yet and it's the end of October) tennis has become just another drawn out non-spectacle. |
Salon.com
December 20, 2000
Allen Barra |
The Alex Rodriguez FAQ Is he worth all that money? Will these giant contracts ever stop? Is salary inflation driving up ticket prices? Ruining baseball? (Short answers: Yes, no, no, no.) |
Salon.com
March 7, 2001
Allen Barra |
The unsweet 64 The NCAA Tournament is a cash cow for the NCAA, but there are too many teams, and fans have been slowly tuning out... |
Salon.com
July 28, 2000
Allen Barra |
Sports Econ 101 Team owners don't want you to know it, but player salaries and ticket prices have nothing to do with each other. |
Salon.com
August 1, 2001
Allen Barra |
Play ball? You bet The Wall Street Journal says kids aren't interested in the national pastime anymore. The folks who sell baseball gear beg to differ... |
Sports Central
March 26, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
The Real Sweet 16 Here is the Real Sweet 16: 16 reasons to watch the NBA stretch run over the round of 16. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Football's End Around Monday Night Football puts an end to eight years of losing ground on the viewership front. |
Sports Central
August 20, 2008
Corrie Trouw |
Preseason Football: Time to Get Used to It In its annual test of just how blindly NFL fans worship their favorite uniform, the league's 32 teams are in the middle of the charade of fake football in half-full stadiums at full price. |
AskMen.com
July 26, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Baseball Finances: Owners & Players Whether it's players asking for astronomical salaries, or owners complaining about million dollar losses, the public in general is bombarded with messages advertising the greed of owners and players alike. |
Sports Illustrated
June 6, 2001
Frank Deford |
Athletics 101 A change in eligibility rules is long overdue if we want to encourage talented athletes to stay in school... |
Sports Central
July 18, 2013
Corrie Trouw |
Fickle in the Middle If the goal of an NBA team is to collect ingredients that can be combined in a winning recipe, then the summer of 2014 is the greatest basketball farmer's market in some time. And the best way to afford a piece of that bounty is not to spend in 2013. |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Allen Barra |
Stop bad-mouthing baseball Sentimental sports columnists moan about its demise, even though the facts don't support their arguments... |
Home Theater
March 23, 2003 |
ESPN Pushes HDTV HDTV is poised to take off like a rocket, believes Bryan Burns, ESPN's vice president of strategic business planning and development. His network has made a big push with high-def programming over the past year, and is pushing it even harder this year. |
Sports Illustrated
July 30, 2003
Frank Deford |
King Hut Pro football rules in America; here's why |
Sports Central
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. |
Salon.com
July 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
Taking baseball owners at their word If competitive balance is the main issue in the contract talks, why does their main proposal address payroll imbalance? |
Salon.com
April 24, 2002
Allen Barra |
The corporate sports rip-off Why are taxpayers still subsidizing professional football and basketball? |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2001
Frank Deford |
Play money Economics take center stage in sports world... |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Football Is All About the Hikes The NFL wants major networks to pay more for content. |
Sports Central
May 29, 2007
Adam Russell |
The Sports Fan's Cable/Satellite TV Paradox There are now so many specialized sports networks on cable/satellite TV that executives are forced to find anything to fill their programming schedules. |
AskMen.com
Lewis Helfand |
The NBA After Jordan: Is There Hope? How much has the value of the Chicago Bulls changed from Jordan's rookie season to now? |
Sports Central
September 20, 2010
Justin Shagrin |
London Calling Is the NFL selling out because of its international game in London? |
Sports Central
March 10, 2008
Chris Gonzales |
A Sign of the Times, a Look to the Future While it is still too early to tell if professional sports have been corrupted beyond repair, the answer may lie just below the surface. |
AskMen.com
Mark Simmons |
soccer betting What do we think about when high-budget sporting franchises come to mind? Baseball? Basketball? Hockey? Although all of these might be valid answers to the question, soccer should also be added to the list. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Most Profitable Sports Leagues The top five richest pro sports leagues. |
Sports Illustrated
March 8, 2000 |
NCAA madness not confined to March ...the NCAA police force has taken after some of the most distinguished basketball programs in the country... |
Sports Central
May 31, 2008
Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
Salon.com
October 31, 2000
Allen Barra |
The "transition" game The NBA is suffering, not because it misses Michael Jordan, but because there are too many teenage millionaires who can't shoot... |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
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. |
Fast Company
April 2009
Zachary Wilson |
HOK Imagines the Ballpark of the Future A look at the Yankees' and Mets' pricey new homes -- and the baseball stadium of tomorrow. |
Sports Central
February 11, 2008
Adam Russell |
The Patriots and a Lesson in NFL History Even if the Pats had beaten the Giants, would we all be convinced they were better than Miami or Cleveland? |
CFO
April 1, 2004
Tim Reason |
Squeeze Play Forget steroids. It's spending that has baseball in a bind. |
AskMen.com
April 6, 2013
Brett Smiley |
Baseball Fans The dawn of baseball every April tends to shower fans of every team with a clean slate and hope, when in reality, the writing is on the wall: a large chunk of the league is hopeless. |
Salon.com
April 18, 2001
Allen Barra |
Air ball Michael Jordan's rumored return to the court sounds like a great idea for the NBA. It isn't... |
Salon.com
August 27, 2002
King Kaufman |
So will they strike? Maybe, maybe not. But since baseball players and owners aren't even addressing the fundamental problem, we'll be asking the same question in a few years. |
Sports Illustrated
March 15, 2000 |
Best day of the year For basketball fans, this is the best day of all the year. Yes, today -- the day before the NCAA tournament begins.... |
Sports Central
October 19, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
How the Players Can Win the NBA Lockout The NBA players need to leverage their talent to win the lockout. |
Sports Illustrated
May 8, 2001
Michael Bamberger |
Downsize This! Baseball may have blundered into its best idea in years: contraction... |
CFO
May 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan |
"It Still Hurts When You Lose." In this economy, an NBA CFO has to make all the right moves. An interview with Charlie Mierswa, SVP and CFO, New Jersey Nets. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Allen Barra |
The NFL's minor league? The marketing firms and New York pundits who want a college football playoff system have one thing in common: They don't like or understand college football. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Travelocity Plays Ball The travel site swings for the fences, packaging trips with baseball tickets. |
Sports Illustrated
January 10, 2001
Frank Deford |
The hot stove league Once upon a time there was an offseason. Super Bowl? NFL Playoffs? The NBA? Hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, perhaps as late as into the 1960s, the sports calendar effectively ended with the New Year's Day bowl games... |
