Stories Tagged as
Business of sports
NFL gives up tax-exempt status
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 28, 2015
A little more money for the government, less transparency about executive pay.
Are pro sports teams economic winners for cities?
by
Ben Bergman
Mar 19, 2015
A baseball team has about the same economic impact as a midsize department store.
Want to run the Iditarod? You'll need a lot of scratch
Mar 18, 2015
It costs as much as $100,000 to keep a kennel of sled dogs running year-round.
When it comes to rugby, the US is a developing market
Oct 31, 2014
The sport returns to the Olympics in 2016.
The 'blackout rule' is out because football is more popular than it used to be
by
David Gura
Sep 30, 2014
David Gura talks to Kenneth Shropshire of Wharton Sports Business Initiative.
Extending the female athlete spotlight past Mo'Ne Davis
Aug 22, 2014
Mo'Ne Davis is held out as a sensation and pioneer for women in sports.
The U.S. Open is rolling, for mini golf
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Queena Kim
Aug 15, 2014
Prizes are small, but there’s enough action to sustain a pro circuit.
For public good, not for profit.
Baseball players make out like one-percenters
Aug 15, 2014
Like other top earners, their pay went up much faster than the average worker's.
Advertising at the World Cup is a different ball game
by
Dan Bobkoff
Jun 19, 2014
There aren't as many breaks for 30-second puppy ads.
Sports agent Leigh Steinberg on pro football's rise
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Kai Ryssdal
May 5, 2014
Inside the mind and career of longtime sports agent Leigh Steinberg.