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008			991214s2000 mau 001 0 eng
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020			_a0674001656 _q(alk. paper)
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035			_a(OCoLC)43063166
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050	0	0	_aKF 3989 _b.W45 2000
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100	1		_aWeiler, Paul C.
245	1	0	_aLeveling the playing field : _bhow the law can make sports better for fans / _cPaul C. Weiler.
246	3		_aLevelling the playing field
260			_aCambridge, Mass. : _bHarvard University Press, _c2000.
300			_axii, 367 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPrologue: 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.
520	1		_a"The world of sports seems entwined with lawsuits. This is so, Paul Weiler explains, because of two characteristics intrinsic to all competitive sports. First, sporting contests lose their drama if the competition becomes too lopsided. Second, the winning athletes and teams usually take the "lion's share" of both fan attention and spending. So interest in second-rate teams and in second-rate leagues rapidly wanes, leaving one dominant league with monopoly power." "The ideal of evenly balanced sporting contests is continually challenged by economic, social, and technological forces. Consequently, Weiler argues, the law is essential to level the playing field for players, owners, and ultimately fans and taxpayers. For example, he shows why players' use of performance-enhancing drugs, even legal ones, should be treated as a more serious offense than, say, use of cocaine. He also explains why proposals to break up dominant leagues and create new ones will not work, and thus why both union representation of players and legal protection for fans- and taxpayers - are necessary." "Weiler analyzes a wide array of moral and economic issues that arise in all competitive sports. He tells us, for example, how Commissioner Bud Selig should respond to Pete Rose's quest for admission to the Hall of Fame; what kind of settlement will allow baseball players and owners to avoid a replay of their past labor battles; and how our political leaders should address the recent wave of taxpayer-built stadiums."--Jacket.
650		0	_aSports _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States.
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