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Although these stadiums were built using significant private funds, public funds are still the backbone for most major facility construction projects, and the economic downturn of 2008-2009 put significant squeeze on public contributions. Municipalities interested in luring a new team or keeping an existing team argue that tax dollars should help finance facility construction because entertainment dollars are brought in from outside the community, thus infusing “new” money into the local ...
**Contrary to initial denials, the NCAA did approve a $20,000 payment to the lawyer of University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro. **In anticipation of releasing two new smartphones, BlackBerry has renewed its North American sponsorship deal with the NHL. **The Chicago Cubs and Northwestern University agreed to a five-year marketing partnership that will have various NU athletic teams, including football, play games at Wrigley Field.
The governing body for nearly 1,300 university athletic departments is fighting wars on two fronts: one to defend its credibility, the other for its survival. Because the NCAA doesn’t have subpoena power, it improperly paid the lawyer of convicted ex-UM booster Nevin Shapiro to help gather evidence for their case. The ultimate irony in these two debacles… the NCAA charged the University of Miami with “lack of institutional control,” something the current NCAA administration might be ...
The rich interest in sport provides many distinctive sport-related employment opportunities throughout the world. Learn concepts that shape the field of sport management with Fundamentals of Sport Management. For example, sport participants, spectators, and business managers each hold unique interests in the sport industry.
