By Martin J. Greenberg and Alex Utrup I. Introduction Coming off a Most Valuable Player (‘MVP’) season in 2018-19, Giannis Antetokounmpo (“Antetokounmpo”) said that he was only at “60 percent
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Trading the Gateway City for the City of Angels: The Damage Done by the Rams and the Rights of Those Holding Tickets and PSLs
By Martin Greenberg & Jordan Lysiak Introduction When the St. Louis Rams (Rams) made their move to Los Angeles during the 2016 National Football League (NFL) offseason, a state of
2019 NFL Black Monday and the Future of the Rooney Rule
By Martin J. Greenberg and Jacob Peters I. Introduction Since its introduction in 2003, the Rooney Rule has served as the basis for integration of diversity in the National Football
NFL Cross-Ownership Rule Changes
By Martin J. Greenberg and Michael A. Forella III On October 1, 2017, I published the article “NFL Cross-Ownership Rule” on Sport$Biz. In that article, I discussed the history, evolution,
Post-Script: Blast Off! Why Are MLB Franchise Values Skyrocketing at an Astounding Rate?
MLB Franchise Values Update Based on 2018 Forbes Report By Martin J. Greenberg & Michael R. Gavin With every Spring brings a new Major League Baseball (MLB) season, where each
The Rooney Rule and Diversity in the NFL Workplace
By Martin J. Greenberg and Courtney Brenk I. Introduction Does having a rule wherein National Football League (NFL) teams are required to interview a head coach who is a minority
Personal Seat Licenses in the NBA: Golden State Warriors
By Martin J. Greenberg and M’Kenzee Galloway Introduction Personal Seat Licenses (PSL) have traditionally been offered by National Football League (NFL) franchises as a way to gain revenue to help
Cost Overruns and Sports Venue Construction
by Martin J. Greenberg and Dan MacMillan I. Introduction: What are Cost Overruns As stadium construction costs continue to rise, there is an increasing amount of scrutiny devoted to the
The Referendum
Introduction “A referendum is a directed vote in which the entire electorate is asked to vote on a particular proposal” that is before the public. In other
NFL Cross-Ownership Rule
By Martin J. Greenberg and Charles Biggs Introduction While cross-ownership of professional sports teams can be very profitable for the wealthy owner, it has caused issues in the past among