Three Sources About How Money Is Ruining Sports For The Fans

Edit: For some reason, the citations are acting weird when I publish the post. They look fine when I am in the edit screen but I don't know why they are changing on the main blog. I'll keep trying to fix it.


1. Sullivan, Becky. "Money Ends College Sport's Oldest Rivalries." NPR. NPR, 26 Feb. 2012. Web. 26 Feb.       
            2012. <http://www.npr.org/2012/02/26/147424635/money-ends-college-sports-oldest-rivalries>.
- All sports fans love the rivalry games. It is the most hyped game of the year for fans. Because of promised money in other conferences, many rivalry games will never happen again. For this source, I will state that fans want to see rivalry games and because of money, they won't happen anymore. Avid sports fans are upset about this and there is no end in sight. Because of conference realignment, more and more rivalries are being abolished. 


2. Zegers, Charlie. "NBA Lockout 101: The Issues, the Arguments, and the NBA's Uncertain future." 
              About.com Basketball. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. <http://basketball.about.com/od/nbateams/ss/Nba-
             Lockout-101-The-Issues-The-Arguments-And-The-Nbas-Uncertain-Future.htm>
- The lockouts that have occurred in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL are a main point that I want to discuss in my paper. I want to discuss how in each lockout, the main problem between players and owners has been revenue sharing. Seasons have been cut short or even lost entirely due to the issue of how to split up the income earned by executives. Fans never want to see parts of a season missed because of greediness or how to split up a final 4% of income but it has happened to every major sport over the last 20 years. 


3. Schottey, Michael. "NFL Ticket Prices Rise While Attendance Drops: What Are Owners Thinking." 
            Bleacher Report. 1 Sept. 2010. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448364-a                       
           nfl-ticket-prices-rise-while-attendance-drops-what-are-the-owners-thinking>.
- This specifically that fans are not reacting well to the constant raising of ticket prices every year. Attendance has been declining, but the prices continue to rise. Going to games is something that every sports fans loves. However, it is becoming harder and harder to afford to go. The average ticket price for NFL games in 2010 was $252. Most fans are just not willing to pay that much money for one game.