There have been some complaints and shock that American Olympians are taxed on the medals they win and the bonuses they make for winning.* Senator Rubio (R-FL) has positioned it as the burdensome tax code punishing people for success, and he’s introduced a bill to further complicate amend the tax code for the athletes. Olympians should [...]
The CEO of the Fiesta Bowl, John Junker, was fired for paying employees to make political contributions and then covering it up. This is in addition to a host of other offences, like using Fiesta Bowl money to pay for a strip club visit (pdf of full report). Junker was already a popular target for his nearly [...]
Guest post. This post is part of series of posts written by my sport management students and is cross-posted on the UMass Center for Spectator Sport Research blog. The authors of this post are Shannon Archer, Matt Britner, Steven Le, Mike McCarthy, and Shaun McNamara. On July 8th, LeBron James decided to leave the [...]
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