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FROM Andrew Zimbalist

Re-Imagining the Olympics
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Re-Imagining the Olympics Rio de Janeiro struggled to prepare to host the Summer Olympic Games. Brazil is in a recession, and less than two months before the games began, Rio’s Governor had to declare a state of emergency to access funding for the preparations. Now some estimates put cost overruns for the Games at $ 1.6 billion.

14 min, 11 sec Aug 10, 2016

The Crazy Money behind "March Madness"
To the Point

The Crazy Money behind "March Madness" This year's NCAA basketball championships will generate $1.5 billion; Division One athletics are major business. Big schools get big money and coaches make millions, but many players may be left with nothing but injuries — and no education at all.

33 min, 20 sec Mar 27, 2015

Clippers Sell for $2 Billion to Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Which Way, L.A.?

Clippers Sell for $2 Billion to Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Donald Sterling owned the NBA Clippers franchise for 30 years — not any more. A court order today confirmed the sale of the team by Sterling’s wife Shelly to Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft. The selling price of the Clippers was $2 billion — three and a half times the amount it was recently valued by Forbes magazine.

10 min, 36 sec Aug 12, 2014

NBA Goes All In on Pushing Clippers Owner Out
To the Point

NBA Goes All In on Pushing Clippers Owner Out Today NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Silver also said that an investigation has confirmed that the man speaking in the recording was indeed Sterling.

7 min, 50 sec Apr 29, 2014

The First Step Toward Unionizing College Athletes
To the Point

The First Step Toward Unionizing College Athletes College football is big business, and there's long been dispute about the status of so-called "student athletes." Peter Ohr, regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago, ruled yesterday that football players at Northwestern University are employees with the right to form a union and bargain collectively.

7 min, 35 sec Mar 27, 2014

NFL: the 'Nonprofit Football League'
To the Point

NFL: the 'Nonprofit Football League' The National Football League is a tax-exempt nonprofit — even though it makes $10 billion in revenue every year. Individual teams are taxed, but they're also heavily subsidized by states and cities across the country, enriching their wealthy owners.

35 min, 37 sec Jan 31, 2014

Massive Economic Protests as Brazil Readies for World Cup
To the Point

Massive Economic Protests as Brazil Readies for World Cup Another wave of protests snarled traffic today in São Paulo, and federal police have been sent to five cities hosting international soccer games. It all started less than two weeks ago with protests against a 10¢ increase in bus fares in São Paulo, Brazil's biggest city.

33 min, 15 sec Jun 19, 2013

There's a New Kind of Magic in Chavez Ravine
Which Way, L.A.?

There's a New Kind of Magic in Chavez Ravine Frank McCourt isn't going away completely, but Dodger fans are basking in his sale of the franchise to "basketball legend" Magic Johnson, along with a baseball veteran and financiers who came up with $2 billion.

13 min, 7 sec Mar 28, 2012

A Third NBA Team for Southern California?
Which Way, L.A.?

A Third NBA Team for Southern California? Today was the day the Maloof Brothers, who own the Sacramento Kings , were set to apply for relocation to Anaheim. That would add a third National Basketball Association franchise to Los Angeles, alongside the Lakers and Clippers .

18 min, 2 sec Apr 18, 2011

How Is the McCourts' Divorce Affecting the Dodgers?
Which Way, L.A.?

How Is the McCourts' Divorce Affecting the Dodgers? The latest act in what Kevin Roderick of LA Observed calls the " best soap opera " in town came last week when lawyers for Jamie McCourt released papers showing that she and estranged husband Frank took home $108 million in income between 2004 and last year — without paying a dime in local, state or federal taxes.

11 min, 8 sec Mar 01, 2010

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