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Jeren McGhee Jenna Tucker Research Paper November 10, 2011 Paying College Athletes? Might Not Be a Bad Thing College athletes are some of the hardest working individuals around. Athletes have a routine that includes brutal practices, intense games, and difficult college courses. College athletes carry a tremendous weight on their shoulders. Compensation for college athletes has been a controversial subject for years. Many individuals have their arguments in support of each side

Public Subsidies for Sports Facilities America is in the midst of a sports construction boom. New sports facilities costing at least $200 million each have been completed or are under way in Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Nashville, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, D.C., and are in the planning stages in Boston, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, and Pittsburgh. Major stadium renovations have been undertaken in Jacksonville and Oakland

Running Head: THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS The Ethical and Legal Implications of the University of Miami Ponzi Scheme Abstract The University of Miami case was one of the biggest financial scandals in the past year. Former UM Football Booster, Nevin Shapiro, orchestrated a $930 million Ponzi scheme, with which numerous NCAA rules were violated. Shapiro allegedly provided cash, goods, prostitutes, assorted favors and on one occasion, an abortion to University of Miami football players

Introduction The NBA is a billion dollar business and known as one of the largest and most prestigious organization within American sports today. It is also home to one of the most controversial rules in all of sports, which is known as "the one and done rule." The one and done rule restricts high school basketball players from entering the NBA draft out of high school and going to straight to the NBA. According to Article X, Section 1 of the NBA's 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the

1. What is this case about (provide a elevator-pitch summary)? 2. What is BAM’s business model? (make sure to include key drivers and threats of BAM’s success) 3. Which sets of customers does BAM serve? How does it create value for those customers? Does it create value for those customers it does not serve? 4. BAM is best known for its paid-content model. How solid are its underlying economics? 5. How would you evaluate BAM’s product portfolio? How would an iPad product fit into the company’s