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Behind The Box Scores
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2005 - - Sports
columnist and New York Press Club member Evan Weiner is
out with a book on "The
Business & Politics of Sports."
The book takes a hard look at
some of America's favorite subjects, with over a hundred columns
written between 1998 and 2005 describing the power plays, players,
media and political (federal, state and local) connections, which
rule the 19 billion dollar a year business of sports.
At the heart of Weiner's writing
lies his belief that "it's great to watch a game and report
on it, but democracy deserves more than a box score when it comes
to scrutinizing the business of sports."
Weiner is a contributing columnist
for New York Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Metro Philadelphia,
Metro New York, The Washington Examiner and msnbc.com, and is
a re-occurring guest on "Politics Live" with Sam Donaldson.
His radio commentary "The Business of Sports" has aired
nationally on a daily basis since June 1999. |