Owning a sports team is a game in itself
Harold Katz has added 12 million to his fortune by buying the Philadelphia 76ers, a bloated payroll team, and is still bidding for the Phillies. His net worth is estimated around 70 to 90 million, signaling a shift in sports ownership toward wealthy syndicates and financial empires rather than family dynasties.
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Bill Lyon
Knight-Ridder
Harold Katz
76Ers
Phillies
Sixers
Katz
Busch
Carpenter
Wrigley
Rooney
Wealthy owners and pay TV reshape pro sports
Industry veteran Harold Katz argues sports have become a business driven by entertainment and profits. He notes tax shelters from Nutri Systems and predicts pay TV will finance teams while fans bear higher costs as franchises rise, with boxing cited as a model for future earnings.
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Harold Katz
South Philly
Katz
What If No Strike Altered Baseball Projections 1981
Allen Lewis analyzes hypothetical end-of-season leaders across batting runs hits doubles triples home runs and pitching for NL and AL divisions. The piece weighs plausible and least plausible projections and notes the 1981 season as the most frustrating due to the longest strike.
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Allen Lewis
Knight-Ridder
Art Howe
Astros
Phils
Pete Rose
Mets
Youngblood
Darrell Evans
Red Sox
Orioles
Ken Singleton
Dave Collins
Reds
Mike Schmidt
Philllies
Evans
Ricky Henderson
A’s
Rose
Bill Buckner
Cubs
al Oliver
Rangers
Buckner
Tim Hames
Steve Carlton
Gorman Thomas
Henderson
Rich Gossage
Charley Gehringer
Tigers
Reynolds
Kiki Cuyler
Pirates
Oliver
LPGA Eyes Global Tour Expansion Next Year
LPGA commissioner Ray Volpe says the Ladies Professional Golf Association may launch an official world tour in 1982 with tournaments in Japan Britain Isles and France if players approve. The plan follows growing prize money exposure and a move of HQ from New York to Houston Sweetwater Country Club with a championship course.
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Fred Byrod
Knight-Ridder
Ladies Professional Golf Association
LPGA
Ray Volpe
Japan
British Isles
France
Joe Dye
Dee
Deane Beman
Europe
Far East
Volpe
New York City
Houston
New Sweetwater Country Club
Bowler Hugh Miller Eyes Respect on Pro Tour
Mercer Island native Hugh Miller, 24, a left handed bowler on the PBA tour, has earned two events last year and pocketed over $25,000. He emphasizes fitness, mental focus, and consistency as keys to advancing, aiming for big crowds when others strike. He practices year round, balancing training with bursts of racquetball and jogging to stay sharp.
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Hugh Miller
Fort Anthony
Hugh
Mercer Island
Wash
Earl
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White Sox
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Whiz” Rinehart
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