Deck 15: Professional Sport

Question 1

In which league was Pete Rozelle commissioner and developer of the idea of "league think"?

A) MLB
B) NBA
C) MLS
D) NHL
E) NFL

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which league once operated under a single-entity model?

A) MLB
B) NBA
C) MLS
D) NHL
E) NFL

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the late 1950s, which league failed to recognize that it should expand to emerging markets, which allowed an upstart league to establish a presence in those markets?

A) NFL
B) NBA
C) MLB
D) NHL
E) WHA

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Leagues have created rules and policies to improve competitive balance. What do these rules and policies typically relate to?

A) Player drafts
B) Free agency
C) Player salary
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 5

Which league's salary slotting system encouraged the Houston team to make their on-field product particularly terrible from 2009-2013?

A) NFL
B) NBA
C) MLB
D) NHL
E) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is the responsibility of the commissioner's office under the franchisee/franchisor league structure?

A) Negotiate national television contracts
B) Establish relationships with vendors for league-wide licensed merchandise sales
C) Hire and supervise game officials
D) Negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the players' union
E) All of the above

Question 7

This league began in a single-entity structure and switched to a franchisee/franchisor model?

A) WNBA
B) MLS
C) MLB
D) NFL
E) Both a and b

Question 8

In which league have franchises typically been owned by corporations?

A) Japanese Professional Baseball League
B) Nippon Professional Baseball
C) Major League Baseball
D) Minor League Baseball
E) None of the above

Question 9

Which iconic franchise nearly experienced financial disaster in 2011?

A) Los Angeles Dodgers
B) Chicago Cubs
C) Dallas Cowboys
D) Washington Redskins
E) None of the above

Question 10

Through 2015, the highest expansion fee paid by a new team entering a North American professional league was in which league?

A) MLB
B) NBA
C) NFL
D) NHL
E) MLS

Question 11

Each of the professional sport leagues has established rules regarding who may become an owner and join their "club."

Question 12

The NHL has the most strict ownership requirements of all the North American professional sport leagues, including a steep cash down-payment requirement.

Question 13

Most of the recent bankruptcies in the "Big 4" professional sport leagues have involved baseball franchises.

Question 14

The NBA recently used a pooled-debt instrument to assist financially struggling franchises.

Question 15

The four major North American sport leagues all share revenues from licensed merchandise sales equally among their teams.

Question 16

NFL teams share the highest percentage of gate receipts with visiting teams.

Question 17

The New York Islanders of the NHL violated league rules regarding league control of official league websites.

Question 18

In addition to "traditional" luxury suites and club seats, some facilities offer luxury suites that do not have a direct view of the field of play.

Question 19

A personal seat license is typically valid for the life of the facility.

Question 20

Though securitization is popular, facilities cannot be financed through securitization.