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MLB players playing October ball earn money from a revenue pool from this source

Central revenues

Excluding local media deals the MLB league office controls these national revenue streams

Large market teams

Unlike franchises like the KC Royals these teams are DQ'ed from MLB revenue sharing due to their high market share score

Stubhub

Bam evolved from one company to five tech programs including MLB TV, Pitch FX, and Statcast but not this ticket marketplace

NY Yankees

From 2003-21 this MLB team has paid the highest amount of luxury taxes accounting for a significant portion of the total collected

Original 6

Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Bruins. Red Wings, Rangers make up this

Hard Salary Cap

NHL operates under this type of salary cap with range limits of 85 -115%

Vegas Golden Knights

This NHL franchise entry in 2017 dramatically increased franchise valuations across the league

Lower Revenue Teams

The NHL has designated an industry growth fund designed to provide financial support to these types of franchises

Seattle Kraken

To become the NHL's newest franchise, owners of this team had to pay a $650 million expansion fee

Major League Soccer

This league initially operated as a single entity structure before switching to a modified franchise model

League Think

NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle developed this concept to unify team owners and grow the league

Signing bonus

The Sanders Provision provides a loophole in the NFL salary cap by prorating these over the length of player contracts

LA Dodgers

This iconic franchise nearly experienced financial disaster in 2011

Escrow Tax

This NBA cost control requires players give up 10 percent of their salary if player salaries are totaled more than 55% of the league revenues.

Association Football (Soccer)

This sport most commonly operates in open leagues with promotion and relegation system

Co-operative and community benefit society (CCBS)

In the UK individuals can purchase shares in this type of soccer club that utilizes community based grassroots approach

Parachute Payments

These payments help soccer clubs avoid financial issues when they are demoted form a top flight league

Japan

This country’s professional sports leagues sees franchises typically owned by corporations rather than individuals

Exchange Rate

This economic factor plays an important role for franchises in the NHL

Ticket sales

Along with athletic differences and lower fan interest this is the reason justifying paying women soccer players less

NWSL

Other than the WNBA this north American women's league this is considered to be the firmest financial footing

National Pro Fastpitch

This professional softball league allows potential team owners to franchise their teams opposed to owning them

FIFA women's world cup team

US women's soccer players typically earn their highest salaries as a member of this

Alex Morgan

In 2020 Nike offered the first ever maternity clause to this US soccer star

full uniform sponsorships

This revenue stream has not been fully taken advantage of by NBA owners but have made strides on jerseys

Maternity Leave

New benefit previously unseen in US professional sport was included in the new WNBA CBA

Luxury tax

Repeat offenders of this player spending control will be assessed additional penalties if they exceed this annual threshold.

American Basketball association

NBA star John H’s salary increased exponentially after the 1969 season due to this competitor league

Oscar Robertson rule

Named after famous player, NBA players were allowed to openly solicit offers from other teams when their contracts expired leading to higher salaries

Covid-19

This unexpected event completely upended financial forecasting

Verizon

Along with AB INBEV this company is one of the largest sources of sponsorship for the NFL

Roger Goodell

His goal for the NFL is to reach 27 billion in revenue by 2027

Green Bay Packers

This NFL team is the only publicly owned corporation rather than privately owned

Dallas Cowboys

Despite their near 30 year title drought they are still the most valuable franchise in the NFL

Jock tax

If you are a professional athlete you may need to pay these income taxes

Individual team ticket prices

The NBA and its owners controls various league functions such as competitive rules and salary limitations but not this type of vital feature

Contested draft

This type of draft system would see teams submit a bid on a player and enter into a lottery for the rights of the player

NHL

This league’s aggressive growth strat saw new franchises in the US sunbelt

Socios

In Spain these investors provide financial backing to football clubs but are not owners