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THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS
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24 March 2011
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BY EVAN WEINER
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
COMMENTARY
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Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins asked a question in a column written after the NFL lockout started on March 11. It was a simple query that the writer could not answer. “Where is it written that (NFL) owners are entitled to the lion’s share of revenues from structures we help build and support?”
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