There are two reasons for the phenomenal growth in professional sports. The first is it makes money. And the second is it makes money.
That pro sports is primarily a major profit industry has not been news for 15 years. Players first rate themselves on their salary. Then, their scoring average. Franchises have become blockbuster capital gains investments. And sports broadcasting rights can make or break networks.
Two of the most dynamic growth industries of the past 25 years have been computer science and sports trading. From a standing start, they are now both multi-billion-dollar giants.
No one can doubt their impact. Today, American industry is programmed by computers and American leisure time is programmed by sports.
