Published December 3, 2010
THE DAILY each day this week is presenting the results from the sixth annual SportsBusiness Daily/SportsBusiness Journal readers survey on the state of the sports industry. Today, we look at an overview of facilities, labor and agents and colleges. Turnkey Sports & Entertainment partnered with SBD/SBJ on the survey.
FACILITES
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| Best NBA arena |
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Staples Center (Los Angeles Clippers, Lakers) |
24.20%
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Madison Square Garden (New York Knicks) |
13.65%
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Conseco Fieldhouse (Indiana Pacers) |
8.84%
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TD Garden (Boston Celtics) |
7.73%
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| Responses: 996 |
PATRICK E. MCCARTHY
| Best soccer-specific stadium |
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Red Bull Arena (New York Red Bulls) |
41.11%
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Home Depot Center (L.A. Galaxy, Chivas USA) |
18.98%
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PPL Park (Philadelphia Union) |
10.74%
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| Responses: 922 |
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| Best MLB ballpark |
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Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) |
15.03%
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Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox) |
14.29%
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AT&T Park (San Francisco Giants) |
9.37%
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies) |
9.37%
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Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs) |
8.63%
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| Responses: 1,078 |
PATRICK E. MCCARTHY
| Which NFL stadium will get a naming-rights deal done first? |
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New Meadowlands Stadium |
59.98%
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Cowboys Stadium |
40.02%
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| Responses: 1,072 |
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GBUD FORCE
| Best NFL stadium |
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Cowboys Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) |
37.73%
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New Meadowlands Stadium (New York Giants, Jets) |
13.47%
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Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers) |
9.84%
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| Responses: 1,047 |
RENEE ROSENSTEEL
| Best NHL arena |
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Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh Penguins) |
10.84%
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Madison Square Garden (New York Rangers) |
10.74%
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Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia Flyers) |
8.24%
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Xcel Energy Center (Minnesota Wild) |
7.40%
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Prudential Center (New Jersey Devils) |
6.78%
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| Responses: 959 |
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| Best motorsports venue |
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Daytona International Speedway |
24.89%
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
23.87%
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Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway |
10.47%
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| Responses: 888 |
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LABOR AND AGENTS
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| You are an athlete about to negotiate a new contract. Which agent below would you want in your corner? |
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Scott Boras |
35.29%
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Tom Condon |
13.35%
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Arn Tellem |
8.48%
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Drew Rosenhaus |
7.69%
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Mark Steinberg |
7.69%
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| Responses: 884 |
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