By Eric Park

Staff Writer

The Philadelphia Phillies were crowned Major League Baseball’s champions to conclude the 2007-2008 Season.  Now, the free agency period of baseball has begun and free agent players will be seeking new contracts and possible new employers.  In past free agency periods, teams have granted immense contracts to players.  This was highlighted in December of 2007 when the New York Yankees gave star player Alex Rodriguez a record 10-year, $275 million contract.  However, the downtrodden economy has hurt job markets, but its effects on player contracts have yet to be seen.

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By Christine Liu

Staff Writer

Sports management is one of the world’s biggest and most lucrative industries with a net worth of $200 billion.  Avid sport fans who long to be in the arena but can’t drive a golf ball like Tiger Woods or dunk a basketball like LeBron James can pursue a career in sports management.  This field is an intensely competitive industry, with a very limited number of job openings and, usually, a hard climb from the bottom of the sports management ladder.  So how do you get to become the brains behind the brawns and what are the types of careers involved in sports management?

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