<p>*Well, all sports are money drains. *</p>
<p>Not all sports are money drains at all schools. Some schools make a lot of money (net) with football and basketball.</p>
<p>Women sports are huge money drains, and some men’s sports are, too.</p>
<p>*Well, all sports are money drains. In fact,it would surprise most people to know that even schools with high attendance at football and basketball games lose money with regularity on sports.
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<p>The MONEY is in TELEVISED games, not ticket sales.</p>
<p>There’s also the big money that donors and alumni give because they want their big sports school to do well both academically and athletically.</p>