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The National Football League is a financial juggernaut in part because of a revenue-sharing model in which a team in tiny Green Bay can compete with those in major markets like New York and Los Angeles. By contrast, the structure of Major League Baseball too often fosters an "us-versus-them" environment in which large-market teams typically dominate while those in smaller markets struggle.

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