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The NFL scandal over bounties has put big money at risk -- not just for the New Orleans Saints, but for the whole league. With so much ad revenue at stake, it's no wonder the NFL is pushing so hard against any offensive behavior.

Ticket prices to National Football League games continue to rise, according to a new study by Team Marketing Report. The average ticket to a game rose 4.5% to $76.47, according to the report's 2010 Fan Cost Index survey. The NFL's average for premium seats is $238.94, up 5.6% from last season. The...

The NFL's TV ratings are stronger than ever, but it's facing its third straight year of declining season ticket sales. With the economy still sputtering, and real prices for tickets soaring, teams are struggling to attract fans to watch America's most popular pro sport in person.

They won the Super Bowl, but can the New Orleans Saints take on the IRS? In 2003, according to the IRS, the Saints failed to report an $8.5 million payment from the state of Louisiana -- a payment on which the team -- in the opinion of the IRS, at least -- now owes back taxes and penalties. But in...

The Super Bowl is not so super to many economists. Experts in the economics of sports say the NFL and its boosters have grossly overestimated the economic benefit of Sunday's championship game in Miami between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.