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| | Current Biography Excerpts: Sports Business |
 | | One of the most remarkable sports stories of the 1980s was the dramatic turnaround of the National Basketball Association under the leadership of David Stern. |
 | | In the early years of the decade, the NBA was the laughingstock of professional sports, riddled by runaway salaries, quarrelsome owners, and widespread drug abuse among its players. |
 | | Ueberroth continued his interest in sports at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, where he earned letters in baseball, football, and swimming, though sports were not his only extracurricular activity. |
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