Big Bucks In Sports

DUE NORTH
It has been awhile since any of the four teams in the Twin Cities has played for a title (the Twins and the North Stars, in 1991), but at least the cost of going to a game there is well below league averages.

Index Rating: .88

BEAR MARKET
Memphis has the lowest cost-of-living index of any city with a major pro sports franchise. The cost of going to a Grizzlies game is even lower.

Index Rating: .91

20 BEST AND WORST TEAMS

If you're a team owner looking for a club to use as a fiscal model, turn your attention to Florida—where the most, and least, efficient examples operate.

MOST EFFICIENT

Florida Marlins ( MLB)

Tampa Bay Rays ( MLB)

Oakland Athletics ( MLB)