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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 18 points 1 year ago

Some sports are profitable. A lot of sports aren't.

A lot of the sports programs go back to a time when universities acted more like finishing schools for the wealthy and intelligent. It was thought that sports, especially team sports, were a good way to teach the soft skills of being a leader.