Which of the following is not an example of sport being operated as a monopoly?

• A. Leagues can work together to eliminate new leagues.
• B. Anyone can own a team.
• C. New teams have to pay large fees to join a league.
• D. Players can negotiate with only one team if they are drafted.

Answer: (B)

Monopoly in sport arises when entry is tightly controlled, labor markets are restricted, and leagues or teams exercise gatekeeping to limit competition. The statement that anyone can own a team breaks that pattern, because it implies open ownership and fewer barriers to new entrants, which reduces the monopolistic control over who can participate and compete. The other scenarios illustrate typical monopoly features: leagues working together to suppress new entrants keeps the market closed; high fees to join a league raise the cost of entry and limit who can compete; players negotiating with only one team reflects exclusive labor market control within the system. So open ownership is the non-monopoly example.