Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008

There is a whole other game that goes on behind the scenes in any sport. TIME has chosen some of the notable — and not so notable — sports executives and asks you to vote on who plays the game best

By Sean Gregory, Josh Tyrangiel, Adam Smith, Hannah Beech, Kristina Dell, Andrew Downie, Uki Goni, Jeff Israely, Tony Karon, Glen Levy, Catherine Mayer, Simon Robinson, Bill Saporito, and Yuri Zarakhovich

Sergey Kushchenko

Bob Martin / Sports Illustrated
  • Print

Age: 47
Title: Chief, Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces; President, CSKA Basketball Club

PRO: Lifted CSKA to first-class status among world clubs and helped put Russia back on the map of great basketball countries.

CON: Has yet to overhaul CSKA's vast but obsolete and disintegrating training facilities — and make the club profitable.

View the full list for "Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008"