Public awareness campaigns around the World Cup and other sporting events are well intentioned – but not backed by research.
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The performance was full of meaningful visuals that contributed to a wider message about the multicultural soul of America today.
Sports scholar John Affleck talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of prop betting in American sports.
Bad Bunny was the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. On Sunday, he will headline the Super Bowl.
The reaction to Bad Bunny’s selection as the Super Bowl halftime performer reveals how MAGA politics continues to police language, race and belonging in America.
Reggaeton star’s comments on ICE have added to a conservative backlash to NFL’s choice of entertainment. But his appeal in Latin America is seen as a big plus.
Culture wars once arose from impromptu events that struck a nerve among Americans, but they are now started by partisan agitators who introduce them to politicians and watch them take hold.
Puerto Ricans like Bad Bunny complicate the administration’s campaign to portray America as an English-speaking, homogenous nation.
Pressuring broadcasters by leveraging the powers of the Federal Communications Commission occurs no matter which party controls the White House.
The rapper has mastered the delicate balance between commercial success and politically charged music. How far will he push the envelope on one of the world’s biggest stages?
Monday’s Super Bowl will feature Australian Jordan Mailata, a former rugby league junior. How did he become such a brilliant NFL player?
A depressed robot, a drugged Kenyan and a singing Saab driver − what could go wrong?
Getting to the playoffs is linked to a $200 increase in local per capita income, while winning the Super Bowl is worth about $33 per person.
For some Americans, athletes can and should be role models, according to a study. For others, athletes should only express their views under certain conditions.
Elite athletes are known to be tough-minded. Research reveals openness is also a key personality trait, one that allows them to execute creative, unscripted plays.
Her new album, ‘Cowboy Carter,’ arrives at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
Preachy commercials do not go down well when big brands are suspected of disingenuous motives and virtue signalling.
Oh, yeah, and there’s a game, too.
A football’s dimensions, pressure and texture affect its aerodynamics, i.e. the forces exerted by the air on the ball as it flies.
What makes the NFL’s embrace of gambling so striking is that for most of its history, the league had pushed the government for stricter regulations – not more lenient ones.
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University
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Professor of Marketing, Auburn University
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Public Policy and Saul L. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement, University of Maryland
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Professor of Ethics, Auburn University
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Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Sport Media, University of Iowa
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Professor of Psychology, California State University, Northridge
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Associate Professor, Design Anthropology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Endowed Chair in Community Medicine and Public Health, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Kinesiology, Affiliate Professor of History, Director of Research and Educational Programs for the Penn State Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Penn State
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Director, Sports Capital Journalism Program, Indiana University
