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What will it take for the league to survive, expand and carve out its own identity in an increasingly saturated pro sports landscape?
Research has repeatedly found that stadiums generate little economic benefit, while subsidy referendums often fail when put before voters. Yet team owners continue to receive billions in tax dollars.
Since college athletes were allowed to sign branding deals in 2021, the debate has continued over whether letting students make money off their names is a good thing.
When Patterson was at Temple University, she insisted on swimming when her white teammates swam and not being limited to the hour when the pool was available to Black swimmers.
Research links repeated head impacts with poorer brain health in some former players, although the evidence cannot yet prove cause and effect.
Is the Trionda ball being used at the tournament traveling too fast or flying unpredictably? We asked a physicist who tested the ball.
Canada co-hosting the World Cup and its national team’s success is an opportunity to explore how people living in multicultural regions decide who to support.
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
As one piece of more than a century of baseball traditions, eye black is part science experiment, part routine and part uniform.
While it’s impossible to predict the champion, the 2026 World Cup already has many winners: the qualifying teams, the host countries and FIFA are all reaping record financial and media benefits.
Iran’s team faces a hostile reception from the US government and some of its brethren in the diaspora. Yet others hope the event will trump politics — for now.
The wild swings of dynamic pricing, ongoing accusations of FIFA corruption and questions of host-nation probity have created a huge backlash.
Americans own dozens of elite European soccer teams – and are seeking changes to protect their investments.
Data science and machine learning algorithms can help us form probabilistic forecasts of things like sporting events.
In 1976, fans could score a ticket to the MLB All-Star Game for $6. In 2026, tickets start at over $200.
As millions watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup, players’ tattoos will be on display – offering a glimpse into the inner lives of soccer’s biggest stars.
It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.
New research offers a cautionary tale about the difficulty of removing ‘forever chemicals’ from the environment.
The author of a book chronicling the evolution of the global game explores the origins of association football.
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Fellow, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor of Engineering Practice, Purdue University
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University