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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.
The NFL’s embrace of the sport points to a promising future. But gender and political divides could stand in the way.
Polarization invades parts of Americans’ lives that really aren’t political, dividing society more deeply. That includes decisions about whether or not they like meatloaf or chili.
Marketers are increasingly focused on reaching narrow audiences – but when it comes to mass appeal, the Super Bowl doesn’t miss.
The coach’s legendary terseness and his rejection of technological trends belie a wealth of knowledge about the game and its history.
Even parents who don’t drink much throughout the year may have a few extra eggnogs at a Christmas party or beers while watching the Super Bowl. And that has implications for how they treat their kids.
Today it’s smart technology that will defend drivers and pedestrians. Over a century ago, it was the Klaxon horn.
As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take on the Philadelphia Eagles, The Conversation takes a critical look at some of the biggest news stories from the past NFL season.
The Super Bowl is more than a game — it’s an ecosystem of parties, the halftime show, the ads and 100 million people watching despite the sport’s ugly and dangerous side.
Researchers who analyzed every sports bet placed online since 2018 found that young adults are the fastest-growing group of bettors, with more than 70% of them placing in-game bets.
The brief 2022 US ban on avocado imports from Mexico underscored the risks of being so heavily reliant on a product that comes from one region in one country.
As the Los Angeles Rams prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals, The Conversation takes a critical look at some of the biggest news stories from the past NFL season.
For the NFL, playing the national anthem started as a patriotic marketing ploy. It’s now played before every game alongside ‘Lift Every Voice,’ the Black national anthem, and ‘America the Beautiful.’
Advertisers forked over $5.5 million for a mere 30 seconds of air time during the Super Bowl. Here’s Twitter’s verdict on which brands got social media bang for their bucks.
The rise in the popularity of Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, represents a prime opportunity for educators to use spoken word poetry in the classroom.
Over the past year, the singer has carefully constructed a visage that has made him nearly unrecognizable.
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor of Marketing, Auburn University
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Associate Professor of Sport Media, University of Iowa
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Professor of Ethics, Auburn 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 and Director, Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Professor of Law, University at Buffalo
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Professor of Psychology, California State University, Northridge
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Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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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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Director, Sports Capital Journalism Program, Indiana University
