It might be time to reschedule football season. With rising temperatures, poorer air quality and a worsening hurricane season, climate change threatens the future of the American sport.
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NFL salary caps were originally introduced to make the league more competitive and reduce performance differences between small and large market teams. But they have also worked out well for players.
Influencers boxing retired MMA fighters, YouTubers and basketball players detracts from the legitimacy of the sport. It’s a short-term business decision, plain and simple.
Through social media, young athletes are dismantling the idea of the superhuman athlete.
From skateboarding and climbing to baseball, the new Olympic events had varying degrees of success.
The Olympics claim not to be political, but in the 1960s a counter movement organized by left-leaning countries put politics front and centre.
Making that choice is not easy but it is important to the longevity of an athlete’s career.
The ongoing influence of rape culture in men’s hockey prompts a contentious discussion about whether — and when — athletes involved in sex offences deserve a second chance from teams and fans.
Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their compatriots and their gods.
A researcher who studies physical skills explains how getting your conscious thoughts out of the way lets your body do what it knows how to do, better.
A plethora of sport betting operators will now enter the Canadian market and contribute to the economy through consumer betting and marketing partnerships. But what are the risks?
Some Olympic athletes have thrived in the year-long delay leading up to the Tokyo Games, using the extra time off to improve their performance and shatter national records.
Studying the team over the past 25 years has provided clues as to why it’s plagued with issues of racism and hooliganism
Concerns about holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games during a state of emergency highlights just how much power the International Olympic Committee wields over the global sporting world.
In the wake of debate about cannabis, performance-enhancing drugs and the Olympic Games, athlete-driven doping legislation is the way forward.
A fan’s sign caused a massive pile up at the Tour de France. But should the event’s organisers take legal action?
Many aspects of American society, from language to sports to fashion, remain structured or separated by gender.
Riders in the 2021 Tour de France will ride more than 2,100 miles (3,400 km) over the 21 flat and mountainous stages of the race. And they will burn an incredible amount of energy while doing so.
The quest to combat discrimination against LGBTQ athletes has been long and fitful, particularly in male team sports.
The Canadian Football League is struggling to stay alive. All options, including help from government, should be considered as part of a national conversation about its future.
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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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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University
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Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
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