The unfolding doping scandal involving Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project follows the same plot as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service cycling team.
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It was designed as a way of achieving a result from rain-affected matches, but the Duckworth-Lewis method is not fit for purpose. Here’s a suggested replacement.
Drug testing has improved but athletes are finding new ways to get around the rules and the technology.
Parents want to simultaneously support and push their kids. But when it comes to sports, this mentality can backfire in subtle ways.
The Women’s World Cup has become a hugely popular, global event. But what’s happening at the club level?
In a $5 billion industry, there’s no longer a level playing field.
When pro football players like Chris Borland quit, it should send a strong message to parents. But there are a host of issues, besides health, to consider.
Corruption at the pinnacle of sports sets a tone for all the rest. Targeting its roots is the right thing to do no matter what comes of the FBI’s investigation.
Football is a huge deal in Europe but less so in the states. So why did it take action from Loretta Lynch to topple FIFA?
A breakthrough in genetic of the human embryo raises the question of whether we want to create designer babies with greater athletic abilities.
When it comes to keeping an eye on all the action in sport a coach can only see so much. But machine learning can crunch all the data and look for improvements.
The potential of sport is overlooked in the Green’s manifesto.
It turns out, there are few benefits to remaining nonprofit, but many reasons to give it up.
A perfect storm of personalities, demand and money has created unprecedented hype. How should the media respond?
A recent court ruling paved the way for the card game bridge to be classified as a sport. But don’t rely on the judge’s understanding of biology.
Lib Dems want to “build a healthier society”, but hardly address physical activity.
Football games are now watched through a haze of statistics, generated by betting, fantasy football and video games.
Labour hasn’t made any new evident spending pledges for sports. Is it failing to see sport as a crucial part of culture?
The SNP should acknowledge the role sport could have in many of their manifesto pledges.
The intense spotlight on one female baseball star might lead some to believe that she’s the first and only one. She’s not.
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
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Associate Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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James Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University
