Sports and Society

Rickwood Field: Field of Forgotten — And Renewed — Dreams

Journal - 06/17/2024 | Unpacks Lite Newsletter - 06/17/2024 | Unpacks Newsletter - 06/17/2024 | Journal - 06/17/2024

Before the second game of a July Fourth doubleheader at Rickwood Field in 1948, the manager of the Birmingham Black Barons filled out a batting order with the name of a 17-year-old rising junior at Fairfield Industrial High School as his No. 7 hitter. That lineup...

Yankees’ HOPE Week celebrates 15th season with social media theme

Journal - 06/17/2024

Following a cancer scare, Frank Squeo started Baking Memories 4 Kids in 2012. He organizes volunteers to bake and sell cookies, using the proceeds to send children with life-threatening illnesses for a weeklong tour of Florida amusement parks, giving families indelible memories. In 2015, Squeo was included...

Ripe for disruption: Youth sports incorporated

Unpacks Newsletter - 06/10/2024

Families in the U.S. now spend approximately $15 billion on youth sports annually, a figure so staggering that even private equity is moving into the sector. While newer facilities, better-trained coaches, bigger and more competitive tournaments and equipment upgrades bode well for enhancing player experiences, there are unintended consequences....

Women’s sports fandom: From moment to mainstream

Unpacks Newsletter - 06/05/2024

In the dynamic landscape of women’s sports, a monumental transformation is underway. Just a year ago, the discourse centered around women’s sports having a “moment.” Yet, as the momentum grew and observers began to characterize it as a “movement,” the shift became undeniable. Today, validated by one of the largest global studies of its...

The power of the Olympic stage: Harnessing human connection

Unpacks Newsletter - 06/04/2024

According to independent research conducted on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, held in the summer of 2021, brought together a global broadcast audience of more than three billion people on the heels of a year of lockdowns. So, what...

Ready to Play: Sports and fitness participation grows steadily

Journal - 06/03/2024 | CU Professor News - 05/31/2024

A record 242 million people in the U.S. played a sport or took part in a fitness activity in 2023, according to the 15th annual State of the Industry Report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Sports Marketing Surveys USA, fueled by basketball’s continued...

Women's Sports Foundation celebrates 50 years

Closing Bell - 05/17/2024

The Women’s Sports Foundation on Wednesday night hosted a private event celebrating its 50th year of operations. The event featured a panel conversation, moderated by Cari Champion , with WSF President and Paralympian Scout Bassett and CEO Danette Leighton , formerly the Pac-12’s CMO. ...

To celebrate the women’s sports moment, look to the movement

Unpacks Newsletter - 05/14/2024

Caitlin Clark’s $28 million deal with Nike is setting history -- again. While the many recently broken records across women's sport are worth celebrating, there's a chance the industry is so caught up in the moment that we're at risk of forgetting how we got here. This is important...

Legal sports betting is here, and it’s sustainable

Journal - 05/06/2024

From MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani to now former NBA player Jontay Porter, recent stories surrounding sports integrity have predictably led to scrutiny of America’s still-new legal sports betting market. These headlines wrongly depict the workings of the legal and regulated market and fail to recognize the persistent...

CAA World Congress of Sports: Rise And Shine

Journal - 04/22/2024 | Journal - 04/22/2024

The WNBA blew away all expectations when it drew nearly 2.5 million viewers to ESPN for its 2024 draft on April 15. That more than quadruples the league’s prior record audience, is ESPN’s single most-watched WNBA event since the network first began airing its games in...

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Rickwood Field: Field of Forgotten — And Renewed — Dreams

Yankees’ HOPE Week celebrates 15th season with social media theme

Ripe for disruption: Youth sports incorporated

Women’s sports fandom: From moment to mainstream

The power of the Olympic stage: Harnessing human connection

Ready to Play: Sports and fitness participation grows steadily

Women's Sports Foundation celebrates 50 years

To celebrate the women’s sports moment, look to the movement

Legal sports betting is here, and it’s sustainable

CAA World Congress of Sports: Rise And Shine

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