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A video purporting to show Hamas threatening to attack the Olympics was shared on social media in the days before the opening ceremony. Hamas denied that they were behind the video using their social channels, and Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center determined the video to be Russian disinformation. The video appeared to come from the same ...
In recent years, athlete activism has gained renewed attention as athletes have used their platforms to address issues such as police brutality, racial inequality, and LGBTQ rights. The intersection of sports and social justice has been a contentious topic, with some praising athletes for using their influence and privilege to bring attention ...
The NBA, along with the NFL, MLB, NHL and the U.S. Justice Department brought litigations against the State of New Jersey to stop the legalization of sports betting in 2012. [114] They argued that New Jersey's plan was in direct violation of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). [114]
As global issues keep Congress busy and the presidential election cycle nears, the hill remains steep for any real movement. Two long-time college athletics leaders, Swarbrick and Smith, seem to ...
The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference are formally trying to find solutions to the issues facing college sports. The two wealthiest and most-powerful college conferences announced Friday the ...
Since the end of the 2nd world war, the globalization of sports rapidly accelerated by bringing television and corporate sponsorship. It led to the commercialization of sport and gave birth to the sport industry. Therefore, in the context of globalization, sport in the contemporary world can be characterized by the following tendencies:
Without subsidies, many non-revenue sports like track and field and swimming would probably be cut. Of the more than 100 faculty leaders at public colleges who responded to an online survey conducted by The Chronicle/HuffPost, a majority said they believe college sports benefit all university students.
The Journal of Sport & Social Issues is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of sociology. The journal's editor is C. L. Cole ( University of Illinois ). It has been in publication since 1977 and is currently published by SAGE Publications .