On Sunday in Las Vegas, the Kansas City Chiefs will be looking to win their second straight Lombardi Trophy, while a San Francisco 49ers victory would give the team its first Super…
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The Super Bowl gets the Vegas treatment, with 1 in 4 American adults expected to gamble on the big game
CC BY-ND A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to bet US$23.1 billion on Super Bowl LVIII, according to a new American Gaming Association survey. The estimated number of bettors has…
Could flag football one day leapfrog tackle football in popularity?
One hundred years into the future, what if millions of people gathered every February, not to watch the Super Bowl, but to instead watch the annual world flag football championship? Once a…
Bill Belichick’s hidden playbook – the 19th century origins of ‘The Patriot Way’
To the New England Patriots fans enrolled in my Story of Football class at Quinnipiac University, Bill Belichick is the only Patriots coach they’ve ever known. The 71-year-old coach and team owner…
Michael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own your life story
What if you overcame a serious illness to go on to win an Olympic medal? Could a writer or filmmaker decide to tell your inspiring story without consulting you? Or do you…
Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending Achilles tear resurfaces questions about player safety on artificial turf
In the first quarter of his first game as a New York Jet, quarterback Aaron Rodgers dropped back to pass. Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd blew past the offensive line and…
Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives
This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they’ve come across. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, they were abuzz about Taylor Swift’s appearance…