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  100 Years Later: Race and "The Fight of the Century"

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  Roopika Risam Emory University

  July 05, 2010

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  York Times worried, "If the black man wins … his brothers will misrepresent his win to much more ... recounts a July 5, 1910 article on Johnson's win from the Los Angeles Times: "A word to the black ... Reno." Despite media efforts to downplay the significance of Johnson’s win, violence erupted around the ...
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  Finding Cullen Jones: The Complicated Position of Race in Swimming

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  Emily Newman St Cloud State University

  July 07, 2010

  Jason Lezak was not favored to win; rather the French and their dominant sprinters were favorites. ... make the Olympic team, the second to win a gold medal. His absence from the celebratory pictures ...
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  Bubbles, Lag and the NBA Audience in a Global Pandemic

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  Ethan Tussey Georgia State University

  April 05, 2021

  the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers, Devin Booker hit a spectacular game winning shot. In the ...
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  No such thing as a slam dunk: Sport as unpredictable, undeniable reality television

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  Doug Battema Western New England University

  April 06, 2007

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  No such thing as a slam dunk: Sport as unpredictable, undeniable reality television basketball CBS conventions drama narrative reality TV sports unscripted Curator's Note Sport is the linchpin of the contemporary mediascape. It's the ultimate re ...
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  The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports

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  Todd Martin Los Angeles Times, Sherdog.com, Wrestlingobserver.com

  May 25, 2011

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  The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports Sports Injuries sports Curator's Note As increased medical research has demonstrated the nature of and dangers related to concussions, sports leagues have moved to protect their players f ...
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  Legitimizing the Feminine?: Regulation and the Politics of Cheerleading Injuries

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  Bryce McNeil Georgia State University

  May 23, 2011

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  Legitimizing the Feminine?: Regulation and the Politics of Cheerleading Injuries Sports Injuries sports regulation femininity concussions Curator's Note Just as male athletes have gotten bigger, cheerleading maneuvers have gotten increasingly acrobat ...
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  Baseball *Is* All It’s Quacked Up To Be

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  Doug Battema Western New England University

  February 27, 2008

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  Baseball *Is* All It’s Quacked Up To Be 1950s amateurs Baseball branding discourse documentaries fandom Ken Burns Madiso Mallards marketing pro-am promos regionalism sports Curator's Note Inning Seven of Ken Burns’ “Baseball” argues that major socioe ...