The 1989 movie Back to the Future Part II predicted the creation of both Zoom and SlamBall. During a video call taking place in the year 2015, the biography of the character Needles appears on the screen and indicates that one of the sports he plays is called “slamball.” Click here to read Read more…
According to its evangelists, pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport (it depends on how you measure). Click here to read the story at gq.com. Discussion Questions: What is pickleball? Have you ever heard of the sport? Have you ever played the sport? What are demographics? How would you describe the Read more…
How did you fall in love with the NFL? If you are like me, it was because you discovered America’s Game on one of America’s most famous inventions: television. Click here to read the story at si.com. Discussion Questions: What is an industry? According to your textbook (The Business of Read more…
In all the time we have been covering the rise of the game we love—football—in the nation we love—America—by far the most thrilling storyline we have witnessed is the explosive growth of women’s football over the last decade. Click here to read the story at sports.yahoo.com. Discussion Questions: What is Read more…
For the first time since 1984, the Denver Broncos are going to have a new owner. The Broncos announced on Tuesday night that they have entered into a purchase and sale agreement with the Walton-Penner family to acquire the team. Click here to read the story at cbssports.com. Discussion Questions: How are franchise values Read more…
Just moments after the inaugural round of the LIV Golf tour teed off, the PGA Tour fired a shot of its own: a suspension of any players who compete on the LIV tour, now and in the future. Click here to read the story at sports.yahoo.com. Discussion Questions: What is Read more…
It’s easy to think of the MSG Sphere at The Venetian as a sports arena. Click here to read the story at reviewjournal.com. Discussion Questions: What is the difference between sports marketing and sport management? What is facility management? How might facility management represent an example of a career in Read more…
LeBron James won’t be playing in the NBA Finals this year, but he has still captured a new title: billionaire. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions: How did LeBron earn billionaire status? How might LeBron’s status as a billionaire represent an example of industry growth? What Read more…
Formula One is an American sport. I do not mean it belongs to Americans: The heartbeat of the schedule will always be races at the crown jewel European tracks. The drivers will always be majority European. Click here to read the story at theringer.com. Discussion Questions: What is a product? What is Read more…
So, an American consortium has bought an English soccer team with the ultimate aim of winning the Premier League title. Nothing especially new there, right? Click here to read the story at apnews.com. Discussion Questions: What is fandom? How do you think the concept of fandom might influence a group Read more…