Critical Sports Studies
Forty years after the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the name remains synonymous with worldwide gaming and technological innovation.
Fifty years after the Thrilla in Manila bout launched HBO as a national broadcasting powerhouse, the network continues to shape modern viewing and entertainment.- Launching a new direct-to-consumer service this week and inking a recent deal to control NFL Media, ESPN continues evolving as the dominant force in sports media.
The Baha Men hit, released 25 years ago, occupies a distinctive spot in music and sports history, along with 鈥淢acarena鈥 and other novelty earworms.
Through its more than 100-year history, U.S. public media has represented diverse audiences and broadcast in areas that commercial media hasn鈥檛.
The FIFA Club World Cup, being held through July at venues across the United States, highlights international collaboration and concerns that soccer schedules are too packed.
145 years after Lee Richmond threw the first perfect game in Major League Baseball, pitchers still pursue one of baseball ultimate achievements.
Recently featured in Marvel blockbuster The Thunderbolts*鈥攁nd with the Thunderbolts featured on a tie-in box鈥擶heaties has been the go-to champion breakfast for 100 years and counting.
Even though Major League Baseball faces an uncertain future entering its 150th season, Opening Day still holds a special place in the culture and fans鈥 hearts.
The big business of the annual college basketball tournament, continuing with the second day of First Four games today, has been more than a century in the making.