SportsCenter: A Case Study of Media Framing U.S. Sport as the COVID-19 Epicenter

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Travis R. Bell
Keyword(s):  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Breaking News ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Sports Leagues ◽  
American Society ◽  
Visual Difficulty

When COVID-19 enveloped sport, it presented SportsCenter, ESPN’s primary news vehicle, with an unexpected and ironic form of “March Madness,” with basketball as the sporting epicenter for a pandemic. This case study applied an ethnographic content analysis to examine how the cancellation or postponement of sport as a result of COVID-19 was framed across 22 episodes of SportsCenter from March 8 to 14, 2020. More than 134 min of coverage was devoted to COVID-19-related stories, and 268 unique types of stories were produced. Descriptive statistics suggested that COVID-19 was framed as having a direct impact on U.S. men’s professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament. When considering news format characteristics, SportsCenter produced its coverage through convenience and relevance to ESPN, not sport. Even during a “breaking news” pandemic, SportsCenter retained its long-standing news process of gender bias and nationalistic favoritism. The visual difficulty of how to “show” coronavirus also presented a production challenge, but the messages and cues embedded in the visuals depicted a rapid shift in discourse that focused on basic reporting without health or global context. Instead, SportsCenter overwhelmed viewers with how sport was ripped away from (U.S.) American society.

The “Shifting Line” of Sports Betting Legalization

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Wallach
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
The United States ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Sports Leagues ◽  
Federal Laws ◽  
Professional Sports Leagues

This chapter examines the growing and transformative body of law governing sports betting, with a special emphasis on the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 and the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, the two principal federal laws addressing sports betting. The provisions of PASPA, in particular, will serve as a launch point to a discussion of the true driver behind current efforts to legalize sports betting in the United States: the recent litigation pitting the State of New Jersey against the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. This chapter features an in-depth examination of the New Jersey case and explains how court rulings have opened a variety of pathways for states to legalize sports betting and, at a minimum, have compressed the time frame for federal action to repeal or amend PASPA.

scholarly journals Student Athlete Compensation: An Alternative Compensation Model for All Athletes Competing in NCAA Athletics

2019 ◽  
pp. 82-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Stocz ◽  
Nicholas Schlereth ◽  
Dax Crum ◽  
Alonzo Maestas ◽  
John Barnes
Keyword(s):  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
College Athlete ◽  
Compensation Model ◽  
Alternative Compensation ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Ncaa Athletics ◽  
Sports Leagues ◽  
Major Division

The Ed O’Bannon (O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2015) case has brought student athlete compensation to the national spotlight. While the NCAA continues to defend its policy of amateurism, the time for college athlete compensation may soon become a reality. College athlete compensation models have previously included a revenue sharing model similar to that of professional sports leagues. While this model was worthwhile, it only took into account basketball and football. The current paper will argue for a market-economy based compensation model. This model takes into account the revenues generated by each university team, while also accounting for a player and team’s performance. Justifications for this model will be explored, as this model will allows for various options for athlete compensation. This paper will conclude with an example of the model’s utility through using publically accessible data for a major Division-1 college program.

The Long Shadow of Rivalry: Rivalry Motivates Performance Today and Tomorrow

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 804-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian E. Pike ◽  
Gavin J. Kilduff ◽  
Adam D. Galinsky
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
National Football League ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Division I ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Sports Leagues ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Econometric Analyses

Research has established that competing head to head against a rival boosts motivation and performance. The present research investigated whether rivalry can affect performance over time and in contests without rivals. We examined the long-term effects of rivalry through archival analyses of postseason performance in multiple high-stakes sports contexts: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Basketball and the major U.S. professional sports leagues: National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), and National Hockey League (NHL). Econometric analyses revealed that postseason performance of a focal team’s rival in year N predicted that focal team’s postseason performance in year N + 1. Follow-up analyses suggested that the performance boost was especially pronounced when one’s rival won the previous tournament. These results establish that rivalry has a long shadow: A rival team’s success exerts such a powerful motivational force that it drives performance outside of direct competition with one’s rival and even after a significant delay.

Confronting the Problems of Professional Sports: A Public Policy Response to Franchise Relocation and Stadium Subsidization

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor F Brinkman
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
The United States ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Sports Organizations ◽  
Sports Leagues ◽  
Sports Finance ◽  
Sports Venues ◽  
Benefits And Costs

During the past decade, forty-six professional sports venues were constructed in the United States, while only 16 expansion teams were created by the major sports leagues. Nearly two thirds of these newly built stadiums and arenas were funded with public tax revenues, despite substantial evidence showing no positive economic impact of new sports stadium construction on local communities. In reviewing the economic literature, this article investigates the role of professional sports organizations in the construction and public subsidization of new sports venues. Franchise relocation and public stadium subsidization is a direct result of the monopoly power of professional sports leagues, whose franchise owners extract large subsidies from their host communities by threatening to relocate to viable alternative locations. After explaining how the most common methods of stadium subsidization project a disproportionate allocation of the benefits and costs of hosting a professional team to local community interests, this article outlines several considerations for local policymakers who seek to reinvigorate public discussion of equity concerns in professional sports finance.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE FORCED MARRIAGE. THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN CASE STUDY IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dzhansarayeva Rima Yerenatovna ◽  
Malikova Sholpan Baltabekovna ◽  
Atakhanova Gulzagira Makhatovna ◽  
Tlepbergenov Orynbasar Nusupaliyevich ◽  
Omarova Sholpan Bekmuratovna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Experience ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Professional sports work in times of geopolitical crises: experiences in men’s basketball in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Laura G. Purdy ◽  
Geoffery Z. Kohe ◽  
Rūtenis Paulauskas
Keyword(s):  
Professional Sports ◽  
Men's Basketball
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