The First Death of an Athlete
By choice or by circumstance, exiting sport is inevitable. What happens after is less certain.
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The Sports Lens
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Even in Sports, You Are What You Eat
To cheer for a team, or a sport, is to become part of a larger social phenomenon. Food is another—important—part of that shared identity.
Everybody Knows NBA Players Smoke Marijuana
Athletes, the media, and marijuana: On organizational authority and racial framing in sport.
Imagining an America Without Sports
What if we eliminated the institution of sport—from the high school level to the pros? Ten academics from around the country weigh in.
The Case for Studying Sports
This introductory column is the first in a new running series, where each week a current event in sports will be examined from a sociocultural perspective.