Glorious sunshine, bumper crowds, and an unmistakably Australian laid-back atmosphere has seen the Aussie Open unofficially dubbed the “Happy Slam”. But perhaps the greatest reason behind the smiles on players’ faces at Melbourne Park is thanks to the eye-watering prize money on offer. Click here to read the story at
As TCU gears up to the play in the national championship, fans can’t get enough of the purple and white merchandise. Click here to read the story at star-telegram.com. Discussion Questions:
On Wednesday, private equity firm MSP Sports Capital (known in part for its investment in McLaren Racing) announced that it has acquired a majority interest from ESPN Productions for X Games. Click here to read the story at forbes.com. Discussion Questions: What is competition for the entertainment dollar? How might
The Circuit of The Americas welcomed a three-day crowd of 440,000 for the United States Grand Prix, making it a new race weekend record for F1. Click here to read the story at motorsport.com. Discussion Questions: What is Formula1? What is the U.S. Grand Prix? What is fandom? How would
Professional ice hockey is back in East Rutherford. The Metropolitan Riveters announced Wednesday a three-year agreement to make the ice rink at the American Dream mall the team’s new home ice, beginning with this upcoming season of the Premier Hockey Federation. Click here to read the story at news.yahoo.com. Discussion
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
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
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
Nintendo fans will soon be able to step into a world of augmented reality and team up with Mario himself as Universal Studios Hollywood revealed its latest Super Nintendo World ride details this week, which the park shared with Travel + Leisure. Click here to read the story at travelandleisure.com. Discussion
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
🍔x 54 is a lot of burgers lol. Thanks for the heads up @PatrickTJoyce. Culver's on me the next time I am back in Madison!
Congrats on the W + 54 points, @giannis_an34! Come see us for your 54 cheeseburgers! To celebrate, we'd also like to make a donation of 54,000 diapers to @MKEdiaper. We appreciate all that you and @mariahdanae15 do for the city of Milwaukee!
