Tonight, millions of Americans are expected to tune in to watch one of the biggest sports events of the year, college football’s national championship game. On the field, the game will be determined by the skill of the players and coaches, but behind the scenes, secretive groups of donors are wielding enormous influence over what fans will see.
David A. Fah ... Show More
Feb 2021
Super Bowl, NBA, NHL... Le sport est-il encore un moyen d'accéder au rêve américain?
<p>Ce dimanche 7 février, les Américains ont pu oublier pour quelques instants la politique grâce au Super Bowl, un show immense au cours duquel de grands artistes viennent se produire –on a ainsi pu y voir The Weeknd. Côté score, les Buccaneers de Tampa Bay ont battu les Chiefs ... Show More
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Mar 2024
College athletes are unionizing. Could this change sports?
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">In a historic move, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team has voted to unionize, just ahead of the NCAA’s March Madness tournament. It’s part of a larger movement of student-athletes seeking better pay and conditi ... Show More
25m 43s
Apr 2016
US Sport: Money and Power
Owen Bennett-Jones is at the University of Texas in Austin, discussing sport and empowerment in the United States. The major professional sports in America make billions of dollars in revenue, and great wealth to a select few top athletes. But college players, many of whom are Af ... Show More
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