Can the Super Bowl help the NFL get over its millennial problem?
Feb 07, 2016 15:29 pm UTC| Sports
American footballs Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest annual event in US sport, and one of the biggest in the world. Some of the Super Bowls typical numbers are mind-blowing: a domestic TV audience of 114m people; 25m tweets...
If football is deadly, why do we still watch?
Feb 07, 2016 15:12 pm UTC| Health Sports
Right in the middle of footballs biggest party week, there was more tragic news on the head injury front. Ken Stabler, the flamboyant Oakland Raiders quarterback who led his team to a Super Bowl victory in January 1977,...
Super Bowl advertisers spend $5 million for 30 seconds: is there a better use for that cash?
Feb 07, 2016 15:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The Super Bowl is not just the biggest and most-watched event of the year in the United States, its also one of the most important for advertisers, who shell out an estimated US$5 million for every half-minute of air...
Super Bowl 50's data deluge: How much is too much?
Feb 07, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Do you remember the Announcerless Game? On December 20, 1980, an otherwise insignificant game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, teams trudging toward the end of dreary seasons, became famous or infamous ...
Super Bowl 50 and the Growing NFL Hispanic Fan Base
Feb 05, 2016 13:00 pm UTC| Sports
NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2016 -- With each passing year, the Super Bowl is generating more interest amongst U.S. Hispanic sports fans and increasingly becoming a key bridge between those who navigate across the Latino and...
How Wayne Rooney could help keep Britain in the European Union
Feb 04, 2016 11:56 am UTC| Politics Sports
David Cameron, the UKs prime minister, now appears to have agreed the cornerstones of a deal that he hopes will see the British people vote to remain in the European Union. The date of such a poll has yet to be confirmed,...
One year on, the Asian Cup demonstrates the potential for sports diplomacy
Jan 29, 2016 06:38 am UTC| Sports
This month marks one year since Australia hosted and won footballs Asian Cup. The tournament, our research suggests, also boosted Australian footballs contribution to our international reputation and...
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