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Upcoming Events

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October 27, 2025

SSI Presents "Betting Beyond Your Means: The Cost of Problem Gambling"

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: WOSU Ross Community Studio Theatre
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November 5, 2025
November 13, 2025

Cleveland Cavaliers Business Analytics Conference

Event Start Time: 2:00 pm
Event Location: Rocket Mortgage Field House (Cleveland, Ohio)
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November 17, 2025

Columbus Blue Jackets Sports Management Night

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Nationwide Arena

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Matt Brown Empowers Students to Use Public Records in Sports Reporting

By Liv Rinaldi

Sports journalists have more tools than ever to cover stories that matter to their audiences — and many of them are sitting in public databases.

That was the message…

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Sports and Society Initiative Celebrates 10th Anniversary

By Reilly Cahill

Sports and society have undergone profound changes in the world over the last decade. Sports gambling has become legalized in numerous states, NIL has…

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SSI Affiliates and Collaborators featured in podcast 'Why kids quit sports, and how to keep them playing'

Longtime SSI affiliates Dawn Anderson-Butcher and Chris Knoester were interviewed about their youth sports research for the podcast Now, at Ohio State. …

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Research: Private club and travel teams on the rise in youth sports

By Jeff Grabmeier, Ohio State Research

A new study provides evidence of the explosive growth of private clubs and travel teams in youth sports over the past 60 years.

Researchers found…

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