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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…

Dawn Anderson-Butcher

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. …

Knoester

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…

Chris Knoester

SSI-Supported Research Documents Rise in Parental Involvement in Youth Sports

In recent research, published in Leisure/Loisir, SSI Research Chair and Sociology Professor Chris Knoester teamed with Dr. Chris Bjork (Vassar College) to study changes in parents’ involvement in…

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Maryland Football Design Director Danny Kraft Provides Career Advice in September Lunch 'N' Learn

By Reilly Cahill

Sports and Society Initiative held its first Lunch ‘N’ Learn of the 2025-26 academic year, featuring Danny Kraft, director of creative design for…

Nicole Kraft

SSI Director Nicole Kraft Named 2025 Tom White Media Award Winner

By Jay Wolf

The Little Brown Jug and the Delaware County Fair named veteran journalist Nicole Kraft as the recipient of the 2025 Tom White Media Award.

Kraft’s roots in harness racing…

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SSI, ASC Career Success Provide Students an Inside Look at Sports Media at Ohio State Football Game

Students from communication, journalism, sport industry, and other majors gained a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective of sports media during the Ohio State football game versus Grambling State…

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SSI Hosts ESPN Radio College Football Tailgate Broadcast

The Friday night before the Texas–Ohio State game brought a unique opportunity for Ohio State students as ESPN Radio’s College Football Tailgate broadcast live from the Journalism Building.

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FOX Sports Event Discusses Impact, Growth, and Future of American Soccer in Advance of 2026 World Cup in US

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by Reilly Cahill

The World Cup will be held in the United States in 2026, the first time in more than three decades, and Ohio State received a special preview from some of…