1. Jocks vs. Pukes from the Aug. 15–22 issue of The Nation. Retrieved from http://www.thenation.com/issue/august-15-22-2011
2. The following are also available in E-Reserves:
   1. Victor Navasky on Babe Ruth
   2. Stephen F. Cohen on Frank Beard
   3. Jennifer Egan on Monica Seles
   4. Cecile Richards on Carl Yastrzemski
   5. Bob Herbert on Bobby Thomson and Hank Thompson
   6. Ralph Nader on Lou Gehrig
   7. Dahlia Lithwick on Toller Cranston
   8. Adam Gopnik on Joe Namath and Yvan Cournoyer
   9. John Sayles on Roberto Clemente
   10. Dennis Kucinich on Jim Thorpe
   11. Jane Mayer on Arthur Ashe
   12. Dan Rather on Rube Walker
   13. David Remnick on Muhammad Ali
   14. Mark Cuban on Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell

1. Complete all activities

E-Reserves:

1. Coakley, J. (2004). What are sports? In Sports in society: Issues and controversies (pp. 21–29). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
2. Coakley, J. (2000). Sport in society: An inspiration or an opiate? In S. Eitzen (Ed.) Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. Read pp. 20–26 of the entire article, which goes to p. 36. (You will read the rest of the article next week.)

1. DavidBelleVideo. (2008, May 1). David Belle SpeedAirMan [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWJHSyjVMY8
2. PBSoffbook. (2013, January 31). The Rise of Professional Gaming and E-Sports [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/embed/GpO76SkpaWQ
3. Bray, H. (2013, March 25). Videogaming slowly becoming a pro sport. The Boston Globe. Retrieved from http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/03/24/videogaming-next-pro-sport/PhwB2YC9U9aRjDq2BQyAXI/story.html
4. Hosick, M.B. (2011, August 16). NCAA committee looks into new sport. Retrieved from: http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-08-16/ncaa-committee-looks-new-sport
5. Hensley, S. (2013, June 14). Doctors to vote on whether cheerleading is a sport. NPR. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/14/191638620/doctors-to-vote-on-whether-cheerleading-is-a-sport
6. Tanner, Lindsey. (2014, June 10). AMA officially designates cheerleading as a sport. USA Today. Retrieved from: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/10/ama-cheerleading-sport/10272941/

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Coakley, J. (2000). Sport in society: An inspiration or an opiate? In S. Eitzen (Ed.) Sport in contemporary society: An anthology (6th ed.). (pp. 27–36). New York: Worth Publishers.
2. Sage, G. (1998). Social images and sport. In Power and ideology in American sport: A critical perspective (pp. 17 to the top of page 30). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books. 

1. Coronet Instructional Films. (1948). Capitalism. Retrieved from http://archive.org/details/Capitali1948
2. Knickerbocker Productions. (1957). Social Class in America. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. Retrieved from http://archive.org/details/SocialCl1957
3. stanleyfrog. (2013, September 12). How soccer explains the world: An unlikely theory of globalization [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Amo1b3BUgc
4. jamesgangky. (2013, September 9). Any Given Sunday Al Pacino Pre-Game Speech [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSDhhZtRwFU

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Eitzen, S. (1989). The sociology of amateur sport: An overview. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 24(2), 95–104.   This article is dated but provides a strong conceptual overview. Ignore the data; focus on the concepts.

Other Readings:

2. Hruby, P. (2012, July 25). The Olympics show why college sports should give up on amateurism. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/the-olympics-show-why-college-sports-should-give-up-on-amateurism/260275/

1. Lynam, J. [jblynam] (2010, April 3). What professional sports can learn from amateur games [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Rvmzzh8co  Also visit the GAA website to learn about it.
2. Kraske, S. & Alexander, D. (2012, July 24). Ending the myth of amateurism in college sports. Up to Date. Retrieved from http://kcur.org/post/ending-myth-amateurism-college-sports NPR program featuring an interview with Angela Lumpkin (about 30 minutes long)
3. Voepel, M. (2011, July 18). College athletes are already getting paid. ESPN.com. Retrieved from http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=6739971
4. Harish, A. (2012, August 4). Missy Franklin wants to swim in college, put off endorsement fortunes. ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ olympics/missy-franklin-forgo- millions-swim-college/story? id=16923530

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Bryant, J., & Holt, A. (2006). A historical overview of sports and media in the United States. In Raney, A. and Bryant, J. (Eds.) Handbook of sports and media (pp. 22–46). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Read only pp. 22–31 for this lesson.
2. McChesney, R. (1989). Media made sport: A history of sports coverage in the United States. In Wenner, L. (Ed.) Media, sports, and society (pp. 49–69) Newbury Park, CA: Sage.   Read only pp. 49–60 for this lesson.

1. WatchMojo.com. (2012, July 11). Babe Ruth biography: Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees.  [Video file.] Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXLzWVdtLns
2. New York Times Historical (full-page reproductions), 1923–present. Found via Penn State Libraries database. Pick any sports page in the Times from 1924.
3. Karl, S. (2015, June 11). Lewis v Schmeling, Old Time Radio. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTM_sLYxSBA
4. Sullivan, J. [Jack Sullivan]. (2016, October 26). 1950 - Roller Derby - New Jersey vs Brooklyn. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpithZbH5sI

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Bryant, J., & Holt, A. (2006). A historical overview of sports and media in the United States. In Raney, A. and Bryant, J. (Eds.) Handbook of sports and media, (pp. 34–46). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2. Schultz, B., & Sheffer, M.L. (2014). Local TV sports and the Internet. In Billings, A. and Hardin, M. (Eds.) Handbook of sport and new media. New York, NY: Routledge.

1. Monday Night Football YouTube Channel. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC57t2lbxeDdrPiApB4vtOmQ
2. Machochip. (2008, May 1). Will Leitch on Costas Now [Video file]. Retrieved from http://dai.ly/x59wlw Note: This video contains some explicit language.
3. ESPN (1979, September 7). ESPN's first studio broadcast [Video file]. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ed1dkqHZY
4. Bodenheimer, G. (2015, May 9). The Little-Known, Behind-the-Scenes Story of ESPN's First Broadcast. LinkedIn. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/little-known-behind-the-scenes-story-espns-first-george-bodenheimer
5. ESPN YouTube Channel. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/ESPN

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Fortunato, J. A. (2013). Television broadcast rights: Still the golden goose. In Pedersen, P. (Ed.) Routledge handbook of sport communication (pp. 188–196). New York, NY: Routledge. 
2. Schierl, T. and Bertling, C. (2013). Dangerous currents: How public relations and advertising influence sports reporting and cause ethical problems. In Pedersen, P. (Ed.) Routledge handbook of sport communication, (pp. 492–502). New York, NY: Routledge. 
3. Corrigan, T. F. (2013). The political economy of sports and new media. In Billings, A. and Hardin, M. (Eds.) Handbook of Sport and New Media. New York, NY: Routledge. 

1. Miller, J. A., Eder, S., and Sandomir, R. (2013, August 24). College football's most dominant player? It's ESPN. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/sports/ncaafootball/college-footballs-most-dominant-player-its-espn.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&&smid=pl-share
2. Sandomir, R. (2011, September 8). ESPN extends deal with NFL for $15 billion. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/sports/football/espn-extends-deal-with-nfl-for-15-billion.html?smid=pl-share
3. Lipsyte, R. (2013, August 25). Was ESPN sloppy, naive or compromised? ESPN. Retrieved from http://espn.go.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/96/was-espn-sloppy-naive-or-compromised
4. Breslow, J. M. (2013, August 8). Coming soon on Frontline: "League of denial." Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/concussion-watch/coming-soon-on-frontline-league-of-denial/
5. Spangler, T. (2013, August 13). Sports fans: Get ready to spend more money to watch your favorite teams. Variety. Retrieved from http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/sports-fans-to-spend-more-money-to-watch-favorite-teams-1200577215/
   Focus on the infographic showing the television rights of major sports

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Stoke, H. W. (1954) College athletics. The Atlantic, 193, 46–50.

Other Readings:

2. Bergman, L. (Writer) & Challberg, S. (Editor) (2011, March 29). Money and March Madness [Television series episode]. In Stauffer, Z. (Producer), Frontline. Boston, MA: WBGH/Boston. Available from http://video.pbs.org/video/1862516201
3. Branch, T. (2011, October). The shame of college sports. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/10/the-shame-of-college-sports/308643/ 

1. Montopoli, B. (2013, March 15). March Madness? NCAA fights full-court press on player pay. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/march-madness-ncaa-fights-full-court-press-on-player-pay/
2. Pierce, C. P. (2013, February 6). The O'Bannon decision. Retrieved from http://grantland.com/features/ed-obannon-vs-ncaa/ (Grantland article explains lawsuit in basic terms)
3. Thompson, W. (2013, July 30). The trouble with Johnny. Retrieved from http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9521439/heisman-winner-johnny-manziel-celebrity-derail-texas-aggies-season-espn-magazine

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Gantz, W. (2013). Reflections on communication and sport: On fanship and social relationships. Communication & Sport, 1(1/2), 176–187.
2. Pegoraro, A. (2013). Sport fandom in the digital world. In Pedersen, P. (Ed.) Routledge handbook of sport communication (pp. 248–258). New York, NY: Routledge.
3. Hardin, M. (2013). Family (sports) television. In Brummett, B. and Ishak, A. (Eds.), Sport and identity: New agendas in communication (pp. 263–280). New York, NY: Routledge.

1. Lyden, J. (2013, August 25). Quitting your job for fantasy football. NPR Audio Story. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2013/08/25/215477433/quitting-your-job-for-fantasy-football
2. Boudway, I. (2013, September 5). How the NFL woos female fans. Bloomberg Businessweek Lifestyle. Originally Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-05/how-the-nfl-woos-female-fans [Relocated to http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-09-05/how-the-nfl-woos-female-fans]

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Whiteside, E. (2014). New media and the changing role of sports information. In Billings, A. and Hardin, M. (Eds.) Handbook of sport and new media. New York, NY: Routledge. 
2. Hardin, M. and Zhong, B. (2010). Sports reporters’ attitudes about ethics vary based on beat. Newspaper Research Journal, 31(2), 6–19.

1. Associated Press Sports Editors. (n.d.). Associated Press sports editors code of ethics. Retrieved from http://apsportseditors.org/apse-ethics-guidelines/
2. Society of Professional Journalists. (1996). Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp?mobile=no
3. College Sports Information Directors of America Board of Directors. (n.d.). College Sports Information Directors of America code of ethics. Retrieved from http://cosida.com/About/codeofethics.aspx
4. Mosley, M. [Mark Mosley]. (2013, November 9). A Day in the Life: Sports Journalist. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRU9_AUQYUo
5. Brady, J. ESPN’s ombudsman [Web log]. Retrieved from http://espn.go.com/blog/ombudsman 
6. Kauffman, C. [Caity Kauffman]. (2011, May 9). A day in the life of sports information. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US2cvqZJ1AA
7. Kojo Nnamdi Show (2013, September 9). The future of sports journalism. Retrieved from http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-09-09/future-sports-journalism

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Billing, A., Butterworth, M. L., and Turman, P. D. (2011). Politics/nationality and sports. In  Communication and sport: Surveying the field, 125–146.
2. Vincent, J. and Kian, T. (2014). Sport, new media, and national identity. In Billings, A. and Hardin, M. (Eds.) Routledge handbook of sport and new media. New York, NY: Routledge.

1. Earp, J. (Producer) (2010). Not just a game: Power, politics & American sports, featuring Dave Zirin [Online Video]. Retrieved November 27, 2013, from Media Education Foundation/Kanopy.
2. Orwell, G. The Sporting Spirit. (1945, December 14). Retrieved from http://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/spirit/english/e_spirit
3.  Karr, K. (2010, June 17). The world what? Need to Know (PBS). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/culture/audio-the-world-what/1542/

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Morgan, W. J. (2013). Athletic heroic acts and living on the moral edge. In L. A. Wenner (Ed.) Fallen sports heroes, media, and celebrity culture, pp. 24–35. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishers.
2. Denham, B. E. (2013). From coverage to recovery: Mediating the fallen sports celebrity. In  L. A. Wenner (Ed.) Fallen sports heroes, media, and celebrity culture, pp. 36–48. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishers.

Other Readings:

3. Serazio, M. (2013, Jan. 29). Just how much is sports fandom like religion? The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/just-how-much-is-sports-fandom-like-religion/272631/

1. Martin, M. (2011, December 6). How much is too much religion in sports? NPR Faith Matters. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143837074/how-much-is-too-much-religion-in-sports
2. CBS News. (2013, January 19). The risk in making sports stars “heroes." Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s54CiNPJz0
3. Busbee, J. (2013, January 11). How did Ray Lewis go from murder suspect in 2000 to NFL royalty in 2013? Retrieved from http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--how-did-ray-lewis-go-from-murder-suspect-to-nfl-royalty--201947666.html

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Eagleman, A. N. and Martin, T. G. (2013). Race portrayals in sport communication. In Pedersen, P. (Ed.) Routledge handbook of sport communication (pp. 369–377). New York, NY: Routledge.
2. Hoberman, J. (2000). The price of black dominance. Society, (March/April): 49–56.

1. Fetters, A. (2013, August 5). The urgency—and the challenge—of connecting sports, race, and genetics. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/08/the-urgency-and-the-challenge-of-connecting-sports-race-and-genetics/278345/
2. Jhally, S. and J. Earp (Producers) (2012). Race, power, and American sports, featuring Dave Zirin [Online video]. Retrieved November 27, 2013, from Media Education Foundation/Kanopy 
3. Fainaru-Wada, M. (2011, January 11). Survey shows split on racial opportunity. ESPN Outside the Lines. Retrieved from http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=6006813

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Cooky, C. and Lavoi, N. (2012). Playing but losing: Women's Sports after Title IX. Contexts, 11, 42–46.
2. Whiteside, E. and Hardin, M. (2014). The glass ceiling and beyond: Tracing the explanation for women’s lack of power in sports journalism. In P. Pedersen (Ed.) Routledge handbook of sport communication (pp. 146–154). New York, NY: Routledge.
3. Messner, M.A., Dunbar, M., Hunt, D. (2000). The televised sports manhood formula. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 24 (4), 380–394.

1. espnW, ESPN, and access to other websites such as Bleacher Report and Deadspin.
2. Transcript of Q&A with South African journalist Romy Titus.
3. Ewing, H. and Grady, R. (Directors) (2013). Branded [Television documentary]. In ESPN Nine for IX. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities
3. Case study

E-Reserves:

1. Kian, E. M., & Vincent, J (2014). Examining gays and lesbians in sport via traditional and new media. In A. Billings and M. Hardin (Eds.), Routledge handbook of sport and new media (pp. 342-352). New York, NY: Routledge. 

1. Granderson, L. Z. (2013, May 30).  To ask or not to ask. ESPN the Magazine. Retrieved from http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9315552/reporters-need-address-athlete-sexuality-avoid-homophobia-media-espn-magazine
2. You Can Play Project. Retrieved from http://youcanplayproject.org/
3. SBNation/Outsports. Retrieved from http://www.outsports.com/
4. The Last Closet. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLastCloset11
5. Woman Vision. Retreived from https://www.womanvision.org/
6. Zirin, D. (2005, November 21). Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the closet—and ignored. The Nation. Retrieved from http://www.thenation.com/article/sheryl-swoopes-out-closet-and-ignored

1. Reading-related activity
2. Complete all activities