The Olympics Create a Different Kind of Sports Fan I am a huge fan of the Olympics. One of my earliest memories is watching the Olympics on television. Growing up in Montreal, one of the few cities in the world that has had the honour of hosting the…

Curious: Do Olympic losses hurt less than regular sports losses for you?

I think the Olympic context changes how we experience fandom.

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#Olympics #SportsFandom

The Super Bowl is over…if you’re feeling withdrawal from football or just need a sports fix, check out our episode covering sports fandom w/ guest @chiefsmashforever.bsky.social
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#sports #sportsfandom #football
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The Evolution of Sports Fandom Podcast Episode · Pop Culture Basement · 05/30/2025 · 58m

The Super Bowl is over…if you’re feeling withdrawal from football or just need a sports fix, check out our episode covering sports fandom w/ guest @chiefsmashforever.bsky.social
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There's so much more that could be said, it could literally be broken into separate sections.
#shitibethinkingabout
#yaysports
#SuperBowl
#sportsobsession
#sportsfandom

Fastballs and faith: What religion and baseball have in common When the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their spot in the World Series this week, the celebrations weren’t just about baseball. They were about belonging. Hanna Tervanotko, associate professor of Religiou...

What do baseball and religion have in common?

Plenty, says Hanna Tervanotko, an associate professor of religious studies - from ritual and community to the power of collective belief.

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#BlueJays #McMasterExperts #SportsFandom

Sunday Surmising: Ryder Cup Shows Americans Not Deserving of World Cup or Olympics It’s time again for Sunday Surmising, our (sometime) weekly look at realities in the sports world. And even though the Major League Baseball season comes to an anticlimactic end today, we wan…

Sunday Surmising: Ryder Cup Shows Americans Not Deserving of World Cup or Olympics dailymcplay.com/2025/09/28/s... #RyderCup #Olympics #WorldCup #KeeganBradley #Leadership #Morality #SportsFandom #Hooligans #Golf #SummerOlympics #FIFAWorldCup #FIFA

Step Into a Starting Gate at Oi Racecourse | SportsLook At Oi Racecourse in Tokyo, visitors can get a taste of the tension and excitement of a race start inside a full-size starting gate replica.

#Horseracing sports spotlight #photo feature
#Tokyo #Japan #競馬🐴
#sportsfandom
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Brunson, Wemby lead trending dog names of 2024; Bronny, Messi among others

Brunson, Wemby lead trending dog names of 2024; Bronny, Messi among others

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#DogNames2024 #SportsFandom #NBA

In last week's session of my Fan Cultures seminar, Thomas Oates' "Antagonistic Sports Fandom" (AQ 75.3, Sept. 2023) provoked the most discussion, especially the ways that pro-sports amplifies "unmarked white masculine grievance" and that "another sports fandom is possible."
#FanStudies #SportsFandom