The Sport Professor Podcast

Game Theory & Gambling - 5 Tips For Betting the NFL in 2020

Have you been wondering how Covid might change betting on football this year?  Or what team you should pick to win it all? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we provide a crash course in gambling on football in 2020.  Using the lens of game theory, we begin with a quick review of the academic construct before connecting the theory to practice and offering 5 tips for how to approach gambling on the upcoming football season.  So, if you are interested in learning more about how scholars and gamblers are viewing this strange time in football just sit back, relax and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

Crash Courses - The MISSION of the NBA Boycott

Have you ever wondered how organizations go about establishing a mission or vision for their future? Or why the NBA players' boycott led to meaningful actions around the country?  If so, this is the podcast for you as today we provide a crash course in strategic planning and dissect the mission and outcomes of the NBA players' playoff strike.  Beginning with a quick discussion of values, missions, visions, goals, and objectives, we then move to break down the NBA and NBPA mission statements, before ending with a dissection of the Milwaukee Bucks statement and call for change.  So, if you are interested in learning more about how strategic planning can help organizations and groups achieve their desired outcomes just sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

Sport Law, Free Speech, & Defamation

Have you ever wondered why athletes lose sponsors for what they say, even though the 1st Amendment guarantees them freedom of speech? Or why broadcasters, writers, and commentators can say almost anything they want about athletes in the eyes of the court? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we once again deep dive the world of sport law and examine the intersection of the 1st Amendment and the world of sports. Beginning with a quick discussion of the construct of free speech (1:55), we then move to break down the 1st Amendment, focusing on two common misconceptions (18:10), before ending with a conversation about defamation (30:09) and how it all ties into the world of sports (39:50). So, if you are interested in learning more about the Constitution and free speech in sports just sit back relax and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast. 

Racism in Sports

Have you ever wondered where the constructs of race and racism began? Or how a disproven pseudo-science that shaped much of America’s early thinking about the differences between people still affects the world of sports? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the world of racism in sports. Beginning with a brief discussion of race and racism (8:03), we then move to dissect modern-day racism in sports (27:45), before ending with practical suggestions of what you can do to help improve the racism that exists in sports today (56:03). So, if you are interested in learning more about the history of racism and sports just sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

Sport News - Protesting in Sports

Have you ever wondered why so many athletes use their platform to engage in protests? Or why so many people push back against athletes when they do? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the world of sport protests.  Beginning with a brief history of protesting in America (2:08), we will then move to discuss the history of sport protests (20:16) breaking down not only why athletes engage in protests but also what those protests say about our society (38:31).  So, if you are interested in learning more about the history of protests in sports and America just sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

 

Sport Ethics - NASCAR and the SLEEPE Model

Have you ever wondered how sport organizations deal with athlete crises? Or why athletes lose sponsorships when controversy engulfs them? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the intersection of sport ethics and organizational decision making with our special guest, Dr. Dustin Thorn and Professor Amanda Siegrist, Esq. Beginning with an introduction to the SLEEPE Model, we then move to discuss Kyle Larson and his Twitch controversy, before diving into how sport organizations can evaluate the social, legal, economic, ethical, and political aspects of a situation before deciding how to respond. So, if you are interested in learning more about how sport organizations make decisions and evaluate difficult situations just sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

Sport Law and the 4th Amendment

Have you ever wondered if high schools, colleges, and universities can legally require student-athletes to be drug tested? Or if stadiums and arenas have the right to search fans and make them walk through metal detectors? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we once again deep dive the world of sport law and examine the intersection of the 4th Amendment and athletics. Beginning with a quick discussion of the United States Constitution, we will then move to break down the 4th Amendment, before ending with a conversation about how the law applies to the world of sports. So if you are interested in learning more about the Constitution, illegal search and seizure, and how it all ties into sports just sit back relax and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast. 

Sport Paradigms

Have you ever wondered how our views of the world shape the sporting industry? Or what new laws, dramatic world events, or other inciting incidents have to do with gestalt shifts in sports?  If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the world of sport paradigms.  Beginning with an overview of what paradigms are, we will then move to discuss paradigm shifts in sports, before ending with a conversation about what the world is currently experiencing and how it could be an inciting incident that causes a number of major paradigm shifts.  So, if you are interested in learning more about the ever-changing world of sports just sit back relax and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

Sport Law and Negligence

Have you ever wondered what legal liability you face as an athlete, coach, or sport manager? Or how negligence and torts are tied to sports? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the field of sport law and negligence theory.  Beginning with a brief overview of torts, we then move to discuss the legal elements of negligence focusing specifically on their application to the world of sports and sport management through the use of various fictitious scenarios.  So, if you are interested in learning more about what legal responsibilities you have as a sport manager, coach, and/or athletes just sit back relax and enjoy this episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.

Sport News - Why the coronavirus is canceling sports

To the shock of many, all professional and amateur sport leagues around the United States, and most of the world, have ground to halt and the coronavirus pandemic has taken hold.  But why exactly were these decisions?  What does the field of risk management have to teach us about the interworkings of these teams and leagues?  And how does all this impact the world of sport going forward?  Today, we tackle these questions as we deep dive the coronavirus and its impact on the sport industry.  So, if you are interested in learning more about what lead to these drastic moves, and what the field of sport management can teach us about them just sit back, relax, and enjoy this emergency episode of The Sport Professor Podcast.