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View article: Predicting NCAA Division I Football Conference Winning Percentage
Predicting NCAA Division I Football Conference Winning Percentage Open
Applied strategies to improve conference wins for NCAA Division I FBS football teams could have implications for increased resource acquisition, bowl berths, or inclusion in the lucrative college football playoffs. Unfortunately, aggregate…
View article: An Analysis of Sport Employee Identification of NCAA Division I Compliance Employees
An Analysis of Sport Employee Identification of NCAA Division I Compliance Employees Open
The current study examined NCAA Division I compliance employees utilizing Sport Employee Identification (SEI; Oja et al., 2020). Little academic inquiry has focused on the various ways sport employees, like NCAA compliance employees, ident…
View article: Modernization and the Contemporary Sport Stadium
Modernization and the Contemporary Sport Stadium Open
The authors add to the conversation about sport facility construction by discussing the U.S. political economy that led to the contemporary standing of sport facilities. They use modernization theory as a lens or sample guide for sport fac…
View article: Theaters of Competition
Theaters of Competition Open
For more than two decades after its inception, the National Hockey League (NHL) experienced the contraction and expansion of franchises as the league extended its control over the major professional hockey market in both the United States …
View article: Examining the Evolution of Urban Multipurpose Facilities: Applying the Ideal-Type to the Facilities of the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association
Examining the Evolution of Urban Multipurpose Facilities: Applying the Ideal-Type to the Facilities of the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association Open
The standardized versions of ice hockey and basketball emerged during the last quarter of the 19thcentury. In short order both ice hockey and basketball evolved from amateur, recreational activities to professional sport and entertainment …