The Sport Professor Podcast

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 gambli...

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,...

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...

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...

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 athlet...

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...

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 quic...

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 w...

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...

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, w...

Have you ever wondered why baseball fans were so shocked the Red Sox traded former MVP Mookie Betts? Or what happened throughout baseball history to make Mookie Bett’s impending free agency so important to the future of the MLB? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive into the world of game theory and its application to Major League Baseball free agency. Beginning with a discussio...

In this special podcast, we divert from our normal topics and conversations to talk about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. We do not focus on his basketball career or accolades, rather we discuss how his death is impacting sport fans around the world and seek to shine some light on why so many people who never met him are feeling such a sense of loss. In doing so we dive into the wonder and beauty...

Have you ever wondered why the Houston Astros' cheating scandal has become such a big deal? Or if breaking an unwritten rule in baseball is even cheating? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we continue our examination of sport ethics through tackling the Houston Astros Sign Stealing Scandal. So if you are interested in learning what really happened, examining the ethical questions surroun...

Have you ever wondered why Title IX was enacted? Or how a law that is merely one sentence grew to become one of the most important laws in the history of sports? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive Title IX with special guests, Professor Amanda Siegrist, Esq. and Professor Chelsea Kaunert, Ph. D. Beginning with a discussion of the origins of the law we then more to break down...

To the shock of many, the NCAA announced on October 29, 2019, their board of governors had unanimously voted to begin the process of allowing student-athletes to profit off their name likeness, and image. But what exactly did they say in their press release? How will this announcement affect the future of college athletics? And what potential challenges will the NCAA face in instituting their new...

Have you ever wondered about the challenges facing transgender athletes? Or what sport organizations like the NCAA, IOC, and HSAA are doing to increase access to all individuals regardless of one's gender identity? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive into the world of ethics and the intersection of sport and sexuality, with special guest, Dr. Chelsea Kaunert. Beginning with a...

Have you ever wondered why professional athletes can compete in the Olympics and yet they can’t make money directly from the games? Or why countries will sometime protest the games and not compete at all? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we once again dive into the world of ethics and ethical decision making in sport. Beginning with a brief history of the Olympics, we then move to discu...

Have you ever wondered why so many ex-athletes argue that analyst don't know what they are talking about because they never played professor sports? Or questioned why Rolex uses Rodger Federer to sell watches?  If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the world of logical fallacies with our special guest, Professor Amanda Siegrist, Esq.  Beginning with a discussion about logic and...

Have you ever wondered how Lance Armstrong could claim taking PEDs was ethical? Or how an athletic director might use ethics when making budgetary decisions?  If so, this is the podcast for you as today we once again dive into the world of ethics and ethical decision making in sport.  Beginning with a few questions to make you reflect on what you value when you make a decision, we then move to dis...

Have you ever wondered what the difference between a teaser and a parlay is? OR how professional sport gamblers beat the casinos? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we continue our deep dive into the world of sport gambling.  Beginning with a discussion on the basics to sport betting, we provide a crash course in gambling terminology and sport wagering before moving to breakdown what spor...

Have you ever wondered why, despite government regulations throughout time, the popularity of gambling has remained steadfast? Or how gambling evolved from simple dice games and horse races to a multi-billion dollar industry encompassing anything and everything? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the history and evolution of gambling and sports betting. Beginning with an exam...

Have you ever wondered how video games have grown from an activity you participate in in your free time to a billion dollar industry that includes cyberathletes who make millions of dollars a year? Or what colleges and governments around the world are doing to help make eSports one of the fastest growing sports in the world? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the history and...

Have you ever wondered why we value youth sport so much in our society? Or what parents and sport management practitioners can do to assure children have the best possible sports experience? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we deep dive the world of youth sport by exploring the purpose and challenges present within this unique sporting world. So if you are interested in examining the ch...

Have you ever wondered what a sport manager watches during a game when everyone else is watching the field of play? Or how sport marketers can turn their game day observations into a better experience for the fan? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we will examine how we research and study sport consumers' behaviors. Beginning with a basic discussion of the science of shopping, we will mo...

Have you ever wondered how the fields of law and sport management interact? Or why high school student-athletes can be suspended from their team without being given the right to defend themselves? If so, this is the podcast for you as today we being to examine the field of sport law. Beginning with a basic discussion of what laws are and why we have them, we then move to discuss how sections of th...