Preface to the First Edition
Professional and amateur sports occupy a prominent place in society, as a dynamic and visible entertainment business with worldwide reach. The numbers of spectators, viewers, and participants run into the billions. Millions of people either read the sports pages of a newspaper, buy a sports-oriented magazine, watch the sports segment of a newscast, subscribe to a cable service offering sports programming, or listen to or call in to a “sports talk” radio station.
At one time, sports coverage was quite simply scores, standings, and star performances. However, the continuing popularity and increased complexity of the sports landscape require that sports journalists possess a background on issues more fundamental than ...
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