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Breaking Barriers? A Critical Comparative Discourse Analysis of Nike’s Breaking2 and Breaking4 Running Events 打破壁垒?耐克Breaking2和Breaking4跑步项目的批判性对比话语分析

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261467742

Shannon Scovel, Ted Butryn, Scott Greeves, Anna Posbergh

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The Vulnerable Game: Reimagining Black Masculinity Through the Discourse of Mental Health and Black Male Vulnerability 脆弱的游戏：通过心理健康和黑人男性脆弱性的话语重新想象黑人男子气概

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261468658

Damariyé L. Smith

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What Sport Takes: The Human Cost of High-Performance Sport 运动的代价：高水平运动的人力成本

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-06-29 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261452512

Andrew C. Billings

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Perspectives on Sport, Media, and Migration 特刊导言：对体育、媒体和移民的看法

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-06-16 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261459991

Sean R. Sadri, Mahdi Latififard, Lindsey J. Meân

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The Role of Sports Commentary: Viewer’s Cognitive and Affective Responses and Moderating Effect of Prior Knowledge 体育解说的角色：观众的认知、情感反应及先验知识的调节作用

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-06-15 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261462077

Siye Kim, Byungjae Min, Daehwan Kim, Wonseok (Eric) Jang

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Rearticulating Possibilities of Queerness and Professional Men’s Ice Hockey: The Case of Heated Rivalry and Empty Netters 重新阐明酷儿身份和职业男子冰球的可能性：激烈竞争和空网球的案例

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-06-10 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261459365

Suraj Uttamchandani, Eric Knee, Austin R. Anderson

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Performing Athletic Legitimacy on Instagram: Visual Self-Presentation in Elite Wheelchair Basketball 在Instagram上表现运动合法性：精英轮椅篮球的视觉自我呈现

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261457858

Semra Demirdiş

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Anti-Racism Football Campaigns in Spain and England: Public Discourse and Polarization on X 西班牙和英格兰的反种族主义足球运动：关于X的公共话语和两极分化

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261453828

Alberto Álvarez-Álvarez, Peter Kerkhof

{"title":"Anti-Racism Football Campaigns in Spain and England: Public Discourse and Polarization on X","authors":"Alberto Álvarez-Álvarez, Peter Kerkhof","doi":"10.1177/21674795261453828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21674795261453828","url":null,"abstract":"The efforts of institutions to eradicate hate both within and beyond the sporting domain have led professional football leagues such as the Premier League and La Liga to develop their own anti-racism campaigns. This study examines X users’ reactions to posts published by each competition under the slogans No Room for Racism and LaLiga VS Racismo . Through a longitudinal, mixed-method analysis, ( <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> = 238) posts and ( <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> = 20,329) responses were examined to assess the evolution of online discourse, the level of hostility, and the degree of polarization surrounding these campaigns. Our findings indicate that hostile discourse tends to emerge sporadically, particularly in response to visible social events rather than as a direct consequence of the campaigns themselves. Qualitative analysis further shows that a substantial proportion of toxic or negative responses does not stem from overtly racist discourse, but from users criticizing the perceived effectiveness or constituency of the campaigns. The results also reveal differences between the two leagues: while the Premier League exhibits a relatively balanced distribution of positive and negative responses, La Liga is characterized by a predominance of negative affect. These findings contribute to the literature on sport, racism and digital polarization by showing how institutional anti-racism campaigns become embedded in broader conflicts over their legitimacy and effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":46882,"journal":{"name":"Communication & Sport","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148286121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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All Players are Equal, but if We Win, Some are More Equal than Others: Sentiment Inequality in Pre- and Post-match Online Supporter Discourse 所有玩家都是平等的，但如果我们赢了，有些人比其他人更平等：赛前和赛后在线支持者话语中的情绪不平等

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261457375

Adam King, Sharon Coen

{"title":"All Players are Equal, but if We Win, Some are More Equal than Others: Sentiment Inequality in Pre- and Post-match Online Supporter Discourse","authors":"Adam King, Sharon Coen","doi":"10.1177/21674795261457375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21674795261457375","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines racial disparities in emotional expression within online football fandom by analyzing sentiment in YouTube comments referring to white players and players of color across different match contexts (previews, wins, losses, and draws). Using a two-way ANOVA with 239 observations derived from 5,819 comments, we identify significant racialized patterns in sentiment expression. White players received significantly higher sentiment scores than players of color overall, with disparities most pronounced following wins and in previews: contexts where praise and positive evaluation are typically expressed. Notably, following losses, sentiment was equally negative across racial groups, indicating that racial bias operates primarily through the withholding of praise rather than the attribution of blame. These findings align with social identity theory’s distinction between in-group favoritism and out-group derogation, suggesting that bias in football commentary manifests predominantly through preferential allocation of positive sentiment to white players rather than through explicit negativity toward players of color. The results reveal that affective inequalities persist in online football discourse despite formal diversity initiatives, and that racial bias operates not only through overt hostility but through subtle, patterned inequalities in the distribution of emotional rewards.","PeriodicalId":46882,"journal":{"name":"Communication & Sport","volume":"155 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148286120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perceptions of Bandwagon and Hardcore Sport Fans 对潮流和铁杆体育迷的看法

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Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1177/21674795261457386

Stephen Reysen, Courtney N. Plante

{"title":"Perceptions of Bandwagon and Hardcore Sport Fans","authors":"Stephen Reysen, Courtney N. Plante","doi":"10.1177/21674795261457386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21674795261457386","url":null,"abstract":"In two studies we examined the perceptions of bandwagon fans—those whose interest is inconsistent or contingent upon a team’s current performance—and hardcore sport fans—those with a persistent and unflinching zeal for their team even through periods of poor performance. In both studies, participants were randomly assigned to read about a bandwagon or hardcore basketball fan prior to rating their perception of the target person’s trustworthiness (likability, honesty, expertise) and personality (big five dimensions). Additionally, we assessed several possible mediators of the effect of manipulating fan type on perceived fan trustworthiness: perceived genuineness, consistency, prototypicality of the target as a fan, and the target’s presumed fanship and fandom identification. The results of both studies showed that hardcore fans were perceived more positively than bandwagon fans. Mediation analyses suggest that perceived genuineness (Studies 1 & 2), consistency, prototypicality, fanship, and fandom (Study 2) may all be factors driving this effect. The results provide empirical evidence for the positive perception of hardcore (vs. bandwagon) fans and, more importantly, suggest important mechanisms for fan perception.","PeriodicalId":46882,"journal":{"name":"Communication & Sport","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148286119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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