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Oct 05, 2023
With aligned missions to leverage the power of sport to drive positive change, Global Sport Institute at ASU and Green Sports Alliance team up to launch the sport + sustainability venture challenge.
Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity
Aug 30, 2022
Professor George Cunningham cited Global Sport Institute NFL Field Study data in a piece at The Conversation.
Arizona State University Global Sport Institute and Cronkite School Announce New Partnership with NBCU News Group’s NBCU Academy
Aug 30, 2022
The Global Sport Institute is one of 13 NBCUniversal academic partners for 2022.
Global Sport Institute NIL data featured on KJZZ morning show
Aug 30, 2022
A new GSI survey finds a majority of Americans support new rules that allow college student-athletes to make money off of their name, image or likeness — knowns as NIL. The numbers find that support is even higher among college sports fans.
Arizona State University students aim to help youth, boost Navajo economy
Aug 30, 2022
Peter Bugala of the Global Sport Institute-funded Navajo Mountain Bike Initiative is working to create opportunities for bikers across Navajo Nation.
ASU and NBC partnering to train next generation of journalists
Aug 30, 2022
The Global Sport Institute and the Cronkite School were both selected as part of the NBCU Academy Class of 2022.
Global Sport Institute Poll Examines Sports Betting in the United States
Aug 30, 2022
The poll shows that while Americans support legal sports betting in the United States and have seen or heard an ad for sports better, only a fraction of the public regularly gambling on sporting events.
GSI NFL Field Studies data featured in Miami Herald data report
Aug 30, 2022
“Be a quarterback coach. Be an offensive coordinator. Be a head coach,” said Global Sport Institute CEO Kenneth Shropshire.
Global Sport Institute Director of Research Scott Brooks comments on sports betting in Arizona
Aug 30, 2022
A new report from Bet Arizona likens perception of sports betting to perception of marijuana use in Arizona.
Global Sport Institute MLB Field Study nominated for SABR research award
Aug 30, 2022
'Field Studies: MLB Manager Hiring Criteria and Career Pathways from 2010-19' was nominated for the 2022 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards.
Arizona PBS interviews Global Sport Institute CEO Kenneth Shropshire about Brian Flores lawsuit
Aug 30, 2022
“When the (Rooney) rule first went in force, it certainly had a major impact,” Shropshire said, adding “Reliance completely on that rule is not the path to take.”
Global Sport Institute NFL data cited in Wall Street Journal column on Brian Flores
Aug 30, 2022
An Op-Ed by Jason Riley in the Wall Street Journal highlighted work done by reporter Shalise Manza Young at the Global Sport Institute's digital magazine, Global Sport Matters.
Black athletes sparse over history of Winter Olympics
Aug 30, 2022
Global Sport Institute CEO Kenneth Shropshire cites access, expense as factors