A Historical Overview of Sports and Media in the United States

Handbook of Sports and Media

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 22-45

  Bryant, Jennings ^a   Holt, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203873670-8     Document Type: Chapter

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