Guest Editors: Brody J. Ruihley and Bo Li
INTRODUCTION
INDUSTRY INTERVIEWS
SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY
COVID-19 and Youth Sports: Psychological, Developmental, and Economic Impacts
The Fractured Messaging of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Its Members in Response to COVID-19
Making an Impact: An Initial Review of U.S. Sport League Corporate Social Responsibility Responses During COVID-19
Professional Tennis’s Constellational Response to COVID-19
A Post-COVID-19 Lifestyle Sport Research Agenda: Communication, Risk, and Organizational Challenges
Just a Fantasy? Examining Fantasy Sport in a Time Without Sport
Rebooting Content: Broadcasting Sport and Esports to Homes During COVID-19
The Show Must Go On: The Strategy and Spectacle of Dana White’s Efforts to Promote UFC 249 During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Gendering the Coronavirus Pandemic: Toward a Framework of Interdependence for Sport
The Elephant in the Room: How COVID-19’s Financial Impact Further Threatens Title IX Compliance
Exploring Narratives of Scarcity, Uncertainty, and Opportunity in Women’s Sports Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on a Major Event Legacy: The 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Final Four
When Sport Event Work Stopped: Exposure of Sport Event Labor Precarity by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fan Engagement in 15 Seconds: Athletes’ Relationship Marketing During a Pandemic via TikTok
COVID-19 and Soccer Teams on Instagram: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility
From ESPN to Instagram LIVE: The Evolution of Fan–Athlete Interaction Amid the Coronavirus
Through the Perilous Fight: A Case Analysis of Professional Wrestling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Social Media Response From Athletes and Sport Organizations to COVID-19: An Altruistic Tone
Behind the Scenes: COVID-19 Consequences on Broadcast Sports Production
“It Has Changed Completely”: How Local Sports Broadcasters Adapted to No Sports
Fake News Travels Fast: Exploring Misinformation Circulated Around Wu Lei’s Coronavirus Case
Football Without Football: Creativity in German Football Coverage by TV Broadcasters and Clubs During the Coronavirus Crisis
The Norwegian Football Family and Strategic Crisis Communication
Australian Football in America During COVID-19
Everyday Things Change: Australian Athlete Communication During the Coronavirus Lockdown
Talking Baseball When There Is No Baseball: Reporters and Fans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Critiquing Anthropocentric Media Coverage of the COVID-19 Sport “Hiatus”
Sports Television and the Continuing Search for Alternative Programming
Making Sense of Coach Development Worldwide During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Do We Really Want Sports Public Relations to Return to Normal?