BEA's Sports Division presents the winners of their paper competition.
Paper Competition Chair: John McGuire, Oklahoma State University
Debut Paper Competition
1st Place: Robert L Kerr, University of Oklahoma; Emotion Work for Merriwell and Billy Clyde: Challenging American Football’s Two-Tiered Gender System on Friday Night Lights
Open Paper Competition
1st Place: Tang Tang, University of Akron; Roger Cooper, Ohio University; Fans, Nonfans, and the Olympics: Predictors of Audience's Multiplatform Experience with the 2008 Beijing Games
2nd Place: Glenn Cummins, Texas Tech University; Dustin Hahn, Texas Tech University; (How) Does Instant Replay Increase Enjoyment? Examining the Relationship between Instant Replay, Enjoyment, and Perceived Violence of Play
3rd Place: Kelly Poniatowski, Elizabethtown College; “The nail polish underneath the hockey gloves”: NBC’s framing of women hockey players in the 2010 Winter Olympics
