An op-ed on how despite the rise in sporting venues throughout China, the country’s sports stadiums remain empty once the lights fade and the games conclude. There is no question that large, global sporting events can help change the image of a city. Governments use the spectacles as a means to redevelop or invest further [...]
Entries Tagged as 'NFL'
If You Build it, They Won’t Come
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Football, Government, Racing, Sports, Sports Media, Track and Field
Tags:2008 Olympic Games·2010 Guangzhou Asian Games·Beijing·Beijing Organizing Committee·China Basketball Association·East Asian Games·Harbin·Jiangsu·MLB·National Games·NBA·NFL·Premier League·Robot Games
Broadcasting Monday Night Football to Chinese Audience
October 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · American Football, Sports Media
To most of Chinese I know, American football is difficult and distant. At Shanghai Scrap, Adam Minter interviews Zhang Nan, Monday Night Football’s play-by-play man in China, who tries his best to engage more Chinese into the sport. Sure, the NFL has a small audience in China (roughly 20,000 viewers watch the weekly simulcast), but [...]
Tags:broadcasting·Michael Stokes·Monday Night Football·NFL·Sina·Zhang Nan
Becoming China’s First NFL Kicker
August 4th, 2009 · 11 Comments · American Football, Sports
“I’d seen football in college, but I thought it was stupid,” says Wang. “Football is about tackling; soccer is about using your skills with your feet. I liked kicking better. And as an outsider, football seemed violent.”
Tags:All-TransSouth Conference·Bulldogs·China·Cumberland University·Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes·Football·Kentucky·Lindsey Wilson University·NAIA·National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics·NFL·People's Republic of China·Premier League·soccer·Tennessee·Tianjin
Top 10 Chinese Sports News in 2008
December 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Business, Government, Sports Regime
2008 is by all means an extraordinary year for China’s sports. Not merely because this country won so many golds in the Beijing Games, there’re actually so much more interesting things beyond that if we comb back closely, either about its sports administration and regime, or simply the government itself. 1. Juguo Rules the Games [...]
Tags:age scandal·Basketball·CBA·Football·gambling·He Kexin·juguo·Liu Xiang·NFL·Olympics
NFL Cancels China Bowl, Again
December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · American Football, Business
The New York Times noted early this week that NFL will cut 150 jobs after the superbowl. Below are some excerpts: The N.F.L., widely considered the most successful sports league in North America, will reduce its staff by about 150 employees after theSuper Bowl in response to the slumping economy, Commissioner Roger Goodell told staff [...]
