Rajendra: In sports, there's more to winning than the scoreboard
Sports fans can transform their experience from passive consumption to mindful engagement, even amid the rise of sports betting.
Every spring, March Madness transforms arenas and living rooms into spaces of shared ritual . Strangers rise as shots swish. Brackets crumple, drinks slosh, and neighbors become temporary family.
Sleet or sunshine, about three-quarters of American adults gather on sidelines and screens to watch sports. People disagree on many issues, but they come together to support their kids, college stars, and pro icons. Spectators focus on the visible field: players, painted lines, coaches.
This field belongs to the players. Alongside it is another field. It exists within spectators who cheer, invest, and feel the pressure of the moment.
They have agency to shape how they engage within it. More: What AI said about March Madness brackets from Detroit News experts Some fans try to help their teams through humiliation . As the mother of state-champion and all-American tennis players, I’ve seen how emotions spill over on the sidelines.
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