MGMT 4943 Mid Term

What affects sports?

climate, geography, topography, politics, economy

What is the US known for?

Freedom
democracy
innovation
military and economic world power

how did ken burns sum up america

constitution, jazz, and baseball

US Social/cultural aspects

immigration
confidence, "american cowboy"
20th century:sports heroes
bob costas: babe ruth vs. the king story

US industries

computers and technology
health care
manufacturing
oil and gas
financial, banking
entertainment -sports and movies

baseball history

First game 1846: Alexander Cartwright's Knickerbockers vs. New York Baseball Club, Elysian Fields, NJ
Civil War (1860-1865)
-First all professional team: Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1869

college football history

First intercollegiate football game
New Brunswick, NJ
Nov. 6, 1869
Rutgers-6, Princeton-4
led to the development of NCCA

US legends in sports

Jim Thorpe- one of the best athletes of all time
Secertairot
Babe ruth- showed video of his home run and the celebration
Mahammed ali- showed video of his fight boxing knock out
Magic Johnson NBA superstar

NY Yankees

27 World Series titles
1923- House that Ruth built
Yankee Stadium II, 2009 cost $1.3B
YES network
Rival: Boston Red Sox
brings in millions of dollars

Dallas Cowboys

8 Super Bowls, 5 wins
New Cowboy stadium, 2009 cost $1.2B
Rivals: Redskins, Eagles, Giants

LA Lakers

LA \= Lakers town
Hollywood fans come
16 NBA titles
Rivals: Celtics

Detroit red wings

"Original 6" NHL franchises
Hockeytown
11 NHL Stanley Cups
The octopus tradition

University of Alabama

Claim 15 National Championships
Won 2009, 2011, 2012
$10M economic impact each home game
90,000+ fans attend spring scrimmage!
Rivals: Auburn, Tennessee

Oklahoma City sports

College football country (OU/OSU)
NBA Thunder
"Big league" city
1M+ metro population
"transformed a city's thinking"- Berry Tramel

Chicago

Population 10M
3rd largest USA
Pro sports town
Midwestern attitude
Rough, tough politics, history
Obsessed with sports and their teams

climate zones for canada

arctic up north
mountain area on the west side
prairie on the south border
boreal over most of the middle

history of canada

Leif the Lucky (Ericson), Vikings explore east coast, 1000 AD
John Cabot, 1497 (England)
Jacque Carter, 1534 (France)
Treaty of Paris, 1763
1867: Dominion of Canada
1896: Klondike gold rush
St. Lawrence Seaway, 1959
Adopts red maple leaf flag, 1965
1976 summer Olympics, Montreal
1988 winter Olympics, Calgary
2010 winter Olympics, Vancouver

Canadian social/cultural

33M, \#36 in population
90% population within 100 miles of USA border
2nd largest land area in world behind russia
42% Catholic, 23% Protestant
22% speak French (French/English cultures)

Canadian industry

High tech industry-ottawa
Movie/filmmaking-toronto
Wheat, barley
Forest products
Wood and paper products,
Petroleum and natural gas
Tourism
1994 NAFTA with USA and Mexico

sports in canada

Outdoor sports because of so much land and natural beauty-Hiking, fishing, hunting
Hockey- Wayne gretzky was a major shooter for 92 goal in one season

Canadian festivals

Calgary Stampede
Toronto International Film Festival
Canada Day, July 1-national holiday

1988 winter olympics

calgary
Financially profitable
Re-shaped Calgary image and sports identity
Jamaican bobsledders
Dan Jensen\`

canadian football league

CFL founded 1958
Playing rugby and football since 1800's
Grey Cup
American expansion 1990's that failed
Rogers Communication agreement ($78M) with Buffalo Bills to host 8 games in Toronto

vancouver sports

Canucks
BC Lions (BC Stadium) football team
Grizzlies
Outdoor sports

2010 winter olympics: vancouver

Record hockey ratings because of the US vs. Canadian
Curling phenomenon
Weather concerns; didnt have enough snow

toronto sports

Blue Jays, Argonauts, Maple Leafs (hockey), Raptors
The Sports Network (TSN)
Eclectic city, cosmopolitan
5.5M pop.
biggest city in the area with all sorts of language and foods

toronto blue jays

Joined MLB in 1977
Rogers Center (SkyDome) 1989, seats 50,000 was very modern at the time but now outdated
1992, 1993 World Series champs

montreal sports

French Canadien
Birthplace of hockey
Canadiens, Expos, Alouettes
Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix

1976 Summer Olympics

Montreal
Economic disaster ($2B spending)
African boycott over SA/NZ issue because of the all black team and nz going to play
30 year tax
no outside sponsors or commercialized

Montreal Canadiens

Original member of NHL, founded in 1909
24 Stanley Cups, most in history
Last Canadian team to win (1992-93)

Canadian businesses and sports

Air Canada Center, Toronto, Raptors and Maple Leafs
Naming rights C$40M for 20 years
Molson (Coors): Canadiens, other NHL teams

History of Mexico

Mayan civilization; Aztecs
1521- Cortez and the Spanish conquistadors conquered Aztec empire
1523-1821- Viceroys ruled "New Spain"-took out as much wealth to send back to spain
Priest Miguel Hidalgo declares revolution, September 15, 1810
General Santa Anna becomes president in 1823
Texas declares independence in 1836, Santa Anna defeated at battle of San Jacinto by Sam Houston
1846- US declares war on Mexico
Rio Grande becomes northern border of Mexico
USA buys New Mexico, TX, and California for $15M
1968- Host Olympic games in Mexico City

Mexican social/cultural

111M, \#11 in population
77% Roman Catholic
93% Spanish speaking
Traditional family structure, larger family sizes not uncommon that live close together
30% Aztec, 60% mixed, 9% Spanish

Mexican industry

Manufactured goods
Oil and oil products
Silver
Fruits, vegetables
Coffee
Cotton
1994 NAFTA with USA and Canada
Illicit drug trade
Recent gang wars
US border violence

Mexican festivals

New Year's
Carnival (prepares for lint)
Cinco de Mayo - Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de los Angeles in 1862.
Independence day, Sept. 15-16

popular sports in mexico

Charreada
Mexican rodeo/equestrian
Roping and riding events
Events/festivals held in multiple cities in autumn
spanish influenced mexicans through bull fighting
Bullfighting (fiesta brava)
matadores
Plaza de Toros, Mexico City
1946, seats 60,000
Corrida de Aniversario
220 bullrings in Mexico

soccer in Mexico

Brought by Englishmen to silver mines at Dolores, Hidalgo
First game 1858
Current international rivals: USA
Many home games at Estadio Azteca (105,000+ seating)

boxing in Mexico

Julio Cesar Chavez
Rivalry with Puerto Rico
Tecate Friday Night Fights, ESPN

beisbol in Mexico

Angel Macias perfect game
LLWS Champions 1957, Monterrey
Baseball HOF
"The Perfect Game" movie
MLB AAA system
March-July
28 man roster, 5 imports maximum
Winter leagues
1955- Mexican League, MLB

famous mexican athletes

Julio Cesar Chavez (boxing)
Fernando Valenzueala (pitcher for dodgers)
Ana Guevera (
Hugo Sanchez
Lorena Ochoa (golfer)
Adrian & Edgar Gonzalez (MLB)

mexico city sports

Capital, 2nd largest world; pop. 18M+
Stadium Azteca (elevation 7200 ft)
Sunday bullfights
America, Cruz Azul, Pumas UNAM, Red Devils

1968 summer olympics

Student massacre
High altitude controversy
Tommy Smith and John Carlos black power salute
Bob Beamon beats the world record in the jump by a lot
Dick Fosbury high jumping

1970 world cup

Brazil and Pele win 3rd World Cup

1986 world cup

1985 M.C. earthquake, 10,000 killed
Argentina v. England quarterfinal who were fighting over the Falkland islands at the time
Diego Maradona, 'Hand of God' goal and another goal within 4 minutes

Yucatan Lions

Play in Kulkukan Park, Merida
Food options: kibi with cabbage, hot dogs/fries, spiced peanuts (pepitas), cotton candy, sliced green mangoes
General seating, 50 cents
13,600 capacity

Chivas Guadalajara

Founded 1906
"Goats"
New Estadio Chivas, 56,000
Rivalry: America

geography of DR

Eastern 2/3 of island of Hispanoila (Haiti on western 1/3)
Capital is Santo Domingo
Population 9.65M

climate of DR

tropical; mountainous
hurricanes

history of DR

Original inhabitants Tainos
Columbus arrived 1492
Taino population from 1 million to 500 in 50 years!
African slaves brought in 1503
French took the western 1/3 of island in 1804 (Haiti)
Haitians conquered the island from 1822-1844
Juan Pablo Duarte- hero of Dominican independence
Independence in 1865
US occupation 1916-1924
Trujillo dictator 1930, assassinated 1961

social/cultural of DR

95% Roman Catholic
Spanish language
Historically friendly relations with USA
\---100,000 US citizens live in DR
\---1 million DR live in USA, in the NE, Florida

industry of DR

60% work in tourism/transportation
Exports: bananas, sugar, rice

festivals of DR

July: Merengue Festival
Santo Domingo Carnival, La Vega Carnival (Feb)

baseball and the DR

Cubans brought game in 1860's
1890s- DR formed local teams
1930s- Trujillo built several baseball stadiums
estadio Quisqueya; 1955
Ozzie Virgil- NY Giants 1956
Juan Marichal, Manny Mota, Felipe Alou
Since 1960's, MLB scouts and baseball academies
28 of 30 teams have academies
buscones controversies-birth certificates to make them younger
MLB winter league (along with Mexico, PR, Venezuela)

negro league stars: 1937 season

game 7 they thought they lost the game and was worry about Trujilo. came back in won and got out of there as fast as they could

Dominican Winter League

Official MLB winter season
Finalists go to Caribbean series
6 teams play 60 games, Oct to Feb
Águilas Cibaeñas (Santiago)
Toros del Este (La Romana)
Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macorís)
Gigantes del Cibao (San Francisco de Macorís)
Leones del Escogido (Santo Domingo)
Tigres del Licey (Santo Domingo)

santo domingo sports DR

Licey Tigers, Escogido Lions
Horseracing
2.5M metro pop.

Licey Tigers of DR

Founded 1907
21 DR titles, 10 Caribbean titles
Play in capital, share stadium (18,000)
Sponsors inundate fans, messages on uniforms, PA, umpire shirts
Claro telecommunications

dominican athletes

Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz
Al Horford, Charlie Villenueva

other popular sports in DR

\#2- basketball
National Federation, FIBA
Summer leagues, American players
\#3- volleyball
Cap Cana PGA Champions Tour event 2008-2010 where they Still advertise it

geography in Cuba

90 miles south of Florida
Capital is Havana
Population 11.2M

Climate of Cuba

Tropical; mountainous
Hurricanes

history of Cuba

Original inhabitants Indian population
Spanish overtook island, brought in African slaves
1868 Jose Marti led independence struggle, independent in 1895
1898 USA entered war with Spain after USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor (Spanish American war, Treaty of Paris)
1902- full independence
1903- lease Guantanimo Bay to US Navy (1934 treaty)
Fugencio Batista (army officer) becomes president in 1940 (dictator)
Coup in 1952, ruled by decree
1953- Fidel Castro attacked barracks, exiled to Mexico
Castro returned in 1956
Living conditions horrible, ripe for revolution

revolution of Cuba

Jan 1, 1959 Batista fled, Castro seizes power
Executes over 3000 people through 1962
250,000 flee to Florida
Began close relations with USSR, declares himself a communist
1961/62 Bay of Pigs and Cuban missile crisis

social/Cultural of Cuba

Officially atheist until 1991, declared secular
Totalitarian communist state (government runs the state)
Cuban Communist Party only party allowed (PCC)
Restrictions on religion, press, political rights
Brother Raul Castro leader, stated "all civil liberties can be denied"
Growing relations with Chavez and Venezuela

Industry of Cuba

Poor: average monthly salary $18US
Tourism since 1994
Exports: sugar, citrus, tobacco
Remittance from US, gov't takes 20%

Baseball and Cuba

Cubans students and American sailors 1860s
Cubans spread baseball across Caribbean, 1890s
Players played MLB and Negro leagues
Institute for Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) created in 1961, socialized sports (supports the youth to play for everyone)
-Cuban National Series-16 teams across the island

cuban national team

National team source of pride
International champions
Defectors (smuggled out of cuba)

Havana Sports

Latinoamericana stadium
Industriales (rivals in Santiago)
2.1M population

Cuba industriales

baseball
12 Cuban titles
Rivals with Santiago de Cuba
Sponsors- not an issue
Sport in Cuba is government-run, political tool, professional amateurs

Dominicans Star Athletes (MLB)

Jose Canseco
Jose Contreras
Livan Hernandez
Luis Tiant
Rafael Palmeiro

boxing in Cuba

\#2
Regularly compete Olympic medals, won over 30 golds
Kid Gavilan most famous fighter
Training gyms numerous (Rafael Trejo Gymnasio)

The future of Cuba

New lifting of restrictions (opportunity for scouting and MLB players are allowed to visit families again)
MLB players allowed to return
More scouting access

Brazilian geography

Slightly smaller that the USA
Capital Brasilia (2.5M)
Sao Paulo (10.9M)
Rio de Janeiro (6.1M)
Dense forests in Amazon to coastal region on Atlantic
Population 196M
biggest country and population in SA

Brazilian climate

tropical;semi tropical

the amazon

World's largest rain forest, covers approx. ½ of Brazil
1 in 10 of all the world's known animal species

Brazilian history

Portugese colonized Brazil in 1500s
African slaves brought because of diseases
Immigrants from Asia, Middle East, Europe (demographics are different)
Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500.
Ruled from Lisbon until 1808
Royal family fled Napoleon and set up in Rio in 1821
Independence granted 1822
Dom Pedro II ruled 1831-1889 as emperor
Now a federal republic with 19 political parties

Brazilian social/cultural

74% Roman Catholic
Language: Portuguese
Largest population in Latin America
\#5 in the world
81% urban
70% white, 24% multiracial, 4% black, 1.8% Asian, and .2% Amerindian.

Brazilian industry

Advanced economy
Finance, investment
Industrial
Services
Tourism- carnaval festival
Oil
Agriculture

Rio de Janiero

6M+ inhabitants
Former capital until 1960 (Brasilia)
Emotional capital of Brazil
One of highest population densities in world
Stunning geography
Worldwide tourism destination

sports in rio

Beach, swimming
"fute volei" foot volleyball
The Maracana
America Football Club, Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminense and Vasco
200,000 witnessed 1950 final game v. Uruguay

flamengo

Athletic club since 1895
Soccer, rowing, gymnastics, judo, volleyball, tennis
Home games in Maracana, local rivals
Top 10 soccer teams in world popularity
Sponsor: Olympikus

sao paulo

São Paulo3rd largest city in the world
20 million population
Many immigrants from Italy and Japan.
Issues with traffic, street violence and pollution
Sports: host Brazilian Grand Prix, Novembers, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Semi-national oil co. Petrobras sponsor

brazilian national team

Run by Brazilian Football Confederation
Compete internationally, Copa America, World Cup
5 time FIFA World Cup Champions (1958,1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

Pele

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, born 1942
4 World Cup teams, captain in 1970 (97 international goals)
Played for Santos FC
Signed 2 year deal with NY Cosmos 1974-75 (NASL)
Biggest star in football in Brazil

more sports in Brazil

Series A and B soccer
basketball
formula 1
stock car
surfing
tennis
volleyball

Brazilian athletes

Kaka
Suns Leandro Barbosa
Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves (IndyRacing
Pele, Ronaldo
Emerson Fiitipaldi, Aryton Senna
Gustavo Keurten

other popular sports in Brazil

Judo (Japanese population)
Team handball
Surfing
Beach soccer

Jui-jitsu/MMA

George Gracie family immigrated 1801
Mitsuyo Maeda Japanese immigrant taught Judo
Sons altered techniques and started jiu-jitsu academy in Rio
Vale tudo- anything goes fights
1980's Rorian Gracie took fights to USA
1993 pay-per-view UFC
Legal issues, Senator John McCain
Rebranded MMA with rules, judges

Brazil

Host 2014 World Cup
$11B spent for roads and construction
Host 2016 Olympics another $3B which is concerning over the economy
Construction, development, crime

geography of argentina

Size of eastern USA, 2nd largest SA
Capital Buenos Aires (13M)
Population 40M

climate of argentina

Tropical; temperate, arid, cold

history of argentina

Spanish colonization 1500's
Independence from Spain 1816
General Jose de San Martin
Late 1800s European immigration
Political upheaval until 1980s
1982 defeat by UK over the Falklands

social/cultural in argentina

70% Roman Catholic
Language: Spanish
80% urban
97% European (Spanish and Italian)
Gauchos (pasta, beef)

industry in argentina

Agriculture
Food processing
Oil refining

Buenos Aires sports

40% population
Premiera league soccer
A,B,C,D league
Boca Juniors, River Plate: Superclasico

1978 World cup host

Argentina
11th W.C.
1st win for Argentina
Beat Netherlands 3-1 in final

diego maradona

National hero
Snubbed 1978 team
Won 1986 W.C.
Star in Europe
Substance abuse
Coached
national team
in WC 2010

boca juniors

Athletic club since 1905
La Boca neighborhood,poor
Rivals: River Plata
Fans: 12th man
Bombonera Stadium; 1940, seats 49,000
Sponsors: Coke, Nike, LG, MasterCard

argentina national team

Run by Argentine Football Association
1978, 1986 WC champs
14 Copa Americana titles
Blue/white stripes like Yankee pinstripes

argentinean athletes

Manu Ginobli
Lionel Messi (best player of soccer)
Gabriela Sabatini (1990 US Open)
Guillermo Vilas (1975,1976 Wimbledon)