Over two weeks, critic Linda Holmes watched every Olympic discipline, from archery to wrestling. Above, Manon Brunet of Team France, left, competes against Olga Nikitina of Team ROC during the Women’s Sabre Team Fencing Gold Medal Match on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Over two weeks, critic Linda Holmes watched every Olympic discipline, from archery to wrestling. Above, Manon Brunet of Team

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Sarah McCammon talks to Variety’s Gavin Bridge about how sports fandom and viewership is shifting in the U.S.



SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST:

Today, two No. 1 seeds in action in the NCAA playoffs and four NBA games. Tomorrow, the first two matches of college’s Elite Eight and 11 more NBA games. Are you going to watch it all or just the highlights?

Well, a new study says the way people watch sports and support their teams

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Fans watch the high school football game between Davison and Flint Powers Catholic on September 18, 2020 in Davison, Michigan.

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Fans watch the high school football game between Davison and Flint Powers Catholic on September 18, 2020 in Davison, Michigan.

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High school senior Audrianna Hill has been playing basketball since she was five years old. But this winter, with Covid-19 cases rising,

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NCAA college basketball is a money spinner for the league, but are the players students or employees? That question is at the heart of a case the Supreme Court agreed to hear next year.

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NCAA college basketball is a money spinner for the league, but are the players students or employees? That question is at the heart of a case the Supreme Court agreed to hear next

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