Abstract Contents: Playing dirty : on reading media texts and studying sports fans in commercialized settings / Lawrence A. Wenner -- Patriots and saints : how the NFL helped America cope with terrorists and natural disasters / Steven E. Martin and Amanda Breitenfeldt -- Two nations, two networks, one game : an analysis of the ESPN and Univision telecasts of the 2002 Mexico-United States World Cup match / John P. McGuire and Greg G. Armfield -- Exploring the roots of sports fanship / Walter Gantz ......