Sports are an escape from the real world, but they’re also a reflection of it.
Throughout 2022, sports were another front in the cultural battles erupting across America and the world. Sports brought us immense joy, but sports also brought us new ways of fighting old battles. Here’s a look at the sports stories that defined 2022 and shaped how we’ll view and discuss sports for years to come.
Amazon takes over ‘Thursday Night Football’: When the Chiefs met the Chargers in Week 2, the game didn’t appear all that different from the one we’ve all spent our lives watching. Al Michaels was providing the commentary, Patrick Mahomes was slinging touchdowns and everything appeared normal — everything, that is, except for the channel on which the game appeared.
Amazon became the first streaming provider to nab an exclusive, weekly NFL game. No Amazon Prime subscription, no chance to watch Thursday night games. The days of broadcast TV’s dominance have been over for years, and now cable’s preeminence is ending, too. With the recent news that Google’s YouTube will be the home of Sunday Ticket going forward, the NFL’s future — like that of most sports and entertainment — will be fractured across multiple streaming services.
Keep that remote — and that credit card — handy.
College Football’s revolution:…
