Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization: Exploring the Fandemonium
9. "Pronger You Ignorant Ape ... I Hope You Fall Off Space Mountain!": A Study of the Institutional Work of Sport Fans / Mark Julien -- pt. Three Fans and Media -- 10. "Brett Favre is a God": Sports Fans' Perpetuation of Mythology on Newspaper Websites / Allison Harthcock -- 11. Communicating Organizational History to Sports Fans / Matthew Gill -- 12. The Many Faces of "Fans": How the NBA Reaches Out to Its Different Audience Segments / John A. Fortunato -- 13. From Good ol' Boys to National Spectacle: Motives and Identification among Young NASCAR Fans / John S.W. Spinda -- 14. Why Hispanic Fans Are the Lifeblood of Major League Soccer / Ric Jensen -- pt. Four Fans and Gender -- 15. From Football Widow to Fan: Web Narratives of Women and Sports Spectatorship / Lawrence A. Wenner -- 16. Football Fans Do Wear Pink: Game Day Broadcasts, Female Football Fans and Their NFL / Kathy Brady -- 17. Great Expectations: An Analysis of the Fan Base for WNBA's 2008 Expect Great / Katherine L. Lavelle -- pt. Five Fans and Fantasy Sports -- 18. Fantasy Sports and Sports Fandom: Implications for Mass Media Research / Tom Isaacson -- 19. Show Me the Numbers!: Media Dependency and Fantasy Game Participants / Jeff Boone.