When it comes to the NFL draft, most American football fans aren’t too thrilled if their favorite team ignores a top college prospect’s history of questionable behavior. Most fans oppose their favorite NFL team drafting a player with a history of physical violence against women. … Turning to politics, do […] Read more »
Fans think Cam Newton faces criticism more for on-field actions than race
A larger percentage of NFL fans believe that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton faces criticism because of his actions on the field than because of his race, according to a survey produced for ESPN by Langer Research Associates and released Wednesday. CONT. ESPN.com Read more »
Nearly One-Third of Americans Say They Would Not Let Their Son Play Football
No other sport enjoys the popularity of American football in the U.S. today: roughly four in ten (38%) Americans report that their favorite sport to watch is football. Only about one in ten Americans say that basketball (11%), baseball (9%), or soccer (8%) is their favorite sport to watch. Six […] Read more »
Star Wars Sequel Or Iowa Caucuses: Americans Equally Excited About Both
Maybe Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Hillary Clinton actually can compete with Stormtroopers, General Hux, and a robot named BB-8. With the Iowa caucuses now just 10 weeks away, Americans surveyed in the latest Bloomberg Politics national poll say they are as excited about the first-in-the-nation presidential nomination balloting as […] Read more »
ESPN/ABC News poll shows support for NFL over Patriots, Brady
NFL fans, by nearly a 2-1 margin, support the league’s sanctions against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the team, and more than half think Brady himself cheated in what has become known as Deflategate. CONT. ESPN Read more »
Move Over, Baseball: Poll Shows 67% of Americans Now Say Football Is National Pastime
According to a new Bloomberg Politics poll, 67 percent of Americans say football is the national pastime, as opposed to 28 percent who say baseball is. I’m pretty sure I’m supposed to be shocked by this number—yet more proof that baseball is dying!—but honestly, I’m surprised that 28 percent of […] Read more »