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Wings, booze and heartbreak – what my research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom

  • Written by Aaron Mansfield, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Merrimack College
imageA Buffalo Bills fan who prefers ketchup over mustard on his hot dog.Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

Being from Buffalo means getting to eat some of the best wings in the world. It means scraping snow and ice off your car in frigid mornings. And it means making a lifelong vow to the city’s NFL franchise, the Bills – for better or worse, till...

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