Will realignment impact the Know Rivalry 'spatial proximity' ingredient to rivalry? As John Raby pointed out well, we will find out over the next few years. Appreciate his analysis of the travel impact and including us (B. David Tyler) and Cody Havard in the conversation for AP Sports.

Please refrain from diluting "rivalry" by calling this game one: knowrivalry.com/team/nittany-l…

Let's all hope we see more of this respect for rivalry: Apple Cup will continue for 5 more years after Washington and Washington State agree to deal apnews.com/article/apple-…

Getting ready for The Game on Saturday? No better time to refresh your memory of what is behind all the hype--stream the Emmy-winning RIVALS documentary for free via TC studios...

Should have consulted our fan data for the Border War before designing that new Kansas license plate: cnn.com/2023/11/28/us/…

What do Penn State fans have to say about their rivalries? The 'Stuff Somers Says' podcast addresses that question and more about our research...

Fun to discuss the Northern Kentucky Athletics vs. Wright State Raiders rivalry w/ writer and @nkucob student Emmanuelle Hewson, who titled this appropriately a "Sibling Rivalry"-- lots of shared similarities between these schools and plenty of competitiveness.

We're especially sorry to see this one go with realignment, and not just because it is our second most unbalanced (according the fans' survey data), but it was just so fun...

We couldn't agree more Nancy Armour: Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky rivalry is gift that will keep on giving for WNBA usatoday.com/story/sports/c…

MLB will have a "Rivalry Week" in 2025, during which all fifteen series matchups will feature some form of rivalry -- geographical (NY/NY, LA/LA etc), historical (Bos/Atl), or the last two left without a lab partner (Sea/SD)

Introducing your new favorite rivalry game trophy extrapointsmb.com/p/college-foot… via Matt Brown

Know Rivalry Matt Brown I can't believe I spent almost a week in Idaho (left this morning) and DIDN'T see this. The best I got was this vintage poster.

Very thoughtful analysis of the superstar effect via Culture of Sport David Skilling, which also applies to teams in our research... The Rivalry Trap: How Sports Fans Turn Legends into Adversaries open.substack.com/pub/cultureofs…

This is what a rivalry looks like.

Nathan Strauss Seth Thankfully Know Rivalry has this type of data for everybody to see! I love this whole debate about rivalries in MLS - check out the great data available thanks to B. David Tyler Dr. Green Shoes

Great to see our CFB fan survey data being used creatively in this way! Fun work!! Hoping to see more in the future...

Also a fantastic package of graphics and insightful articles to celebrate the #CFB rivalry bounty of the coming days! fansided.com/college-footba…

I owe my career to this game. I was in the stands, and as I was leaving, the students were chanting "Yankees suck!" Wrong sport / season / level / state. That behavior was fascinating, and it helped lead me to study Know Rivalry.