# Sports & Us ### Events in the Sports & Us series will explore the many dimensions of athletic competition and how they have contributed to the making of our world. ## expand\_more #### The recent World Cup gave us a vivid reminder that sports are engines of national and regional pride, political maneuvering, human drama, ardent engagement, and economic consequence. Events in the Sports & Us series will explore the many dimensions of athletic competition and how they have contributed to the making of our world.