I think professional sports football to use it as an example it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.
I don't think there are many larger lessons to be found in sports.
I don't pay much attention to sports.
Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in 'Black Mask' magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world.