In this section I will cover the literature I used for my study, as well as the theoretical approach I took to understand the question I am attempting to answer. The literature was selected based upon perceptions I had about racial bias in sports media coverage. The three themes of the literature review were “Politics, Race and Sport”; “Racial Representation in Sports”; and “Race and Stereotyping.” The theoretical approach I took for the study was based upon Omi and Winant’s Racial Formation in the United States.