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Science Explains Our Love of Sports Underdogs

Courtesy: http://brainonsports.com/
Courtesy: http://brainonsports.com/

When it comes to Cleveland sports there's a collective "us against the world" vibe.   We're perenially the underdog.   There's actually some solid psychology behind that mentality, and why we love to root for underdogs.
 

Sam Sommers, Associate Professor of Psychology, Tufts University, co-author, “This Is Your Brain on Sports”

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"This Is Your Brain on Sports" website