Written By: Amy Pritchard The seemingly endless ethical debate over whether or not student-athletes should receive payment for athletic services is complicated to say the least. Focus needs to be redirected to a more important question, should college athletic revenues be put back into academics? There are books written on the debate, articles, [...]
Looks like a Patriots’ fan favorite will be sporting his freshly ‘Pat’ed high-top afro from the rafters of a suite as Bill Belichick releases Tiquan Underwood less than a day before Super Bowl XLVI. In what many describe to be a yet another classless move by Belichick and the New England Patriots, wide receiver Underwood was taken through the motions [...]
Written by: Nick Mingay SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams received death threats from disgruntled fans this week after his two muffed punts cost the team a win and trip to the Super Bowl. After the game, many came out in support of Williams, but others used social media sites to [...]
Written by: Shauna Bannan Joe Paterno, former Penn State University head football coach and admired figure among collegiate sports, whose reputation was shattered amid a child sexual-abuse scandal, died Sunday of complications from lung cancer. The death was announced by his family in a statement Sunday morning. “He died as he lived. He fought hard [...]
Written By: Jessica Mangiameli For the second time in a row, extraordinary swimmers from all over the country will come to compete in the Olympic Swim Trials which will be held in Omaha, Nebraska. The trials will be held at the CenturyLink Center from June 25th-July 2nd. The winners of these specific trials will earn [...]
By: Barbara J. Ross The cover of Sport’s Illustrated is certainly a coveted photograph. But – there exists an urban legend about “the curse.” The curse is explained that if you are lucky enough to be photographed for that premier photo shoot, then you are doomed to failure in the current season. Let’s examine the [...]
It’s after two years of New Jersey high school football player Ryne Dougherty death that his friends and family can finally be at peace as the House approves the Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act. There will now be federal guidelines on managing concussions among student athletes. Ryan died of brain hemorrhage during the [...]
And how valorously Charlie Wedemeyer fought until the very end can be determined by the fact that he survived the incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig) for 32 years when as per ALS Association, out of the 5,600 people in the US who are diagnosed with ALS each year, only [...]
A question on sexual orientation in a recent pre-draft interview by an NFL official raised many eyebrows and a debate over reforming the list of pre-draft questions itself. Cincinnati Bengal’s official asked his prospective draft pick Geno Atkins in the interview if he was straight or gay. Though Federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights [...]
Although his official status remains uncertain, Brett Favre has been known announce his plan of a return for the upcoming season just before training camp in each year since he originally announced his retirement from the Green Bay Packers after the 2007 season. In 2009, Favre, 40, enjoyed what was possibly his most successful season [...]