*Coronavirus is not considered in this list; the impact it had on sports all over the world is so obvious that it ought to be its own Top 10 list. Here we […]
(ICYMI) It’s time to remake the university athletics department
The athletics department — during good times, a blight on the university in the minds of many people within higher education — is under intense scrutiny in the coronavirus era. Recognizing that […]
It’s time to remake the university athletics department
The athletics department — during good times, a blight on the university in the minds of many people within higher education — is under intense scrutiny in the coronavirus era. Recognizing that […]
AP EXCLUSIVE: NCAA, top conferences spend big bucks to not pay players
According to the AP, As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the NCAA and its allies spent nearly $1 million last year lobbying lawmakers to shape any […]
A fall without football
I said I’d do it, but I wasn’t sure I’d be able to follow through. I’ve followed through. The college football regular season ends in a few days. The Canadian Football League […]
California sticks it to NCAA
The Los Angeles Times has the details. California became the first state to require major financial reforms in college athletics after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a measure that allows players […]
NCAA threatens state of California
The Los Angeles Times has the story. The National Collegiate Athletic Assn. warned Gov. Gavin Newsom in a letter Wednesday that state legislation allowing college athletes to be paid for the use […]
10 changes I’d make to international, professional and amateur sports
Look closely enough, and you could make sensible recommendations to change an institution or organization important to you. No, sport is not the institution I care most about, but it is one […]
President Trump: Hammer the NCAA, secure your legacy
Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post is one of the most astute chroniclers of college sports. And she argues that President Trump has a perfect opportunity to rein in the money-lusting NCAA […]
How about we blow up the entire NCAA and college sports blueprint?
Scroll through the so-called Power 5 conferences in college sports and you’ll find all sorts of examples of programs running afoul of the NCAA. Football. Basketball. Baseball. And plenty of other sports. […]
The corruption within professional football and college basketball wide open for all to see
The previously almost-shredded veneer of integrity in professional and college sports has now been ripped wide open. It’s not a pretty sight. Let’s begin with the No Future League. Set aside your […]
Should football be saved?
If you are a parent, then the near daily reminder that football players suffer horrible head injuries that could shorten their lives or lead to crippling side effects has to make you […]
