A California Bill Would Let College Athletes Sign Endorsement Deals, in Spite of the NCAA
Female athletes stand to gain especially from the prospective passage of the legislation.
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Here’s More Evidence That Not All College Sports Are Created Equal
A new report finds that 83 percent of all university infractions involved men’s basketball or football. By Max…
Fear and Football
The unionization movement, social media bans, and the disempowerment of student-athletes.
March Madness Gets the Academic Treatment
From NBA prospects to bracketology, researchers have touched on all aspects of March Madness.
Does Education Have Any Place in College Sports Programs?
The Big Ten Conference's Year of Readiness proposal, which would push freshman athletes to the sidelines, is supposedly about giving students time to explore educational opportunities, but the financial benefits to colleges and universities are hard to ignore.
The Worst Basketball Team
Even bad basketball programs make the NCAA tournament once a decade just due to sheer randomness and dumb luck. So why have the Northwestern Wildcats never qualified?
How Thomas Piketty Explains American Sports
The age limits in the NBA and NFL were both the result of a small, powerful group using that power to fortify its current position. Sound familiar?
Northwestern Football Players Win Union Ruling … So What Now?
Appeals, more lawsuits, and maybe the NCAA looking for a compromise.
Does Being a Division I Athlete Lower Your Quality of Life?
According to a number of former varsity athletes at Indiana University, it does. But don't panic just yet: The findings are still very preliminary.