Fears of Discrimination Over Sickle Cell Testing
It is now mandatory that athletes wanting to particpate in NCAA Division I sports be tested for sickle cell anemia. The new rule has some people worried that it could lead to racial discrimination.Put...
View ArticleIn Defense of Paying College Athletes
Be it from ticket sales, memorabilia, television rights, or donors, college sports generate over $6 billion in annual revenue. Yet while coaches are receiving larger and larger contracts — the average...
View ArticleThe Mobile Tool for NCAA Maniacs: Nailbiter Bot
The NCAA Men's basketball tournament is underway, and if you're partaking in brackets at your office, then you know the schedule is pretty crazy and hard to follow.In the first round of 64, there are...
View ArticleMarch Madne$$
In the midst of the NCAA Championships, Frontline's film "Money and March Madness," looks into the business of the NCAA and college sports. Lowell Bergman, Frontline correspondent, producer, and...
View ArticleMike Pesca, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin Toss Around Football
Mike Pesca, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin, the hosts of “Hang Up and Listen,” Slate’s sports podcast, talk about college football’s national championship game and the college football system. They’ll...
View ArticleNCAA and Its Discontents
As "March Madness" gets underway, Steve Wieberg, USA Today sports reporter, looks at the state of college athletics and calls for reform at the NCAA.
View ArticleTiny Manhattan College Takes on Louisville Powerhouse in NCAA
The next round of the men's NCAA basketball tournament began Thursday.In a classic David vs. Goliath matchup, one of the games pits tiny Manhattan College against powerhouse Louisville. It's...
View ArticleThe NFL Made Me Rich. I Won't Watch It Now.
It’s difficult, Domonique Foxworth says, to watch guys get knocked unconscious, carted off, then brought back out to play. And he knows something about injuries—a first-team All-ACC cornerback at the...
View ArticleTribute: Dean Smith
The Basketball Hall of Fame declared Dean Smith a “coaching legend” – which he earned in the course of his 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. And while he had...
View ArticleUndefeated Princeton Women Take on NCAA, Trying to Make Ivy History
Princeton University’s women’s basketball team is heading into the NCAA tournament undefeated. The team went 30-0 in the regular season, winning their last game with a 13-point lead over their...
View ArticleHow College Athletes Fought Back Against the Abuses of the NCAA
Only about 5% of college athletes in the NCAA go on to professional careers in the NFL or NBA. What happens to the majority of student athletes who don't turn pro? New York Times columnist Joe Nocera...
View ArticleIs the NCAA failing its college athletes?
College athletes need more protections, says Ramogi Huma, founder of the National College Players Association.Editor’s Note: Should student athletes be paid?That’s the question economics correspondent...
View ArticleImmigration, Campus Free Speech versus Racism
Republican candidates debate immigration reform.
View ArticleThe Legacy of Women's Basketball Coach Pat Summitt
Pat Summitt, the legendary women's college basketball coach, passed away on June 28th.Courtney Banghart, the head women's basketball coach at Princeton University, discusses her legacy, along with WNBA...
View ArticleFor kids too sick to play, a chance to join the team
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Now to a “NewsHour” Shares: something that caught our eye that we thought you might find interesting as well.A program called Team IMPACT is trying to...
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