Tag: College athletics
Student-athletes find more power in the changing legal landscape of college sports
Joshua Lens, University of Iowa
Ever since the NCAA permitted college athletes to get paid by companies that use...
Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation...
Joseph N. Cooper, UMass Boston
When Nick Saban, the legendary University of Alabama football coach, announced his retirement at...
How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite...
Joseph N. Cooper, UMass Boston
After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball...
As March Madness looms, growth in legalized sports betting may pose...
Jason W. Osborne, Miami University
When March Madness begins on March 14, 2023, it’s a sure bet that millions...
Top athletes have special advantages entering college, like children of alumni
Rick Eckstein, Villanova University
In recent years, colleges have paid more attention to complaints that their admissions decisions give...
Why some college sports are often out of reach for students...
Kirsten Hextrum, University of Oklahoma; Chris Knoester, The Ohio State University, and James Tompsett, The Ohio State University
When...
New NCAA endorsement rules could benefit women more than men
Lindsey Darvin, State University of New York College at Cortland
Only one week after the NCAA changed its endorsement...
Do star athletes who want to play for the NBA really...
John Holden, Oklahoma State University
In a recent interview published in GQ, NBA star LaMelo Ball downplayed the importance...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
