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Keeping You In The Game
When he made it to the big leagues, utility infielder Drew Maggi caught the imagination of baseball fans and players alike. After 13 seasons and 1,155 games in the minor leagues as a lifetime .254 hitter with a .349 on-base percentage, Maggi was called up from...
Fans and players of all sports want a level playing field where players follow the rules, or they are penalized. The penalty could be a trip to the penalty box, a red card, a 15-yard penalty, or a multigame suspension. Clear infractions are often caught on TV or by...
Title IX changed the United States sports landscape when it passed 50-plus years ago, mandating equal support (financial and otherwise) for publicly-funded schools' women's sports programs. Now U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (Dem, NJ) and Maria Salazar (Rep, FL)...
Wage inequity is a common issue in professional sports, particularly when comparing pay at the elite level versus development and lower-level leagues. In minor league baseball, for example, rookie ball players earn $4,800 per season, and AAA players max at $45,800 per...
It’s become an annual rite this time of year to discuss the state of women's college basketball on this blog. Two years ago, we highlighted the woeful treatment given to women players at their tournament compared to the men. Last year, we highlighted the positive...
Baseball fans are always giddy this time of year with a fresh feeling of optimism. Rather than wins and losses, spring training is about possibilities. Injured players are back or working on it. Promising prospects are turning heads. Fans will even cut accomplished...
Fans still make it to the stadiums to see their favorite teams play, but television has long been the cash cow that supports teams whose live attendance numbers do not cover operating expenses. So, there was a lot of concern when Diamond Sports Group (DSG), which owns...
On June 21, 2021, one of the biggest sports stories in a generation involved the Supreme Court issuing its decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston. It forever changed the world of college sports, enabling college athletes to control and profit...
The landmark Name-Image-Likeness laws changed elite-level college sports by allowing college students to earn money. While we recently highlighted how some young women in college are capitalizing on their looks to advance their brand, we now turn to high school...
The Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia is a tradition-bound event with an unsurpassed legacy where the greatest in the game come to compete in the first major of the season. Still, it's not without controversy. The latest example is the...
