The soccer world shook to its core when Europe’s top teams announced it would create a European Super League. The league was to include at least six English teams, five Italian ones and Atletico Madrid. The response was fierce, to say the least. Britain's Prince...
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Are the Olympics still a good idea?
Recent news reports claim that up to 80% of Japanese residents think that the Tokyo Olympic Games should be delayed again or canceled. The country has already announced that outside spectators are not welcome due to safety concerns. The cost will now be over $15...
Gender inequity and March Madness
The National College Athletics Association’s administration seems to be stumbling from one misstep to the next. It can be difficult to coordinate the interests of 1,500 schools and thousands of college athletes. When the billion-dollar honeypot known as March Madness...
Japan extends ban on foreign visitors through Olympics
In early March, the Kyodo news agency reported that Japan would not allow foreign fans to attend the rescheduled 2020 Olympics starting on July 23, 2021. The reason for the ongoing ban of foreigners is the continued precautions related to the coronavirus pandemic....
Jaguars Assistant Coach resigns amid controversy
The NFL has made many missteps over the years. It didn't seem to matter in times past, and there always was more money and Teflon-like ratings. It was and still is a juggernaut only rivaled by Premier League and World Cup Soccer. But times are changing. The optics on...
The labor questions resurface as baseball begins again
Major League Baseball was one of the many professional sports leagues deeply impacted by COVID-19. Perhaps having it worse than most, baseball's 2020 season began just as the global outbreak took hold. But the owners did themselves no favors with players or fans by...
Athletes saddled with a higher standard
Tiger Woods has experienced some of the brightest professional accomplishments and darkest setbacks in his legendary career. Nonetheless, the recent car crash in California puts the future career of one of the most recognized athletes on the planet in limbo. There may...
Are the Olympics too large to fail?
We cannot put a price on protecting the lives and well-being of Olympic athletes, staff and the host country's people amidst the pandemic. Nonetheless, the economic loss for canceling the Tokyo Games could be as high as $20 billion. The organizations involved...
Will the Tokyo Games happen?
Little went as planned in 2020. So, it should come as no surprise that the Tokyo 2020 Games rescheduled to begin July 23, 2021, are being questioned. According to a poll by Japan’s NHK, nearly 80% of respondents in early 2021 thought that the Games should be postponed...
Booker bill would legalize revenue for college athletes
California was the first to forward laws that would enable college athletes to a piece of the billion-dollar industry surrounding college athletics. There have been four other states to follow suit, with 20 more have proposed bills. Now New Jersey Senator Cory Booker...
