Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919–October 24, 1972) continues to inspire 75 years after first stepping onto the baseball field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, for his first Opening Day. Some may wonder if it is overkill that the number 42 is retired from...
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Full Olympic boycotts mainly punish athletes
Some will remember Olympic boycotts back in the 1980s. There was the United States and an American-led block of 65 countries refusing to attend the Moscow Summer Games in 1980 after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and other human rights abuses. The Soviets and...
Beijing is less than a month away
The 2022 Olympic Winter Games officially will run from February 4th to the 20th. Despite the surging Omicron variant hammering the US and many other countries, we will have another Olympics during the pandemic. Unlike the Tokyo Games, which took place without live...
The Nassar civil case is settled for $380 million
Dr. Larry Nassar got 175 years in prison for systematically abusing vulnerable girls and women gymnasts over several years. He did this while working as the team doctor for the national gymnastics team and other capacities. More than 500 current and former gymnasts...
The baseball lockout: a summary
Midnight on December 2 was the deadline for the end of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball players and owners. The CBA basically governs all parts of the working relationship between the two parties. While negotiations are ongoing...
Olympics will be a made-for-TV event
In a return to what American sports fans experienced in 2020, the Olympics will be held chiefly without fans watching in person during its July 23rd to August 8th run. This move is in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Japan. The host country of 128...
Where pay for college athletes stands
Some college athletes are on the verge of a payday worth millions of dollars when the laws in at least five states upend a century of rules regarding students playing as unpaid amateurs. On July 1, in some states, athletes will be able to monetize their Instagram...
Tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing and fraud
Russian doubles player Yana Sizikova was arrested June 3 in Paris on charges of sports corruption and fraud in cooperation with an organized group. The 26-year-old suspect was taken into custody a few days after losing her first-round match at the French Open....
Olympic dreams dashed with a nasal swab
It is part of the new reality for professional and college athletes as well as their fans that players will test positive for COVID-19. Sometimes it is several members of the same team, which can put a season on hold. Often, they return to the team or competition once...
Football looking less likely in 2020
Every professional and college sport faces challenges in 2020 over safety concerns. However, it has also not helped that many organizations have stumbled out of the gate when trying to implement viable changes to make sports safe for players as they tried to salvage...
