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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...
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...
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...
Former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler recently lost her bid in a runoff with Rev. Raphael Warnock to keep her seat appointed by the governor of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. A wealthy woman with a background in finance, she also co-owns the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. Like many...
Many still remember the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. One of the most powerful images from those games was the podium for the 200-meter sprint. Tommie Smith (1st in world record time) and John Carlos (3rd) each raised a black-gloved clenched fist during the...
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) recently announced that high school sports are on hold until 2021. This should have come as no surprise as college and professional sports (most notably football) have rescheduled or canceled games. January 1, 2021, is...
Many school districts around the country have resorted to hybrid or remote learning in the fall of 2020. And after much soul searching, some sports programs canceled or moved their fall and winter sports seasons while others modified theirs to decrease the likelihood...
Past generations of gymnasts talk about an athletic culture where tyrannical coaches sometimes physically and emotionally abused their athletes. The coaches rationalized their behavior to push athletes to achieve greater success, but sometimes the young athletes...
Russia’s goal was to get more medals and wins than any other country during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Instead, the host country became embroiled in a state-backed doping scandal that disqualified the wins and ostracized its teams from international and...
The economic impact of COVID-19 is felt throughout college sports. While Division 1 football and basketball take center stage, the loss of income from these sports and other belt-tightening measures have prompted many schools to eliminate a variety of other...