One of the most heinous rules in sport is for college athletes not to be paid for their services beyond a scholarship, room and board. This is the frame work for the multibillion-dollar NCAA to even exist, but the tide has been turning. Federal antitrust lawsuits have slowly eroded strict amateurism rules during the past […]

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In a story late this afternoon, it was announced by team President and CEO Ted Phillips that the Chicago Bears recently submitted a bid to purchase the property at Arlington International Racecourse. Churchill Downs, which currently owns and operates the racetrack, announced this past winter that the property would be up for sale for redevelopment […]

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Major League Baseball tweaks its product more than George Lucas to the Star Wars films. Too much scoring? “We’ll take care of that,” says the league. Too little scoring? “We’ll take care of that too.” One of the best things about baseball is that there is a continuum of statistics, and since the dimensions of […]

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You may remember the objections that LeBron James cited before the NBA started its pandemic slowed 2020-2021 season. James complained about the short time period between the end of the 2019-2020 shortened season, which was prolonged by the fact that the Lakers won the championship and therefore were the last to play. James was against […]

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Joe Paterno was a football coaching legend. He held the all time record for victories in big time college football. Then came the, at first allegations then proven that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was sexually assaulting young boys in a program Sandusky headed for underprivileged boys. Paterno lost his job, his record for awhile, and […]

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Of all the issues in sports, perhaps the most disgusting are the institutions that have been established to “rule” over their various sports. Setting rules, running tournaments, and most important – negotiating and collect they millions of dollars in TV revenues, rights fees, and ticket money. While the international organizations like the International Olympic Committee […]

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For as long as I’ve been writing sports, I have agreed with Charles Barkley that professional athletes should not be role models. Just because someone can hit or pitch amazingly, or dunk a basketball, or skate doesn’t make them people that kids should emulate. Other than the riches and fame, athletes are like everyone else […]

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