Auburn University’s football coach fired
Why the Miami Marlins are the face of corruption and greed in professional sports
I remember watching Lance Armstrong. I remember thinking to myself, watching him bound up the slopes of the Pyrenees, there goes someone truly great. There goes one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. There goes an American hero. Armstrong, who eluded death by cancer to win the Tour de France seven times, now faces death in the eyes of the public. He has been stripped of his titles. He has lost his sponsorships. He has stepped down from the Livestrong organization he helped found. What is my take on the downfall of Lance Armstrong? I could argue that he was a scapegoat, as others have. That he was made an example of, as certain people often are in situations such as this. I could say everyone was doing it, he just did it best and escaped getting caught the longest. I could say that I should’ve guessed it, I …
Heroes on and off the field, handicapped athletes remain steadfast
Head Injuries in Football are a Big Deal: Could This Issue — Or, Maybe More Importantly, Should This Issue — Stop Us from Watching the Sport We Love?
The scene unfolding in New Orleans’s Superdome the night of April 2 seemed typical of any finale to college basketball’s annual “March Madness” tournament. The victors, the Kentucky Wildcats, doused in confetti and the glory of winning college basketball’s grand spectacle, cut down the nets after defeating the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59. Star forward Anthony Davis, unibrow furrowed in concentration, cradled the national championship trophy, expressing his love for his school’s new hardware, whispering, “I love you. I love you.” While Davis’ love may not be reciprocated by a certain shiny inanimate object, he has garnered the affection of NBA scouts and executives who would soon revel in Davis’ inevitable jump to the Association after one year at Kentucky. Davis is representative of a growing trend, or rather a new era, of college basketball, that of the “one and done”- one year at college, meeting the NBA’s requirement, and then a …