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Finch: Adding Softball to the Olympics Will Increase Relevance to Women
Legendary softball star Jennie Finch has backed the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) campaign to get the bat-and-ball sports back into the Olympics during an International Olympic Committee...
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IOC Reaching New Scale of Media Operation for 2020 Games Location Announcement
When some years ago the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a session to discuss the future of the Olympic movement, there was a group of a few journalists reporting from these discussions and...
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The Pathetic Apology and the Non Apologies: A Tale of Two Baseball Worlds
Why is it that when an athlete does something bad, he or she has to apologize in some humiliating way to the media and to fans yet when the lords of the realm do something wrong — the owners of sports...
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Tough Week for Two College Football Programs
It’s been a fiery week for a couple of college football players and programs, and ethical obligations and academic misconduct are at the heart of the issues in question. Sports media are buzzing about...
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On the Edge of Sports Ethics: Professor Studies Questionable Plays
FARGO, N.D. – Should a coach order a player to “attack” a pre-existing injury of the top scorer on the other team? In North Dakota, 5.6 percent of high school coaches in a North Dakota State University...
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Your Bad NFL Team is Making You Fat
You may want to be careful who you root for in NFL football. Back a losing team and watch how much fatter you’ll get. That’s the conclusion of a new study published in the Psychological Science Journal...
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NCAA Bars College Basketball Recruiters from Two Prep Schools
When the September in-person evaluation period began last Monday in college basketball, at least one coach was on his way to watch practice at Huntington Prep in West Virginia when his compliance...
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Brooklyn Back as a Brand
Brooklyn was a brand, not a place where people lived some seven decades ago. Watch the old movies on the Turner Movie Channel and you will be sure to see some 1940s era movie—before Jackie Robinson...
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FIFA Questioned About Moving 2022 World Cup in Qatar to Winter
Australia’s soccer boss has caused quite some headlines, as well as a few derisive comments and finally a clear rejection from FIFA for suggesting the soccer federation reimburse the countries involved...
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Youth Sports Injuries Infographic
Many parents today are questioning whether competitive sports are worth it, when they subject young children to possible serious injury. But while nearly 30 million American children play sports...
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How Foam Rolling Will Enhance Your Workout
If you have been to health clubs in recent years, you may have noticed a few people rolling and writhing around on cylindrical pieces of foam. The technique is called foam rolling and probably doesn’t...
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How to Fuel Your Runs Right
You may know how to make the most of your training once you hit the open road or head to the gym, but do you also know what and when to eat to maximize your results? Top registered dietitians and...
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Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Set To Be Center of Controversy When Arrives in...
Confusion is set to reign when the Queen’s Baton for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games arrives in Lahore tomorrow, with two rival bodies claiming that they should be hosting the occasion. Two bodies...
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Let the College Football Games Begin: ‘The High Court’ is in Place
Is there anything left for college football which is not an object of criticism? We don’t like “boring” football so we have structured rules which have allowed “wide open” offenses to score almost at...
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Doctoral Teaching Assistantships at Academy Offer Leg Up in Sports Career
Working on major research grants in the Human Performance Lab. Teaching physical education and scholastic sport overseas in Malaysia. Rubbing elbows with visiting sports leaders from across the world....
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Bud Adams and The Foolish Club
With the passing of Tennessee Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, there remains just two people who put up their money and in the process modernized professional football in the United States. Buffalo Bills...
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Miami’s NCAA Investigation Ends with Tap on the Wrist
The NCAA vs. Miami was a 15-round bout decided by a head-butt. The NCAA, ahead on points, screwed up and got itself disqualified. The Hurricanes, both eyes blackened, were handed a victory they cannot...
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World Beach Games to be Launched in 2015
Asia has been hosting Beach Games since 2008 with the last sporting event taking place in the Chinese resort city of Haiyang that’s on the Pacific Ocean coastline and across the Yellow Sea from South...
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Concussions and Bullying: This Is the NFL Today
It would not be inaccurate to suggest that the National Football league has had finer weeks. The NFL should be in crisis mode and figuring out how to protect the league’s most valuable asset, the NFL...
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Blatter’s Takeaway From Meeting Pope Francis
“Use football to help people, especially the poor,” FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was told by Pope Francis when granted a private audience at the Vatican last week. FIFA President Sepp Blatter...
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