On October 17th, Republican Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska introduced a bill alongside Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut to allow international student-athletes to be able to receive money from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals.[2] Currently, international student athletes cannot profit from their NIL due to visa restrictions. This bill, called the Name Image and... Continue Reading →
(photo credit CNN) On October 24th, the NHL issued a statement on the use of symbolic tape in support of social causes that repealed the earlier ban, instituted following the June 2023 Board of Governors meeting, that prohibited teams from promoting special event nights – include Pride, Military Appreciation, Black History, and Hockey Fights Cancer... Continue Reading →
Head coach Jim Harbaugh and Michigan Football are now under their second NCAA investigation in just a few years with Coach Harbaugh. They were previously under investigation for Level II recruiting violations that dated back to 2021, in which Michigan coaches contacted recruits during dead periods and watched players work out over Zoom.[1] Now, they... Continue Reading →
The Michigan Wolverines have been slapped with a cheating allegation by the NCAA. They have been accused of stealing signs from their opponents.[1] Michigan allegedly had unnamed individuals attend games of scheduled opponents to evaluate the teams’ signs and steal them.[2] Supposedly, Michigan employed a former military captain to help them decipher and steal opposing... Continue Reading →
Two former NFL players, Stacey Bailey and Eric Curry, have accused the NFL of continuing to use race-norming.[1] “Race-norming is a type of statistical manipulation in which Black players are assumed to start out with lower baseline cognitive functioning.”[2] The former players are alleging that the league’s disability benefit plans are using race-norming to deny... Continue Reading →
(Photo credit WTOL11) As previously reported here, Bowling Green State University’s (BGSU) men’s NCAA DI hockey team began its season without head coach Ty Eigner and three players.[1] The team is now 1-5 on the season after losing a pair of games by identical scores of 5-2 over the weekend at home against Western Michigan.... Continue Reading →
The salaries of NBA players, professional athletes, and elite doctors are unimaginable to most of the general population. Yet, for some, these multi-million-dollar salaries do not seem to be enough. Several ex-NBA players went so far as to enlist the help of their health providers to “doctor” fake invoices that could be submitted to the... Continue Reading →
A gender equity review, completed on September 1, 2023, revealed continuing inequalities in men’s and women’s sports at MSU. The report found gender inequities exist in the areas of financial assistance, equipment and supplies, provision of locker rooms and practice and competitive facilities, scheduling of games and practice times, provision of medical and training facilities... Continue Reading →
John B. Wilson, a parent named in the 2019 college admission scandal, was recently re-sentenced to six-months of home confinement and a year of probation for taking tax deductions on payments made to Rick Singer (the mastermind behind the scheme).[1] This updated sentence also includes a $75,000 fine, a payment of $88,546 in restitution to... Continue Reading →
Towards the end of the 2022 NFL season, the NFL received a ton of controversy regarding its gambling rules. The NFL receives a lot more attention regarding gambling and betting on games than any other national league or major league sport. For this, the NFL has had to construct rules for not only the athletes,... Continue Reading →