Bowling Green State University’s men’s NCAA DI hockey team, a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), faces a tougher than expected start to the season. On Monday, September 18th, the University placed head coach Ty Eiger on administrative leave and suspended three players on an interim basis pending a full investigation of an... Continue Reading →
Have Women’s Sports Arrived in the Mainstream?
Those at all levels of women’s sports face a constant battle to receive the same treatment and exposure that is afforded to their counterparts in men’s sports. Several recent developments in women’s sports are evidence that the gap between the two is closing, and the arrival of women’s sports to the mainstream may be imminent.... Continue Reading →
Revisiting WNBA Draft Eligibility Rules in the Age of NIL
Aliyah Boston, a three-time Associated Press All-American First Team Selection from the University of South Carolina, was selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2023 WNBA draft on April 10th.[1] Missing from this year’s draft were two of the NCAA’s biggest stars – Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese. The two faced... Continue Reading →
Memphis Recruit and NIL Trailblazer Mikey Williams Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Gun Charges
Memphis Tigers basketball commit Mikey Williams pleaded not guilty to five charges of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of firing a deadly weapon at an occupied vehicle during an arraignment hearing on Thursday. According to police, Williams fired a gun at a carful of people who had just left his residence near... Continue Reading →
Mercyhurst University Hockey Player Carson Briere Charged After Pushing Wheelchair Down Stairs
Carson Briere, the son of current NHL executive and former player Danny Briere, has been charged with two misdemeanors and a summary offense for pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs. Surveillance footage at Sullivan’s Pub and Eatery in Erie, Pennsylvania captured the incident, which initially showed Briere chatting with another man at... Continue Reading →
Projected NBA Lottery Pick Brandon Miller Linked to Fatal Shooting
The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program has found itself under a microscope since Darius Miles, a former player, was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Jamea Jonae Harris, a 23-year-old woman. In addition to Miles, two freshman players have been tangentially linked to the case. One of... Continue Reading →
New Mexico State Cancels Remainder of Men’s Basketball Season
The New Mexico State men’s basketball program was suspended indefinitely amid an investigation into multiple hazing incidents. The allegations surfaced on Friday night as the Aggies were preparing for a game against Cal Baptist University in Riverside, California.[1] Saturday’s scheduled contest was officially canceled as the team returned to Las Cruces, NM. New Mexico State... Continue Reading →
NCAA Fails its own Exam
On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Transformation Committee, which had been charged with reshaping NCAA policies, released its 40-page final report.[1] The Report will next go to the Division I Board of Directors for consideration at the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio next week.[2] The Report details 34 review areas... Continue Reading →
Armando Bacot Jr. – College More Profitable Than Going Pro?
Photo via Sporting News In the history of amateur sports, athletes have jumped at any chance of playing in their sport’s professional league because it was the only way to profit off of their talents. Athletes are now able to profit off of their name, image and likeness (NIL), making it a true decision for... Continue Reading →
International Athletes Profit Off NIL While Competing Off of U.S. Soil
Previously, I wrote about the difficulty that international student-athletes have had with the new NIL policies that have been enacted in the United States. International athletes are not allowed to profit off of their name, image, and likeness while in the United States because of their F-1 student visa status. Their visa does not... Continue Reading →