The hockey world has been watching closely as the long-running scandal involving five members of Canada’s 2018 World Juniors team is nearing its end. In January 2024, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube, and Alex Formenton were charged in Canada for an alleged 2018 group sexual assault.[1] After years of investigation and court proceedings,... Continue Reading →
The Cowboys’ decision to trade their star rusher to the Packers wasn’t really about cap space or roster construction—it was about Jerry Jones’s stubbornness. Prior to the start of this season, Jones and the Cowboys traded Micah Parsons for Kenny Clark and two first-round picks.[1] By Parsons’s own account, his departure from Dallas was “super toxic.”[2]... Continue Reading →
Jon Coyles grew up in upstate New York and attended the University of Rochester, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy. A former high school track & field member, Jon continued his love for the sport at the collegiate level, and ran for the Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) varsity team. Coming... Continue Reading →
As the NHL playoffs started up last week, one thing has been consistent over the last two seasons: Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone suffered a severe injury that caused him to miss a significant portion of the regular season. The team placed him on the Long Term Injured Reverse List, or LTIR, only for... Continue Reading →
A day after ending the 2023-2024 NHL regular season by doing something they have rarely done during the NHL’s longest-ever playoff drought (win hockey games), Buffalo Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams fired head coach Don Granato after three seasons.1 The actual news comes as little surprise to anyone after the Sabres had a mediocre season... Continue Reading →
Last week, this argument picked up a bit of steam with De’Vondre Campbell’s twitter comments after his teammate Rashan Gary suffered a season ending injury on the turf in Detroit. Since then, this debate has blown up on twitter and other news media as the players are determined to make a stand. A number of... Continue Reading →
Photo via Baltimore Sun Before the 2021/22 MLB regular season, both the owners and the union went through a lengthy collective bargaining negotiation. A key aspect of these negotiations was to encourage teams to promote their top prospects, or to ensure certain players secured a full year of service time, regardless of their actual games... Continue Reading →
Image via Through The Fence Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) has the unique system of salary arbitration to allow young players to be compensated before they hit the free agent market. Players typically must accrue three years of Major League service time – with one year of service time equaling 172 days on the 26-man... Continue Reading →
Photo via Sportsnet Background: Most individuals who follow baseball have heard the term “qualifying offer,” but likely do not know what the term entails. The qualifying offer is a competitive balance measure implemented in the 2012-16 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), restructured under the 2017-21 CBA and it remains in place for the duration of the... Continue Reading →
Photo via bardown.com Major League Baseball (MLB) successfully started its season on time by coming to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), but a caveat of that deal was that they would come up with a bonus pool of money for pre-arbitration eligible players. Details on... Continue Reading →