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The Reinvention of Ray Rice
By Jack Crosbie Ray and Janay Rice speak to the media during a Ravens press conference on May 23, 2014. (Photo: The Big Lead) On February 15, 2014, Ray Rice, the star running back for the Baltimore...
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The Teflon League
The NFL Has Played Great Defense All Year Roger Goodell at a news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Phoenix. (Photo: David J. Phillip/AP) The Ray Rice case. The Adrian...
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Fans and Advertisers Continue to Rate
By Carl Stoffers The TV ratings didn’t show any slippage in 2014. (Photo: shermanreport.com) The predictions of the National Football League’s imminent demise have proven to be as flat as a New England...
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Living in the NFL’s Fantasy World
By Leif Reigstad In 2014, 30 million people drafted a fantasy football team. (Photo: Associated Press) Like many Americans, Renee Miller plays fantasy football. Unlike many Americans, Renee Miller is a...
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Odds are Gambling Drives NFL Audience
By Jeremy Fuchs The big board tells all in Las Vegas. (Photo: goleatherheads.com) The Eastside Lounge, part of the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel, is hosting a party to watch the Super Bowl. For $150, there will...
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Still in Control of The Message
By Max Burman Tom Brady fields questions from reporters at Super Bowl Media Day. (Photo: The Boston Herald) On Friday before the Super Bowl, hundreds of reporters assembled in Phoenix for Roger...
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Concussion Case: An Unsettling Wait
By Bridgette Bjorlo Marshall, right, says the players need more out of the concussion case settlement. (Photo: Getty Images) Detailed studies and statistics couldn’t do it. Expert medical testimony was...
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A Double Standard for the NFL?
The League Promotes its Cheerleaders While Proclaiming to Change its Image By Jackie Wattles The New England Patriots Cheerleaders perform during a game. (Photo: hdwallpapersmart.com) The white...
View Article“Front Porch” Politics: Why College Coaching Salaries Continue to Skyrocket
It sounds almost like a talking point for college presidents at major athletic institutions. In recent years, presidents from all over the country have repeated the same words, referring to their...
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The Biggest Hoosier
By Leif Skodnick Indiana made its point in hiring Tom Crean. (Photo: Google Images) Professor Elinor Ostrom cracked a small grin as she strode confidently up five short steps to the stage to deliver...
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Kentucky Basketball: Millionaire Heaven
By Shannon Crawford Calipari holds class on the Kentucky bench. (Photo: The Lexington Herald-Leader) He was 6-foot-10 and made dunking the ball over nearly as big defenders look like a simple task....
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Shatterproof at Alabama
By Ben Baskin Saban has won three national titles at Alabama. (Photo: Washington Post) When Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on January 3rd, 2007, hundreds of strangers, most of them adorned...
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Making Dollars and “Sense” at Duke
By Avram Wolfman-Arent Coach K has had a lot of practice cutting down the nets. (Photo: Google Images) In the fall of 1968, Duke’s Academic Council—the university’s equivalent of a faculty...
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The High Cost of Keeping Up
By Julie Schwarz Franklin looked at home during Penn State’s spring game. (Photo: Fox Sports) James Franklin, a football coach, will be, by far, the highest-paid public employee in Pennsylvania. Penn...
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Texas’s $5 Million Strongman
By Zach Brown Texas football fans are hoping for a fast start from Strong (white cap). (Photo: Google Images) Red McCombs does not understand why the University of Texas decided to pay Charlie Strong...
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Worth the Millions to Iowa
By Richard Recchia Ferentz wants Iowa students to put football in perspective. (Photo: Google Images) In 1981, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz arrived at the university, where he became the offensive...
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Donovan’s Contract: Peer Pressure?
By Marika Washchyshyn Donovan (right) had a star on the court and off in Patric Young. (Photo: USA Today) In mid-May, the first of 23 freshman orientation sessions were held at the University of...
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Louisville’s President Confronts Athletic Realities
By Jamie Lisanti Pitino will always have his tattoo to remind him of the 2013 title. (Photo: Google Images) The University of Louisville School of Medicine is four miles from the school’s main downtown...
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Settled but Unsettling
By: Vidur Malik The NFL and the thousands of former players who sued the league for neglecting to tell them about the effects of concussions have reached a $765 million settlement. The settlement ends...
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Smelling Salts and Little Else
by Niki Blasina Bob Avellini (7) watches Walter Payton (34) pick up yards for Chicago. (Photo: AP) The Chicago Bears were on offense in a game against the Minnesota Vikings in the early 1980s. Chicago...
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