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A New Era – Outdated Amateurism and the NCAA (Part 1)

With an increasingly globalised world, the commercial potential of collegiate sport has exponentially grown. However, the NCAA’s “amateurism” business model is being increasingly attacked. Summer Journalism Fellow Joe Strong explains that the more that basketball players choose to forego the NCAA, the more that the quality of NCAA talent and therefore, its appeal to fans, will decrease. Many aspiring professional athletes want to be able to support their families earlier, and alternate pathways to circumvent the NCAA, like the NBA G-League’s “Professional Player Pathway,” are becoming increasingly popular.

Views on Operation Varsity Blues from an Ivy League Student-Athlete

I completely relish my identity as an athlete, but I am a student first. That’s why the stories of parents and counselors photoshopping kids onto water polo players, football kickers, and rowers alike, and bribing coaches and athletics officials to have their “student-athletes” admitted to college leaves me feeling disgusted.

The New College Scholarship: Athletes Look to Financial Aid

Slowly, however, a trend has emerged wherein top recruits—the kinds we associate with programs like Alabama football or University of Virginia basketball—are choosing Ivy League programs over their Power 5 alternatives once again.

Is Addison Russell Above the Fray?

But when will professional leagues and teams across sports begin to prove to fans that they too take domestic violence seriously?

Culture, News & Analysis, AllMolly Milligan December 6, 2018baseball, investigation, allegations, contract, sports, athlete

Kayla Itsines: Collectivizing The E-Training Industry

Kayla Itsines, the "instafamous" fitness trainer, uses social media to not only strengthen her brand but also create a support group and community of followers who lead healthier lifestyles through her 28-minute workout circuits.