By: Seth Lee On June 16, 2008, thousands of Sonics fans gathered outside of a US Federal Courthouse in Seattle to rally in support of keeping their team in Seattle…
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Strange (or Perfect) Bedfellows: The NCAA and FBI.
By: Cameron Miller The NCAA endured its fair share of scandals of recent memory. The sordid Jerry Sandusky saga at Penn State broke in 2011.[1] UNC’s paper class scheme was…
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Chris Hansen Cannot “Bring Back the Sonics”
By: Will Gunnels The politics of publicly-funded sports arenas are as contentious as ever. Residents of major cities are often upset that they have to subsidize billionaires’ real estate developments…
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Take me out to the Ball Game, not the Hospital
By: Maria Oldham I am twenty-five years old and my father still makes sure that he sits next to me on whichever side is closer to home plate when we…
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UFC’s Encouraging Partnership with USADA
By: Yoonho Ji The California State Athletic Commission determined that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light-heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier on July 29, 2017 was a…
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Collusion or Delusion? Colin Kaepernick’s Potential Claim Against the NFL
By: Brooks Brennan Last season, former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick made news waves by spearheading a controversial protest of the National Anthem to support the Black Lives Matter…
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Playoff or BCS: Is there really any difference?
By: Zack Hadley It’s truly the best time of year to be a college football fan. The season is fresh, the hype around your favorite team is real, and anything…
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Medical Roadblocks in Player Eligibility
By: Richie Edwards Last year my youngest brother was amped for the start of his final high school football season. The team thought they had a legitimate shot to win…
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on a Case That Will Decided the Future of Offensive and Disparaging Trademarks
By: Adam Shelton This past week the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding whether part of the Lanham Act was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.[1]…
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Effective Political Expression By Sports Organizations: A Cursory Analysis on the Reactions to North Carolina’s Bathroom Law House Bill 2
By: Tim Lauxman Roughly $180 million.[1] That’s a (rough) estimate of economic loss from sporting events being canceled or moved from North Carolina in protest of the state’s Public Facilities…