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…
-
-
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…
-
Captain America’s Shield and Trade Secrets?
By: Snehashish Sadhu Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War ends with the Captain forfeiting his shield to Iron Man. But what is Captain America without his shield? His new friend Black…
-
Krusty Krab Still Only Located in Bikini Bottom
By: Shayna Stuart “Oooooooh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” The infamous yellow sponge who won all of us over with his annoying laugh, overly optimistic personality, and…
-
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…
-
NCAA Bylaw Modification Allows High School Baseball Draftees to Hire Sports Agents
By: Landon Morgan In December 2013, the Sports & Entertainment Journal published James F. Reid’s student-written article, where he discussed a much needed change to the NCAA bylaws. James F.…
-
Kesha’s Recording Contract and Allegations of Sexual Abuse
By: Anne McManus-Spitzer Recording contracts have been at the center of multiple legal disputes between record labels and musicians. Even music artist, Prince, has warned young artists not to sign…
-
Stealing Jokes on Social Media
By: Anthony Marino Many social media users subscribe to one or more Instagram or Twitter accounts that are considered, “joke aggregate accounts.” A joke aggregate account is one that supplies…
-
Public Funding of Professional Sports Arenas
By: Grant Cragun Sports fans find seemingly universal pleasure in watching their teams play, especially when their teams win. Many of these fans are extremely dedicated to their favorite sports…
-
The Lucrative Business of Athletic Apparel Agreements
By: Charles Soon Over the past decade, athletic apparel partnerships between intercollegiate athletic programs and athletic apparel providers have become increasingly lucrative. In 2015, several major National Collegiate Athletic Association…