Pay for play: NCAA athletes deserve compensation
Sideline Script
But, given the disproportionate landscape of the NCAA and its revenue, the athletes who have the potential and talent to make money deserve to do so.
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Building better referees: Make criticism constructive
Technological changes, increased accountability and a willingness to reform can guide sports to a more uniform and fair future.
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MLB: Major League (union) Busting
Yet with additional lucrative contracts with the NBA and NFL causing New Era’s profits to reach $750 million annually, the move seems to be a union-busting technique to maximize profits at the expense of worker benefits.
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Death of Dynasty: Hate, the Warriors, and David and Goliath
But upon further reflection, what makes the story of David and Goliath momentous is not David — it’s the awe-inspiring strength of the behemoth Goliath that makes this biblical account such an iconic story.
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Top 15 trades to pursue as the NBA deadline approaches
As the NBA trade deadline approaches, some teams find themselves in unfamiliar spots, and each team has its own unique problems that it faces on the way to making the playoffs, vying for a title or racing to the bottom for the No. 1 overall pick.
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Changing the stigma: Athletes have feelings, too
Fans expect them to be machines, churning out stats and wins, while they fail to recognize that each and every athlete lives a personal life off the court and away from the cameras.
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Big fish in a small pond
Open Season
They’ve used this knowledge as a tool to force franchises to accommodate their demands whether they like it or not. It’s undeniable that in a sport in which one player can change the entire trajectory of a franchise, they hold tremendous amounts of leverage.
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‘Uncle Drew’ nails sports comedy genre, misses shot in developing characters
If you’ve ever wondered what Shaquille O’Neal’s bare ass looks like, quench your curiosity with the new summer film “Uncle Drew.”
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What if your favorite reality TV stars went to UC Berkeley?
While we’re so used to seeing our beloved television stars put in elaborate settings perfect for the drama to brew, the concept of placing these celebs in the daily lives of UC Berkeley students evokes a whole different level of excitement. What could be better than watching the thrill unfold
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Professional sports lack recognition of LGBTQ+ community
Sports, especially at the professional level, have always seemed to have a primal relationship to homophobia — there is a culturally sustained oxymoron of LGBTQ+ presence and sports: gay men are perceived as inherently not masculine enough to compete on the same stage (or field or court or rink) as straight men.
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