March Madness Will Go On Without the Crowds

RALPH D. RUSSO / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 NCAA restricts attendance at basketball tournament games to only essential staff and limited family members due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

California to Let College Athletes Sign Endorsement Deals

ADAM BEAM / The Associated Press Sep 30, 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom defies the NCAA and cites fairness in approving the first law that allows amateur athletes to hire agents and make money. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Corruption in Sports Can Teach Us About Trump’s America

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Jun 25, 2019 Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Amid the March Madness, a Call to Unionize the NCAA

Brian Wakano / OtherWords Mar 19, 2019 "Student-athletes" make billions for others while putting their own futures at risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

High Court Says States Can OK Sports Betting

JESSICA GRESKO and WAYNE PARRY / The Associated Press May 14, 2018 Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the administration, the Supreme Court strikes down a law barring betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bills to Curtail LGBT Rights Failing in U.S. Legislatures

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2018 In Republican-led states where these types of bills surface, moderate GOP lawmakers and business leaders fear the loss of conventions, sporting events and corporate headquarters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Case of Selective Justice

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 24, 2018 When did the FBI, or any U.S. intelligence agency, become Veritas, the virtue of truthfulness and model of integrity? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

America’s Class War Hits College Football Playoffs

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 2, 2018 Non-football fans might be tempted to say, "Who cares?" But anyone interested in fairness should care. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Where Is Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy?

Allen Barra / Truthdig Dec 13, 2017 The Heisman saga of the former USC running back reveals the hypocrisy of the NCAA, the governing body of American college sports. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Betting Big on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Allen Barra / Truthdig Mar 18, 2017 March Madness and its accompanying betting-pool tradition go directly against the NCAA’s staunch anti-gambling policy, but "bracketology" accounts for billions of dollars changing hands. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How to Boost Soccer in the United States

Allen Barra / Truthdig Dec 19, 2016 If the world’s most popular sport is going to take hold in this country, the NCAA, Major League Soccer and the national sports media need to hype the college game—and get it on TV. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Penn State Keeps Doing the Wrong Thing

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 The university plans to honor the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as head football coach. Have those taking this let-bygones-be-bygones attitude forgotten about the sex-abuse scandal that happened on his watch? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )