Professional Sports
Professional Sports
Cez Says: NBA’s lacking loyalty limits league
The 2019 NBA summer offseason showed a league’s shift towards a strong sense of player control, destruction of small market…
NFL
An uphill battle for Tyreek Hill
NFL stars getting into legal trouble is nothing new, but the stance the league takes against the player has no…
golf
Tiger’s returns to mastery
Despite all the doubters, Tiger Woods won his first major golf tournament in 11 years and his first Masters Tournament…
gender
U.S. Women’s soccer sues over gender inequality
The U.S. Women’s soccer team is suing U.S. Soccer Federation over sexism and discrimination. This lawsuit is backed by 28…
Admissions
Bring back the scholarship in sports scholarships
Clearly, there needs to be more oversight of the recruitment process. Coaches taking bribes is quite bad, but it’s also difficult to detect. It should be far easier to notice when those enrolled as student-athletes do not actually intend to ever play the sport.
Legal Proceedings
Kraft needs a hefty punishment
Last Friday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with two misdemeanor counts of solicitation of prostitution. His lawyer plead not guilty on his behalf and requested a non-jury trial.
Professional Sports
How to get rich: Baseball edition
Want to get rich? Just follow in the footsteps of Manny Machado and become really good at baseball. An MLB…
Amerks
Amerks night is an underrated gem
This past Friday was UR night for the Rochester Americans. The team, known colloquially as the Amerks, lost 1–0 to the Syracuse Crunch. The tickets were sold at discounted price for community members, and shuttle buses brought students to and from Blue Cross Arena.
Football
What the Super Bowl should have been
A week from Sunday, the New England Patriots should be playing the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl LIII. Instead, they are facing the Los Angeles Rams.
Doping
The fading line between doping and recreational drugs
Why do we treat steroids differently than Redbull or Five Hour Energy? What about smoking a joint before a game to fight off the nerves and feel more relaxed? Should anything that helps a player be banned?