Tag / sports
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Qatari Controversy
The biggest sporting event in the world happens once every four years. The billions of global viewers, the billions of dollars in sponsorships and advertisements, and the immense value it carries to the world attest to its significance. Hosting the World Cup is an immense privilege, but also a massive undertaking. It is an honor…
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Beast Mode Cashes In
“I’m just here so I won’t get fined,” Marshawn Lynch told the horde of reporters gathered around him on Super Bowl Media Day. True to his word, Lynch refused to answer a single question thrown at him, repeating that same phrase 28 more times in the mandatory five-minute press conference. The reporters could not have…
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FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Athletic Rivalry or Political Tool?
BY BRIAN LEIBOWITZ “Més que un club,” reads FC Barcelona’s team motto, signifying that it is more than just a club soccer team. But what exactly is “more”? Throughout Spanish history, the bitter rivalry between the great teams of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, popularly known as El Clásico, has been symbolic of the political…
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Minor Leaguers Have Rights, Too
BY ALEX GRIFFEL Over the last several months, the movement to protect young athletes against exploitation by antitrustexempt businesses (such as the NCAA) has scored major victories. The Northwestern University football players’ union, the public outrage following Shabazz Napier’s statement that he and his teammates went to bed hungry because they couldn’t afford dinner, and…
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The First Step Forward: College Athletes Attempt to Unionize
BY CHARLIE THAU On January 28th, Ramogi Huma filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of football players at Northwestern University in an attempt to create a union. This action, led by Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter, is both unprecedented and historic as college athletes are beginning a process that could shatter…
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Show Me the Money
This past year, Texas A&M received $750 million in donations, and it was not because of its Economics program, a dramatic increase in Rhodes scholars, or any other academic reason. Incredibly, this dramatic surge in contributions can be almost entirely traced to a single person: reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel. Johnny Football, as he…
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Olympic Mania
The cameras are rolling, the snipers are on the rooftops, and the gymnastics teams have been stowed in the overhead compartments. It’s Olympics time! Mitt Romney attended the opening ceremony as he kicked off a tour of foreign countries. The trip is intended to make him look presidential, but so far, he just looks like…
