college basketball
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The NCAA Is Big Business for Everybody but Black Players
The NCAA is big business. Since its humble beginnings in 1910, it’s blossomed into a juggernaut; organizing athletic programs, regulating over a thousand conferences and institutions, and generating over a billion dollars annually since 2016. The bulk of that revenue comes from two primary sources: television and marketing rights fees, with ticket sales from its…
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NCAA Throws a Temper Tantrum After California Passes Bill to Stop It From Continuing to Exploit Student-Athletes
The NCAA is a lot like Death Row Records. Sure, the fanfare is intoxicating, but at the end of the day you don’t own shit, you make no money, and quite literally everybody is caking off your hard work but you. However, player empowerment has become en vogue in the NBA and thankfully, has begun…
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Second Justin Fairfax Accuser Alleges Assault by Corey Maggette During Sophomore Year at Duke University
A woman who has alleged a sexual assault at the hands of Justin Fairfax, lieutenant governor of Virginia, has said former Duke University and Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Corey Maggette raped her during her time at the university. Meredith Watson, who alleges Fairfax raped her in 2000 while they attended Duke, calling his actions…
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Watch: Terry Larrier Is Walking by Faith, Not Sight
It takes more than a dream to get to the NBA. Former University of Connecticut small forward Terry Larrier learned that lesson early in life. “Some kids come to college with a career goal. Some want to be a doctor or a lawyer. I want to be a professional basketball player,” Larrier told The Root.…
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My Tournament Bracket Is Busted to Shit, and Now I Just Want the World to Burn
I probably watched less college basketball this year than I ever have. Actually, “probably” is unnecessary. That is definitely true. For someone as obsessed with basketball as I am, this might seem odd. But I have a few perfectly rational reasons for this lack of viewership: The second draft of my book is due soon,…
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LiAngelo Ball, 2 Other UCLA Players Out on Bail After Arrest in China, but Will Not Play in Season-Opening Game
LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball, and two other UCLA men’s basketball players were released on bail early Wednesday morning after being arrested in Hangzhou, China, on shoplifting charges. According to ESPN, the three players, including freshman team members Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, are accused of stealing from…
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3 Mo. College Basketball Players Charged in Rape of Female Student
Three Missouri college basketball players have been arrested in the rape of a female student. According to Fox 2 Now, three Lindenwood University students—Tylan Birts, Ermias Nega and Bradley Newman—were arrested Thursday. Birts and Nega were charged with second-degree rape, while Newman was charged with second-degree invasion of privacy. According to a statement provided by…
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ESPN Host John Saunders Dead at Age 61
Beloved ESPN host John Saunders has died at the age of 61, ESPN reports. Saunders covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network and was the anchor of SportsCenter and The Sports Reporters. Saunders, who was born in Canada, was an all-star defenseman in the junior hockey leagues of Montreal and also played at Western…
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Youngest Victim in Pulse Nightclub Shooting Pleaded to 911 Dispatcher, 'I Don't Want to Die'
Akyra Murray, 18, had just graduated from West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia. She was set to play college basketball at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa. On June 12, she had traveled with her family to Orlando, Fla., and gone out to Pulse nightclub to celebrate the closing of one chapter in her life…
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Why I Love NBA Basketball (…And Why You Don't If You Don't)
***Although originally posted a year ago, everything said here still rings true. So I’m saying it again (with some minor edits)*** As I type this, the remnants of a fried egg and bacon sandwich sits on a plate to my left. What was once a towering piece of sandwich art has been reduced to a dozen…