A Brief History of Olympic Protests

African-American track and field gold medalist Jesse Owens saluting after winning the long jump at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Silver medalist Luz Long is seen doing the Nazi salute. Bronze medalist Naoto Tajima stands to Owens' right, courtesy of the AP. The Olympics are monumental events. They represent global cooperation and friendly competition between nations. …

Women’s NCAA Tournament sees More Viewership than Men’s Counterpart, WNBA Draft Viewership Soars

March Madness: the most major annual  college basketball event. It brings together sixty four schools, where they compete to take home the national title. We have seen many memorable tournaments, like Zion Williamson’s run at Duke, Paige Bueckers current run at UConn, Christian Laettener’s dominance in the 1990s, and the recently completed college career of …

NBA Player Jontay Porter Banned For Illegal Gambling Actions

Sports betting has become more and more common in recent years, especially in major leagues based in the United States. The NFL, MLB, and NBA have all particularly leaned into this, and are now actively promoting gambling services where fans can put their money on the outcomes of games. While sports betting used to be …

Savannah Hasham

Prof. Gilligan  Journalism 2.0 Weekly Blogging Assignment TOPIC: Sports  The Boston Celtics  Franchise History:  The Boston Celtics were founded by Walter Brown in 1946 and housed in the TD Garden from 1995 to the present day. The Boston Celtics quickly grew to become a dynasty and are currently tied in the number of Championships earned …

O.J. Simpson: The Culture of Impunity for Domestic Violence in Sports

Featured Image Source: Getty Images. In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. TW: Mentions of domestic violence, abuse, sexual harassment, etc. In recent weeks following the death of O.J. Simpson, there has been much …

NASCAR On Easter Shatters U.S. Sports Television Audience Record

This past Easter Sunday, the United States turned its attention not toward painted eggs and colorful baskets, but instead to loud, heavy, fast race cars endlessly going around in circles. When the NASCAR Cup Series took to the track at Richmond Raceway in Virginia, more eyes were glued to their television screens than ever before. …

“Here we go” – How one man became the most trusted source in a notoriously unreliable field of journalism

Sports journalism is surely not held in as high regard as news reporting actual important events such as geopolitics, legislation, and diseases. I mean, it's just a game, right? Well, in August 2017, French club Paris Saint-Germain made headlines for signing Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. from Barcelona for a whopping fee of 222 million …