student-athletes

Obama Says Sports Concussions Need More Attention

POTUS wants more research done on head injuries among kids.
05/30/2014

Commentary: NCAA Better Ready Itself for Tough Legal Battle

Ed O’Bannon’s case to cause seismic shift in college sports.
05/27/2014
Wildcats Win It All - The University of Kentucky became this year's NCAA basketball champions Monday, April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, beating the University of Kansas 67-59. (Photo: AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Commentary: Penn Study Paints Dire Picture of Black Student-Athletes

Colleges need to do better for their Black student-athletes.
01/16/2014
Players, Game Makers Settle for $40 Million - College football and basketball players, including former Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller and UCLA forward Ed O’Bannon, have finalized a $40 million settlement against EA Sports and the NCAA’s licensing division. The players filed a suit for improperly using their likenesses, according to ESPN. “I’m thrilled that for the first time in the history of college sports, athletes will get compensated for their performance,” said the plantiffs’ co-lead counsel Steve Berman to ESPN. “It’s pretty groundbreaking.”   (Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Commentary: Fight the Higher Education Plantation System

Ed O'Bannon says the NCAA has profited from his image.
07/15/2013