In the United States, three major sports have long dominated the media: football, basketball, and baseball. However, there are many other sports with their own stars and fans, and while some such as hockey, soccer, golf, and tennis still frequently make headlines, many others are left in the darkness, without most people knowing…
The atmosphere surrounding the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has largely consisted of fear and uncertainty, and for good reason. A smorgasbord of issues including Brazil’s recent outbreak of the Zika Virus, water pollution, political corruption, high crime rates, and poor infrastructure has dominated media coverage, leaving the…
One of the greatest problems in professional sports has been repeatedly brought in the spotlight with the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games: doping. It began with the ban of the Russian track and field team resulting from a government-sponsored doping scheme which nearly resulted in the disqualification of the entire…
“Timofey Mozgov’s agent must be the greatest negotiator of all-time.” That was my first impression of the Russian center’s new four-year, $64 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, the first reported deal of the NBA’s 2016 Free Agency. Mozgov will be 30 years old by the beginning of…