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The Temporary NHL Realignment is Great — and It Won’t Ever Happen Again

One year has passed since the Covid-19 pandemic halted athletic competition around the world. In the time since, the majority of leagues have found a way to return, albeit with little to no fans in attendance. For the NBA and the NHL, the decision was made to sequester a certain

The Case of Jeremy Lin: The Persistence of Racism in Professional Sports

The NBA G League — the official organization of the NBA’s minor league — announced on March 12 that it had identified the player who called Santa Cruz Warriors guard Jeremy Lin “coronavirus” during a recent game. In a decision supported by Lin, the player will remain unnamed and the two

March Madness Preview

The brackets for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments were finalized by their selection committees on March 14 and March 15, respectively. The single-elimination tournaments — colloquially known as “March Madness,” a testament to the high-energy play and surrounding media frenzy — whittle down the field

Recent Mega-Contracts Heighten Pre-Existing Gender Pay Gap in Sports

It is no secret that modern day athletes are among some of the wealthiest people on the planet. This fact has only been accentuated by the recent contract extensions of San Diego Padres’ shortstop Fernando Tatís and Dallas Cowboys’ franchise quarterback Dak Prescott. The two deals are record-setting in their

NESCAC Presidents Reach Agreement on Spring Seasons

President Biddy Martin and other NESCAC presidents have reached an agreement on a limited schedule of conference competition for spring sports, the NESCAC announced in a statement [https://nescac.com/news/2021/3/9/nescac-news-nescac-presidents-statement-on-spring-sports.aspx?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-nescacathletics&utm_content=later-15192434&utm_medium=social&utm_source=

Racist Speech Overshadows U.S. Soccer’s Repeal of Policy That Forbids Kneeling

On Feb. 27, U.S. Soccer’s National Council officially repealed Policy 604-1 which forbade players from kneeling during the national anthem. U.S. Soccer enacted the policy in 2017 in direct response to star forward Megan Rapinoe kneeling prior to a 2016 game against Cambodia in solidarity with Colin

Mississippi Passes Ban On Transgender Athletes

On March 3, Mississippi state legislators voted to pass a bill to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s elementary, high school and college sports in the state. The vote passed through the state house in a landslide, 81-28, and passed by a similarly large margin of 34-9 in