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AUERBACH: Tis the Season for Fantasy Football

AUERBACH: Tis the Season for Fantasy Football

By Madeline Auerbach August 26, 2016

Well, it’s that time of year again. As the preseason draws to a close and the first day of regular season play looms closer and closer, more and more NFL fans engage in one of the fan base’s most popular...

AUERBACH: PEDs Distort NFL Players Role Model Status

AUERBACH: PEDs Distort NFL Players’ Role Model Status

By Madeline Auerbach August 19, 2016

The NFL offseason has seen a repeated uptick in the number of drug-related suspensions and investigations, ranging from Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell’s appeal to his four-game suspension...

PARK: Tebow Continually Makes Questionable Career Choices

PARK: Tebow Continually Makes Questionable Career Choices

By Tyler Park August 16, 2016

Tim Tebow cannot get enough of the spotlight. After a standout football career at the University of Florida, the Denver Broncos drafted the quarterback in the first round. Buoyed by his unique style...

AUERBACH: Bells Possible Suspension Raises Questions for Steelers

AUERBACH: Bell’s Possible Suspension Raises Questions for Steelers

By Madeline Auerbach July 22, 2016

Despite the team’s misfortune in recent years with injuries and suspensions, the Pittsburgh Steelers remain one of the most dominant offensive teams in the NFL. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has delivered...

PARK: Lack of Star Power Has Sullied Baseballs Popularity

PARK: Lack of Star Power Has Sullied Baseball’s Popularity

By Tyler Park July 19, 2016

In a continuation of an alarming trend, the MLB All-Star Game’s television ratings declined in this year’s game. This decline in ratings comes in spite of MLB’s ill-advised to make the All-Star Game...

AUERBACH: Concussion Concerns Plague Johnson, NFL

AUERBACH: Concussion Concerns Plague Johnson, NFL

By Madeline Auerbach July 15, 2016

The connection between the NFL and concussions is undeniable. Just take the time to watch a single game — chances are, a player will go down showing at least some symptoms of head injury. Concussion...

RAMLOW: Baseball Fans Stay Strong Despite Revenue Drop

RAMLOW: Baseball Fans Stay Strong Despite Revenue Drop

By Hugh Ramlow July 12, 2016

Baseball. There is something in that word that — for many Americans — evokes memories of Little League games and perhaps the first trip to a big league game. It is the children’s game, the national...

AUERBACH: Deflategate, Brady Could Go to Supreme Court

AUERBACH: Deflategate, Brady Could Go to Supreme Court

By Madeline Auerbach July 8, 2016

First, let me say this. I am not a Patriots fan. I do not like Tom Brady. I am frustrated by him as an athlete and despise him for being so good at what he does. However, I respect him as a player. NFL...

AUERBACH: Manziel Suspension Foreshadows End of Maligned Career

AUERBACH: Manziel Suspension Foreshadows End of Maligned Career

By Madeline Auerbach July 1, 2016

This past week, the NFL placed a four-game suspension on free agent quarterback Johnny Manziel under its substance abuse policy. The suspension is the most recent of a series of unfortunate events for...

AUERBACH: Hardy’s Twitter Demonstrates Half-Hearted Attempt at Redemption

AUERBACH: Hardy’s Twitter Demonstrates Half-Hearted Attempt at Redemption

By Madeline Auerbach June 24, 2016

Since the rise of Twitter’s popularity as a vessel for fans to communicate with and access the unfiltered thoughts of celebrities, professional athletes and politicians, these high-profile individuals...

AUERBACH: Robinson Exemplifies Multi-Sport Athleticism

AUERBACH: Robinson Exemplifies Multi-Sport Athleticism

By Madeline Auerbach June 17, 2016

Over time, we tend to take for granted the sheer athletic prowess of professional athletes, and the full extent of their abilities flies under the radar throughout their careers. One such athlete is former...

IPPOLITO: New Rules Aim for Safety

IPPOLITO: New Rules Aim for Safety

By Michael Ippolito April 1, 2016

In the season that knows no end, the NFL has made the news again for a slew of recent rule changes and several eyebrow-raising comments by evidently out-of-touch owners. Of the seven major rule changes...

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