Since spectators have returned to high school sporting events, hate speech and verbal abuse from fans has become more noticeable, if not more common. It’s almost as if the decline in social interactions reset fans to their baser instincts, and they forgot how to at least act civilized. Across the country, fans have… Read more…
Sedona Prince, the Oregon forward who last year used the power of social media to highlight the inadequacy of the NCAA’s setup for the women’s basketball tournament, announced on Saturday that she’s going to stay at Or next season and begin a masters program. Read more…
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Enlarge / A remote controlled volume controller. It can also raise and lower the volume to preset levels using the buttons. (credit: Chris Lee) One of the last times I wrote anything for Ars Technica, I excitedly detailed our new electrical engineering curriculum . We were starting a pilot in February and I promised to […]
Since the decimation of the BCS – which worked – the College Football Playoff has turned bowl season into a snooze fest besides a few scattered matchups outside of the three games that will determine a national champion. And in a year in which half the field is making their debut in the Final 4 […]
Dabo Swinney, Champion of All Things Amateur, went on a tirade against the current state of the NCAA transfer portal at Clemson’s signing day event earlier today. Swinney made his stance on paying student athletes clear several years ago, when he publicly declared that he would leave coaching if college athletes ever… Read more…
One of the things that make sports so beautiful is that they are an example of people coming together from different walks of life all in the name associated with the team. Black, white, gay, straight, male, female, non-binary, it doesn’t matter – they’re are all playing for the name on the front of their […]
The story out of Smyrna, Tenn., on Wednesday night appears to be both rage-inducing and fairly self-explanatory, but there’s a lot more that needs explanation, and a lot of questions that need answering. Read more…
Depending on who you ask, college football may or may not have a problem. If you ask the fan of any Power 5 conference, I’m sure most of them would tell you there is nothing wrong with the current college football landscape. However, most fans of Group of Five teams would probably tell you there […]
Enlarge / Adriana Ramirez packs items into envelopes at Amazon’s Fulfillment Center on March 19, 2019, in Thornton, Colorado. The facility, which opened in July of 2018, is 855,000 square feet and employs over 1,500 people. (credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post) As Amazon struggles to staff its warehouses, it’s joining other large employers […]