Category Archives: Sports

Should UNC Get The Real Death Penalty For Academic Fraud?

Posted on January 2, 2015 by mespo727272

By Mark Esposito, FFS Contributor This coming Wednesday is a big day in the State of North Carolina. No, it’s not just the anniversary of the election of Gertrude McKee as the state’s first female state senator in 1931, but … Continue reading →

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How I Went From Casablanca To Hoosiers On The Republican Party

Posted on December 19, 2014 by mespo727272

By Mark Esposito A fascinating trope making the rounds on the right-wing blogs this week (here‘s one from the Mothership) concerns Michigan Communications Professor Susan Douglas and her provocative article originally entitled I Hate Republicans. In it, Douglas lays out her indictment … Continue reading →

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Texas TV Sports Anchor Dale Hansen on Michael Sam and Openly Gay Players in the NFL

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO On Monday night, Dale Hansen of WFAA, a local affiliate of ABC, delivered an address on television titled “Hansen Unplugged: Celebrating Our Differences.” Here it is:

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UNC Blocks Research Into Its Athletes’ Dismal Reading Skills. Reason? It Might Violate Their Policy on Human Research

Posted on January 18, 2014 by mespo727272

By MARK ESPOSITO Professor Mary Willingham is an audacious academic as defined by our times. Aghast by having to teach basic reading skills (like sounding out “Wis-con-sin”) to athletes in the University of North Carolina’s revenue producing sports programs –read … Continue reading →

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