[Braham Dabscheck is an industrial relations scholar, sports writer and enthusiast, and author of Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game, published April 2011, by FiT. He has written extensively on many aspects of sport, and he continues with that tradition today by offering a review of A Level Playing Field: African American [...] Read More

Boola Boola vs. moola moola. It’s a clever title (playing off the “Boola Boola” title of Yale’s fight song) of an editorial published by the Los Angeles Times earlier this week regarding ideas for reforming the treatment of NCAA student-athletes. When it comes to NCAA reform and the treatment of student-athletes as amateurs (non-paid), opinions [...] Read More

The tragic death of reigning Indiapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon has left many in the auto racing community asking questions. Wheldon died Sunday after being caught up in a 15-car crash early at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He was widely regarded as one of the most well-liked drivers. He also did much for others off [...] Read More

Is there a limit to rivalry in sports? Should there be? Whether they’re cheering injured opponents or booing a “Hockey Fights Cancer” promotion featuring opposing players, diehard sports fans can often seem callous. And while it’s obvious that they’re really cheering for their team’s increased chances of victory, or really booing their rivals and not [...] Read More

Latin American baseball prospects have long been prized by Major League Baseball organizations. Teams spend millions sending scouts to Latin American countries and even have set up training academies there in an attempt to identify, and then sign, the most talented young players on the baseball diamond. The pressure placed on these prospects, however, often [...] Read More