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Former University of Memphis star James Wiseman is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick at this year’s NBA draft, but his road to get there hasn’t been easy. After just a single game with the Memphis Tigers, Wiseman was suspended because he accepted $11,500 from Memphis coach Penny Hardaway to help him move. He went on to […]
Service academy students were seen on national television flashing the “OK” hand sign, which can also be interpreted as a hand gesture used by white supremacists. “We’re looking into it. I don’t know what their intention is,” West Point spokesman Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt told the Wall Street Journal of the incident. The gestures were […]
Joe Burrow‘s incredible year now includes a history-making Heisman Trophy win. The LSU quarterback beat out Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Chase Young and Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts to win the honor on Saturday. He’s the first LSU Tiger to win the award since Billy Cannon in 1959. Burrow finished with the largest margin of victory in the award’s history with 1,846 points separating him from Hurts in second place. He […]
What’s with all these football-loving felines? During the third quarter of Saturday’s game between Memphis and South Florida, a gray cat dashed onto the field right before a Tigers kickoff. The four-legged furball was seen running about 40 yards down the sideline before darting under a cart at Raymond James Stadium. Several staffers attempted to locate and capture the […]
The second half of the Harvard vs. Yale football game was delayed by close to an hour after spectators rushed the field to advocate for action against climate change. After the Yale band finished its halftime performance, students from both schools flooded the field. Protestors held banners asking the colleges to act on climate change and send […]
UPDATED 11/8/2019, 6:26 p.m. ET: Less than an hour after news of his ineligibility broke, Shams Charania reported that Wiseman is once again eligible thanks to a Shelby County court judge’s order to put a hold on the NCAA’s ruling. Potential No. 1 NBA pick James Wiseman is now eligible to play for Memphis, […]
California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act earlier this month, allowing athletes who play for public colleges and universities to profit off of their own likenesses without fear of losing their scholarships. If you’re looking for the wrongest possible take on this necessary shot across the bow of the NCAA‘s outmoded amateurism defense, you […]
The California State Assembly has approved SB 206, a bill that will allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images, and likenesses. According to the Los Angeles Times, lawmakers unanimously passed the legislation—also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act—on Wednesday, despite opposition from the NCAA. The organization’s Board […]
The first week of college football is always full of headlines. But one of the craziest things to take place didn’t even come from an athlete. HBCU forces Jackson State and Bethune-Cookman faced off to open their seasons on Saturday. In the third quarter, Jackson State quarterback Jalon Jones delivered a strike to Warren Newman for a touchdown. During the play, Newman […]
In 2017, Donald De La Haye was handed an ultimatum: Give up his profitable YouTube channel or forfeit his UCF athletic scholarship. He ultimately chose the latter. The former UCF kicker had garnered a large online following with his sports-themed YouTube channel, Deestroying. As his content became more frequent, De La Haye’s subscriber count and views began to […]
