Tag: Sports
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The Last Ride? What Curry, Green, and Kerr Meant to Basketball
The Warriors’ play-in exit may have ended an era. Curry, Green, and Kerr changed basketball — blending outside shooting with physical toughness in ways that made the game worth watching again. If this is goodbye, it was worth every moment.
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The World’s Game, America’s Gates: Foreign Policy, the World Cup, and Who Gets Left Outside
Every four years, FIFA promises the same thing: football unites the world. It is a beautiful slogan, and it occasionally comes close to being true. Then the politics show up. The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup (co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico) is supposed to be the largest sporting event in human history,…
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We Are Marshall
Today is the 55th anniversary of the tragedy at Marshall University. You can read my thoughts in my blog from last year of checking out the links below. We Are Marshall (2023) To learn more about Marshall University and the community of Huntington, WV please follow the links below.
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The Strategic Realignment Solution: Building Sustainable Mega-Conferences for the Post-Settlement Era
Strategic realignment of college athletics, particularly through ACC dissolution and expansion of other conferences, aims to enhance financial sustainability, student-athlete welfare, and regional coherence within competitive structures.
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The ACC’s Impossible Geography: Why Coast-to-Coast Conferences Cannot Survive
ACC’s expansion poses significant challenges, highlighting the necessity for strategic dissolution to prioritize regional coherence, financial sustainability, and student-athlete welfare in college athletics.
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The Perfect Storm: How the House Settlement and Student-Athlete Crisis Demand Conference Realignment
The Big 12’s expansion strategy presents a strong opportunity to capitalize on the ACC’s instability, enabling potential dominance in college football through selective acquisitions.