Rules, they are a-changing
Sergio Portela and Sergio Portela
April 24, 2013
Football is a violent game that children, as young as five years old, are playing. Safety is crucial when such young kids participate in football. I don’t think safety regulations should start with the NFL players. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made some rule changes since becoming the commissioner...
It’s time to come out
Sergio Portela and Sergio Portela
April 3, 2013
Gareth Thomas Welsh, a professional rugby player, and Justin Fashanu, a fútbol player, are the only two male athletes to come out as gay while playing their respective sport. Fashanu, who came out in 1990, committed suicide in 1998 after accusations of him sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy. Thomas,...
Combine Complications
Sergio Portela and Sergio Portela
March 13, 2013
After watching the NFL scouting combine last week I thought to myself. “Why is this important?” Does a good 40 time show what kind of football player you are, or just that you’re a good athlete? Being athletic does not always translate to being a good NFL player; there have been players who...
NCAA goes too far
Sergio Portela and Sergio Portela
February 27, 2013
The NCAA have overstepped their boundaries a few times in the past decade, but some of the most recent sanctions they have levied have been the harshest, while not having to do much with sports. Student athletes are not allowed to accept any money or any other benefits from anyone while under scholarship...
The media “catfishing” for a story
Sergio Portela and Sergio Portela
February 13, 2013
If you haven’t heard about the man who was runner up for the Heisman trophy, Manti Te’o has been hoaxed, or at least he says so. The story of the senior linebacker from Notre Dame, who lost his grandmother and, supposedly, his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, six hours later, was heart broken as he played...
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