| Aug 9, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyDo we really have to say nice things about George Steinbrenner just because he’s…you know…dead? Really? OK, here goes: About a dozen years ago or so, maybe more, Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, was talking with Steinbrenner and happened to...
| Jul 26, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyJohn Wooden was a legend. That’s a word that’s thrown around a lot these days, particularly in the realm of sports. Most sports legends aren’t. But he was. Wooden died at the age of 99 in June, 35 years after retiring as the most successful (and many...
| May 12, 2010 | Rights / DemocracySen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the nation’s only Latino senator, is calling on the Major League Baseball Players Association to boycott baseball’s 2011 all-star game in Phoenix. “The Arizona law is offensive to Hispanics and all Americans because it...
| Apr 20, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyThe NCAA is mulling the expansion of the men’s college basketball tournament, an inevitability that will mean young athletes will rake in millions more dollars for their schools. Marc Morial’s recent OtherWords op-ed, College Basketball Graduation Rate...
| Apr 19, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyColleges prepare all year for the lucrative chance to send a team to the basketball championship tournament commonly known as “March Madness.” But, when it comes to making sure that student-athletes are academically prepared for the game of life, madness...
