I love justice. The moments when justice happens seem few and far between, but that only makes them more enjoyable. When former basketball coach Rick Pitino sued the University of Louisville for more than $35-million in a wrongful termination lawsuit, I feared U of L might be forced to pay something to their ex-coach whose […]
Universities making up the membership of the NCAA do not like change – especially when that change doesn’t stuff their coffers with cash. They turn downright petulant when the idea of athletes earning money is advanced. When bureaucrats and administrators get angry, they dash offs letters filled with cleverly worded threats and at least a dozen […]
Former IUPUI men’s basketball coach Jason Gardner’s night was way too long, and his coaching career way too short. Gardner has resigned as the men’s basketball coach at IUPUI. That is not a good thing for IUPUI or Jason, but it is appropriate. According to a police report, Gardner fell asleep behind the wheel of his […]
Cleaning up college basketball is easy. But it requires a difficult decision, so it will never get done. As we learned (again) last week as Michael Avenatti’s lawyers filed briefs detailing Nike’s authorization to pay Zion Williamson $35,000 or more and $20,000 to Romeo Langford, shoe companies routinely pay families of athletes in an effort […]
Romeo didn’t do it – at least not with Nike. Court documents filed on behalf of America’s worst person Michael Avenatti allege Nike approved payments of $35,000 or more to Zion Williamson and $20,000 to Romeo Langford. That sent up a bright red flag when I read it early this morning on ESPN.com. Then I […]
Corruption in college basketball is alive, well, and legal. USC Basketball got great news it expected yesterday when Evan Mosley, the top ranked recruit in the 2020 high school class, committed to the Trojans. They got similarly good news last year when Evan’s brother Isaiah committed. He’s another five-star recruit. Eric Mobley, Evan and Isaiah’s dad, was hired by […]
Lot of jokes about DePaul cheating its way to the bottom of the Big East because the NCAA Committee on Infractions levied some mostly meaningless penalties against the Chicago school’s basketball program. I enjoy a good joke at DePaul’s expense myself, but the joke is that the NCAA smited a program that did nothing more […]