NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

A former UCLA basketball player, Ed O’Bannon, filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, which stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association, for his likeness being used in a video game without his consent or reimbursement. According to the NCAA amateurism rules college basketball players are not allowed to paid, and thus makes them an amateur. The rules state that players may not accept benefits or payments of any type. College basketball players should be paid in some way due to the fact that they have a good chance of getting injured, they spend a lot of time on their sport, and that so much money is being made of them; however they do get scholarships for the sport. One of the main reasons players feel they should earn a paycheck is injuries. Every year many, many basketball players are being hurt on the court. Some of these injuries can end college careers, like tearing a MCL. Tearing a MCL can set players back a whole season. A study done on NCAA basketball players, shows us that 4.3 people out of every 1,000 athletic exposures or AEs in practice, an exposure is an appearance in a game or practice, gets injured, and 9.9 people out of every 1,000 AEs get hurt in a game. Let’s do the math, if there are 347 Division I college basketball teams…

Since the birth of the NCAA, college athletes have been battling the fight of whether they should be able to receive a salary when they play a sport at the Division One level in college. Universities on average earn millions of dollars of revenue from these athletes, but the athletes that make this revenue possible do not earn any money. College athletes should be compensated for their skills and for the attention and revenue that they bring to their college during the years that the athlete…

reader, you know that every month I include the admonition to "get real, get tough, and get going." For me, it's a way of summarizing the attributes that I believe are required for mental toughness. A brief explanation of each: • Get real This is about rigorous, relentless honesty and objectivity. It's about confronting things as they are, not as we'd like them to be. • Get tough This step deals with developing the thick skin and character required to be tough-minded as a way of life. This…

thousands of dollars they see none of it for their hard work. According to NCAA.org, NCAA is a member led organization whose purpose is to focus on the well-being and success of college athletes. While the NCAA may say they focus on their athletes well being why are they not seeing any money for their commitment to their school and sport. While they should be seeing just a small amount. There have been college sports in the United States for at least 125 years (“The Blue Line”). With…

Legendary UCLA head basketball coach John Wooden has died. The 99 year old was well known for his legacy as the UCLA Bruins head basketball coach. His impact was remarkable considering how many people and players he touched during his basketball career. Wooden was and always will be basketball. When anyone mentioned any reference to greatness in the sport, John Wooden was the first to come to mind. For many years, Wooden led UCLA to National Titles and produced players that went on to bigger…

chapter eleven the last chapter of part four is called Managerial Efficiency, Managerial Succession, and Organizational Performance. In this chapter the book describes the NCAAs structure to maintain…

March: The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, also known as MARCH MADNESS. While a single-elimination tournament is exciting on any plane of competition, one unique aspect of March Madness keeps fans coming back and makes this event one of the greatest, if not the greatest sporting event in the world. The underdog. Every single year some no-name, low-major…

of the playoffs, he considered giving up the game of basketball. Speaking at his sister Chyna Thomas funeral on Saturday, It said that he wanted to give up and quit upon hearing the news of the single-vehicle accident”(Nba.com). This further shows the difficulties Thomas have to go through because Chyna was a major thing in his life and he was going to quit one of his favorite things in life just for her. Even though Isaiah Thomas went through challenges which most people don’t go through, He…

There is a lot of controversy revolving around if college athletes should be paid for playing. I 'm here to tell you that I believe they should be paid for their services. There are many reasons why this should be in effect real soon and I 'm going to explain why. First off, I think the biggest reason of why they should get paid is that these colleges make large revenue off of these athletes’ talents these colleges are making millions of dollars a year in revenue and refuse to pay these…

After reading the comments of my peers from project two. I can confidently say that the majority of the class liked my piece about Guantanamo Bay. I am extremely grateful for the ones that liked it gave me positive feedback. I am also grateful to the people that critiqued my work. This will allow me to go back and make the changes I need to make my piece that much stronger. The critique that came out the most was the critique of me not having a clear-cut audience. I am aware of that mistake and…