The Coming “Spot-Fixing” Threat
Match-fixing is difficult and expensive, even in an individual sport. The enticement—or threat—needs to be so great that the athlete will cast aside everything he’s ever known and believed about…
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Professionalization Is Killing College Sports
Let us take for granted that the NCAA in its prime was greedy, hypocritical, reactionary, schoolmarmish, tone-deaf, and more than a little absurd. That case is not difficult to make,…
Should the NCAA’s Transgender Records Stand?
Rule changes in sports have the potential to rewrite the record books. Usually, a change in how the game is played—to improve player safety or to speed up the action…
Niche Sports Should Leave Colleges
The May 2024 settlement in House v. NCAA was the most recent significant step towards an employee model for collegiate athletes. Reactions to the settlement varied widely across sports and…
San José State’s Dispiriting Volleyball Saga
The San José State University (SJSU) women’s volleyball team made international news this season, with coverage by the BBC, the Telegraph, Quillette, the New York Times, CNN, and ESPN. The…
Martin Center Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Title IX Changes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: George Leef georgeleef@jamesgmartin.center 919-828-1400 Raleigh, NC, September 3, 2024 — Today, the James G. Martin Center announces its support for an amicus curiae brief filed by…
Who Will Monitor College-Sports Gambling in North Carolina?
Now that sports betting is legal in the Bible Belt state of North Carolina, online gamblers have filled the collection plate with over $1.8 billion in total wagers and about…
It’s Time to Build Sports Academies
When the men’s basketball team at Dartmouth voted to unionize earlier this year, the college’s president vowed to take the issue all the way to the Supreme Court. Her decision…
The NAIA’s Transgender-Athletes Policy Is a Triumph
Since transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won a Division I national championship in women’s swimming in 2022, policies surrounding the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports have been sources of…
The ACC Lawsuits Won’t Ruin College Sports
Not that long ago, college sports were relatively predictable. Like the U.S. passenger airlines, trucking fleets, and freight railroads regulated by government entities before President Jimmy Carter’s deregulation efforts in…