Social media has had a major impact on the sports industry and ultimately changed how sports is consumed around the world. Since the inception of sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube sports fans have enjoyed instant access to game highlights, their favorite teams and players. While each social platform serves a different purpose,…
Prior to the 2006 NBA draft, former commissioner David Stern instituted the one-and-done rule that many believe caused the corruption in college basketball today. Some people think that if athletes have the ability to enter the league out of high school, they should. Others believe athletes need to stay in college for more than a…
One of the most common knee injury in sports — the ACL tear — is on the rise, especially among women, but is no longer the end of an athlete’s career. A study published in 2017 by a physician at the University of Minnesota, Nicholas Beck, showed ACL tears have increased over 2 percent in…
When I think about, it doesn’t make much sense to stay in a sport like gymnastics. If I’m looking at it from a professional standpoint, unless you are an Olympic hopeful, gymnastics is a go-nowhere sport. We train and we train, six hours a day and six days a week, for a large majority of…
It’s impossible to miss her big smile and bright blonde hair bouncing through the football facility. If you know anything about Arizona football, then you know who Coach Rich Rodriguez is. But if you know the ins and outs of the team, you know “Miss Rita” Rodriguez. Rita grew up playing sports and has loved…
