Are College Sports a Sham?

Taylor Branch's article in The Atlantic Monthly argues that the NCAA denies the rights of athletes by treating them as students and not wage-earning, revenue-generating employees. Here is Frank DeFord's commentary. Is this the beginning of the end of the NCAA?

Sport for the Common Good

Life After the NFL

From cnn.com:

During the NFL lockout this year, some startling numbers came to light as many players were forced to consider what their lives would be like without football.
• The average NFL career is 3.52 seasons;
• The average age of retired NFL players is 28;
• Within five years of leaving the league, 75% of NFL players end up broke, divorced or unemployed;
• 65% of NFL players leave the game with permanent injuries;
• At least 20% of players reading this are clinically depressed;
• The average life expectancy for retired NFL players is 53-59 years.

Fantasy Football

I've got a post over at Ethics for Everyone that may be of interest to readers of this blog:


http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ethics-everyone/201109/whats-wrong-fantasy-football

Philosophy and the Sports Fan