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NCAA Should Be Giving Indiana The Business Over “Religious Freedom” Law

NCAA Should Be Giving Indiana The Business Over “Religious Freedom” Law

Sports and Society Administrator March 27, 2015 0

By Arthur Caplan and Lee Igel Forbes.com | March 27, 2015 The NCAA Final Four men’s basketball championship is due to be played in Indiana’s capital city, Indianapolis, next week. It should not be

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What No One Really Knows About Pro Athletes And Domestic Violence

What No One Really Knows About Pro Athletes And Domestic Violence

Lee Igel September 10, 2014 0

By Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel | Forbes.com September 10, 2014 The awful incident of domestic violence perpetrated by NFL star Ray Rice in a casino hotel elevator earlier this year has

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A Top Doc for Student Athletes

A Top Doc for Student Athletes

Arthur Caplan May 30, 2014 0

Hi. I’m Art Caplan, of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center. Welcome to Close-Up With Art Caplan. This is an interview show where we have an

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Joe Torre

Joe Torre

Sports and Society Administrator May 28, 2014 0

By Lesley Visser Originally Published in Haute Living - January 2014 It looked so benign where Joe Torre grew up, Marine Park in Brooklyn. A tidy row house on T Street where his father

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Should The NBA Force Donald Sterling To Sell The Los Angeles Clippers?

Should The NBA Force Donald Sterling To Sell The Los Angeles Clippers?

Lee Igel April 30, 2014 0

By Lee Igel & Arthur Caplan Forbes.com | April 29 , 2014 Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team, seems to be an out-and-out racist. That, at least, is what could

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Is Mark Cuban Right About the NFL Being 10 Years From Implosion?

Is Mark Cuban Right About the NFL Being 10 Years From Implosion?

Lee Igel March 25, 2014 0

By Lee Igel Forbes.com | March 25, 2014 Mark Cuban isn’t bashful when it comes to letting people know what he thinks about how they conduct business. The billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks

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The NFL Needs To Step Up To Arizona’s “Religious Freedom” Bill

The NFL Needs To Step Up To Arizona’s “Religious Freedom” Bill

Lee Igel March 1, 2014 0

By Lee Igel & Arthur Caplan Forbes.com | February 23, 3014 Michael Sam, meet Hank Aaron. During his Major League Baseball career with the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1954-1976, “Hammerin’

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Michael Sam’s Announcement Is A Non-Issue — Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

Michael Sam’s Announcement Is A Non-Issue — Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

Lee Igel February 10, 2014 0

by Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel Forbes.com | February 10, 2014 Michael Sam earned All-America honors as a football player at the University of Missouri and was named the Associated Press SEC

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Pick one site for the Olympics

Pick one site for the Olympics

Arthur Caplan February 8, 2014 0

By Arthur L. Caplan and Lee H. Igel Philly.com | February 7, 2014 As the 22d Winter Olympic Games begin in Sochi, Russia, it is reasonable to ask: What are they doing there? What

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New Study Shows Why People May Be Tuning Out The Olympics

New Study Shows Why People May Be Tuning Out The Olympics

Arthur Caplan January 30, 2014 0

By Arthur Caplan & Lee Igel Forbes.com | January 29, 2014 With the onset of the Winter Olympics Games in Sochi close at hand, it is about time to revisit every sports fan’s favorite

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