Monthly Archives: January 2014 »
New Study Shows Why People May Be Tuning Out The Olympics
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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The true cost of injuries to NHL players: $218-million each season
ROY MACGREGOR The Globe and Mail | January 20 2014 Michael Cusimano had a simple idea: If we worry about the cost of absenteeism in the workplace, what about at the hockey rink? Dr.
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Alex Rodriguez’s Latest Legal Salvo Unfairly Attacks The Legacy And Achievements Of Michael Weiner
By Wayne McDonnell Forbes.com | January 15, 2014 As it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone, Alex Rodriguez has decided to present his grievances to the United States District Court as he
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Judge Rejects N.F.L. Settlement, for Now
By Ken Belson NYTimes.com | January 14, 2014 The judge presiding over the proposed $765 million settlement between the N.F.L. and more than 4,500 retired players who sued the league and accused it of
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One Thing Could Make A Real Difference In Chris Christie’s Call For A Longer School Day
By Lee Igel & Arthur Caplan Forbes.com | January 14, 2014 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in the middle of a huge scandal over the closing of approach lanes to the George Washington
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Government agency calls ‘Redskins’ offensive
Lisa Desjardins CNN.com | January 8, 2014 The heated debate over the Washington Redskins name has now moved beyond living rooms and corporate offices to the U.S. government itself, with one agency making an
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Frozen Faithful
By WILL LEITCH Sportsonearth.com | January 6, 2014 Sunday was one of the coldest, nastiest weather days in recent U.S. history. Michigan — a state that knows cold — had its most frigid day
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The Waste and Corruption of Vladimir Putin’s 2014 Winter Olympics
By Joshua Yaffa Business Week | January 02, 2014 The new road and railway to Krasnaya Polyana, the mountain resort that will host the ski and snowboard events of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics,
Read More »A’s for Athletes, but Charges of Fraud at North Carolina
By Sarah Lyall NYTimes.com | December 30, 2013 In the summer of 2011, 19 undergraduates at the University of North Carolina signed up for a lecture course called AFAM 280: Blacks in North Carolina.
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