College Athletics

Rick Kuhn, 69, Dies; Convicted in a College Gambling Scandal

By Richard Sandomir January 14, 2025Basketball (College), Boston College, College Athletics, Deaths (Obituaries), Film, Gambling, Hill, Henry, Kuhn, Rick (1955-2024), Organized Crime, Racketeering and RacketeersNo Comments

While playing basketball at Boston College, he participated in a point-shaving scheme with Henry Hill, the mobster later portrayed in the movie “Goodfellas.”

Why Did Angel Reese Announce Her WNBA Draft Eligibility in Vogue?

By Vanessa Friedman April 3, 2024Basketball, College Athletics, Fashion, Fashion and Apparel, Reese, Angel (2002- ), Vogue, Women's National Basketball Assn, your-feed-fashion

Athletes like Ms. Reese and Serena Williams know that fashion is now part of the game.

LSU’s Kim Mulkey Courts Controversy in Style

By Vanessa Friedman April 1, 2024Basketball, Coaches and Managers, College Athletics, Fashion, Fashion and Apparel, Louisiana State University, Mulkey, Kim, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Women and Girls, your-feed-fashion

Inside the coach’s winning fashion playbook.

LSU’s Kim Mulkey Courts Controversy in Style

Inside the coach’s winning fashion playbook.

LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson Drops New Song With NLE Choppa As NCAA Tournament Starts

By Emmanuel Morgan March 22, 2024College Athletics, Johnson, Flaujae, Louisiana State University, Music, Rap and Hip-Hop

The sophomore guard is prepping collaborations with hip-hop heavyweights like Lil Wayne and NLE Choppa as she helps L.S.U. defend its basketball title in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

Norby Walters, 91, Dies; Music and Sports Agent Who Ran Afoul of the Law

By Richard Sandomir January 7, 2024Agents (Business), Bars and Nightclubs, College Athletics, Deaths (Obituaries), Music, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Racketeering and Racketeers, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Walters, Norby (1932-2023)

He ran a highly successful booking agency, but his secret contacts with college athletes led to convictions (later reversed) for racketeering and fraud.

Union Push by Dartmouth Athletes Is Distinct From Previous Failed Efforts

By Santul Nerkar September 15, 2023Basketball, College Athletics, Colleges and Universities, Colter, Theodis Kain, Dartmouth College, Ivy League, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Organized Labor, Service Employees International Union

A bid to unionize by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team raises questions that earlier unsuccessful campaigns in college sports have not addressed.

A Record Crowd Shows Buildup of Nebraska Volleyball and Women’s Sports

By Santul Nerkar August 31, 2023Big Ten Conference, College Athletics, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Volleyball, Women and Girls

Nebraska garnered more than 92,000 fans for a regular-season match held in its football stadium.

After the Loss of a Son, a Football Coach Confronts a Terrible Truth

By BGLO August 28, 2023Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, College Athletics, Concussions, Content Type: Personal Profile, Football, internal-great-read, internal-sub-only, JAMA Neurology (Journal), Mental Health and Disorders, Michael Locksley, University of Maryland, vis-video

Meiko Locksley was found to have had a degenerative brain disease often associated with football. His father, the head coach at Maryland, is still reckoning with the implications.