Month: March 2014

What was the ruling? A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that college athletes meet the definition of an employee, and an athletic scholarship counts as compensation. This paves the way in allowing student-athletes to from a union. Should this ruling come as a shock? No. The NCAA should have known this… Continue reading Q&A on Northwestern Unionization

1. Georgetown to the NIT: Georgetown once again had a postseason letdown with a loss to DePaul, the 10th (and lowest) seed in the Big East tournament. For Georgetown fans, this is nothing new. The Hoyas have suffered a number of embarrassing losses in the NCAA tournament. 2013: Florida Gulf Coast (15 seed) 2012: NC… Continue reading Takeaways From the Conference Tournaments