I wrote this over the past weekend in Washington, D.C., where I was attending and speaking at meetings of the Knight Commission on College Athletics. I was interested in how the decision of the San Francisco Forty Niners to play…
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I wrote this over the past weekend in Washington, D.C., where I was attending and speaking at meetings of the Knight Commission on College Athletics. I was interested in how the decision of the San Francisco Forty Niners to play…
I’ve been fascinated by the varied reactions to the recent announcement that the NFL Competition Committee soon will consider proposing to the NFL owners a rule that would impose a 15-yard penalty on a team whose player utters the N-word…
America loves the NFL and continues to support it even as its players, coaches and officials strive to work effectively within the new rules designed to enhance player safety. Give credit to the NFL for seeking to improve the safety…
Recent California Innocence Project exoneree Brian Banks’ dream of playing in the NFL continues in Seattle. After impressing the Seahawks coaches at a workout last week, head coach Pete Carroll has invited Banks to attend a mini-camp this week on…
Brian Banks, who was on his way to a big future in football before he was wrongfully convicted of rape in 2002, is getting a second shot at his dream. Banks, 26, was exonerated last week and so far, four…
In 2002, Brian Banks, a 17 year old high school football star with a promising future, was convicted of a kidnap-rape by a fellow female classmate. With still no DNA evidence and a recantation by the alleged victim, the charges…