Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
After coming off a shortened, yet shaky 1-2 start against the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Mets started their home season against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field. With the Mets being allowed to hold limited capacity of fans in their stadium, they graciously hosted roughly 8,000 fans on a beautiful day in Queens. After…
After a new Georgia restrictive voting law was recently signed into order by Gov. Brian Kemp, the 2021 MLB All-Star Game was moved from the Atlanta Braves’ Truist Park to the Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field in Denver. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement to strip the Braves of the event on Friday April 2,…
Amid the voting laws passed in Georgia in March that potentially can restrict voting access for people of color, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the league was moving the game out of Atlanta. Government officials in Colorado and Denver immediately began lobbying MLB for the All-Star Game. It was officially announced the game will be played…
Tom Rinaldi is currently a reporter for FOX Sports. Previously, he has contributed to ESPNs tennis and golf coverage at Wimbledon, the US Open, Sports Center, Outside the Lines, College Gameday, and Sunday NFL Countdown. Rinaldi has won three Regional Emmy Awards, three Associated Press Awards and a USA Today Feature-of-the-Year Award. He earned his…
The wait is almost over for golf fans as the biggest tournament of the year is less than 24 hours away. Just five months after the first-ever fall Masters Tournament that happened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with no fans, we will be able to see patrons this upcoming weekend. Dustin Johnson will…
There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the NCAA Women’s Tournament. Many have witnessed the discrimination and lack of materials that were given towards the women’s teams, as compared to the men’s teams. This began after Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince shared on the popular social media app TikTok with videos sharing the…
The Carolina Panthers have found their new quarterback. On Monday, the New York Jets sent Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, to Carolina for a sixth-round pick in 2021 and second-round and fourth-round picks in 2022. Can confirm pic.twitter.com/ZdeVPH2KAT — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 5, 2021 The move will…
A slow bleed has been happening in Major League Baseball. Since 2012, total yearly attendance has dwindled from 74,859,268 fans to 68,506,896 in 2019. The lost revenue comes at a costly time for many teams, as the average team payroll skyrocketed from $98,336,416 to $133,327,569 in the same time span. Many fans are turning away…
(1) Gonzaga vs (1) Baylor Line: Gonzaga -4.5 O/U: 159 Time: 9:20 PM It is time for the game college basketball fans have been waiting to see all season. The two teams that have been ranked 1 and 2 throughout the year have trudged through a tournament filled with upsets to finally face off. The…
(1) Baylor vs (2) Houston Line: Baylor -5 O/U: 135 Time: 5:24 PM The first match-up of the Final Four features two teams who are both representing the state of Texas. Baylor enters this game with the anticipation that they will be back at 100%. They have gotten better every single game but have not put a full…