Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
When looking through the Seton Hall women’s softball team roster, one may notice that more than half of the players are from outside New Jersey, particularly from California or Texas. Of the 21-player roster, more than 47 percent of the players are from California or Texas with less than one percent from New Jersey. “California…
The Pirates will close out their non conference regular season schedule Wednesday afternoon when they take on the Lehigh University mountain hawks for a doubleheader set to begin at 3:30 p.m. at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field in South Orange. The Pirates are coming off of 5-4 win over Providence College, which was decided in extra…
It’s a beautiful spring afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field in South Orange, New Jersey. The Pirates look for their second win today against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks after a late comeback win. Join us here for live updates on game two now! Lehigh's 6-0 win over Seton Hall this evening is #️⃣8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣for @frantroyan! Congrats…
A lot of people at Seton Hall come to the school for its excellent communications program, the excellent courses, and various organizations on campus. The courses you could take for journalism and broadcasting are great, as are organizations like the Setonian and Pirate TV. There are a lot of students that have a niche for…
Picture the number ten. Just your average, run of the mill number, no different from the other infinite amounts of combinations that can be put together to create a number. Now take this ten, and put six zeroes behind it. And now we’ve got something a bit different, a number that raises attention, that garners…
Rye, N.Y. is home to two historical landmarks, the Boston Post Road Historic District and Playland Park, and also home to Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association. Silver went from a town of 16,000 to the helm of hoops, but didn’t always envision working in the sports business as he saw himself “on…
Among a panel that featured lawyers, journalists and professional athletes, Russell Okung debated the heavily controversial topic of paying college athletes at the Seton Hall Symposium on April 2. The San Diego Charger’s left tackle and a member of the executive committee of the National Football League Players Association gave historical references as well as…
When we think of potential threats to integrity in sports, for many years the top two were performance-enhancing drugs and spying on opponents. Now, as of May 14, 2018, we have a new threat on the block. This was when the US Supreme Court reached a verdict to legalize gambling in sports, allowing the states…
New York City kid, Knicks fan, Duke graduate, David Stern’s prodigy, NBA DC and COO, whatever you want to call him, Adam Silver has been as polarizing a Commissioner as the sporting world has ever seen. It is a misconception, however, to think that Silver’s impact on the NBA began when he was named Commissioner…
Amateurism- A word that has now become a main talking point surrounding collegiate and professional sports. Amateurism is a phrase that has journalists, media members, players, fans, and even coaches debating over what the phrase really means. Are our collegiate athletes “amateurs”? These athletes that produce millions in TV deals and ticket revenue for their…