Jack Moore

rape

VICE Sports Q&A: Valparasio Law Professor Susan Stuart on Hazing

As cases of hazing involving sexual assault between high school athletes continue to make headlines, Valparaiso University law professor Susan P. Stuart talks about why these cases keep happening and the role Title IX has played in their litigation.
Jack Moore
2.4.16
concussions

VICE Sports Q&A: The Bioethicists Saying Take Tackle Football Out of Schools

Dr. Steven Miles and Dr. Shailendra Prasad recently challenged the American Academy of Pediatrics's stance on youth tackle football in an editorial for the American Journal of Bioethics.
Jack Moore
12.16.15
amateurism

Ohio State Is Taking J.T. Barrett's Summer School Money Because It Can

Why is Ohio State punishing J.T. Barrett for an alleged drunk-driving offense by revoking his summer financial aid? Because big-time college sports are less about education than power.
Jack Moore
11.4.15
Major League Baseball

MLB Keeps Its Postseason Thrills from the Millennial Fans It Covets

Major League Baseball's postseason is mostly on pay TV, but that could be costing the sport its future fans: cord-cutting Millennials.
Jack Moore
10.20.15
Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Ben Johnson at the Seoul Olympics, and the Doping Race That Never Ends

Ben Johnson's 100m dash victory and subsequent steroid bust at the 1988 Summer Games was a watershed moment for anti-doping activists, but to what end?
Jack Moore
9.24.15
Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Hideo Nomo Defies The Odds For A Coors Field No-No

In 1996, at hitter-friendly Coors Field, home of the ball-mashing Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Hideo Nomo pitched arguably the most impressive regular season no-hitter ever.
Jack Moore
9.17.15
Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: The Red Sox World Series That Almost Wasn't

The roots of the 1919 Black Sox scandal can be found in the 1918 World Series, which saw the Boston Red Sox attempt to strike after baseball owners cut their pay.
Jack Moore
9.10.15
Baseball

Throwback Thursday: The Assassination of Fay Vincent by the Coward American Baseball Owners

When Major League Baseball owners sacked Fay Vincent in 1992, it was a reminder of in whose best interests sports commissioners really work.
Jack Moore
9.3.15
Baseball

The Woman Who Struck Out Babe Ruth And Lou Gehrig

Elizabeth Stroud was a professional baseball pitcher in the 1890's, and she was damn good. She's just one of many baseball-playing women who are lost to history.
Jack Moore
8.29.15
Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Night Baseball Has a Hit

There was no better proof of the concept for night baseball than a 1910 game at White Sox Park, but Major League Baseball wouldn't have its first artifically lit game for 25 more years.
Jack Moore
8.27.15
Adderall

Will E-Sports PED Testing Protect Players, Or Deflect Blame?

E-sports are adopting WADA-style performance-enhancing drug tests. Will they help or hurt professional gamers?
Jack Moore
8.20.15
Baseball

Throwback Thursday: Crushed Testicles And The Birth Of Sports Doping

In 1889, Hall of Fame pitcher Pud Galvin tossed a gem after receiving an injection containing crushed dog and guinea pig testicles, ushering in the era of sports doping.
Jack Moore
8.13.15
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