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LEAGUE POLICY: MOTO 4 JAPAN
Thursday, March 17, 2011
We have seen some of the most horrendous footage come out of the disaster in Japan. We have all been touched and moved by what has happened there and the threat of a nuclear disaster on top of the natural one has added a layer of grief that has postponed any healing in the area. ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: QADDAFI FAMILY X ITALIAN SOCCER
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The NY Times recently reported on the ties between Italian soccer and the Qaddafi family. The roots of the connections run deep, like most powerful unions in this part of the world, with oil. The fact that Saadi Qaddafi played professional Italian soccer is no coincidence considering that Juventus owner and Italy’s largest company, Fiat ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: HEAT FROM BAHRAIN POLITICAL PROTEST FORCE F1 TO CANCEL OPENER
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The Formula One Grand Prix is known for racing in exotic, elegant, locations across the globe making it one of the most prestigious of sports. But it seems that the opening race location, Bahrain, was too unstable to host the season opener. In light of the social unrest spreading through the country as people protest into their second ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: WILL THE CHANGING MIDDLE EAST POLITICAL LANDSCAPE EFFECT THE 2022 WORLD CUP
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The hard charging, social media fueled revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia are now bearing fruit across the region, as citizens hungry for some type of change are organizing and taking to the streets. Protest in Bahrain, Yemen, Iran, and Libya are sparking fears, and hope throughout the Middle East and North African region. In Egypt ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: STANFORD DOES IT FOR BRAINIACS
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Stanford wrapped up its recruiting class last week with an impressive roster of mental talent. As is profiled in a recent WSJ article, the Cardinal snatched up an incoming class marked by education-inclined athletes, whose brains are as good an asset as their physical prowess. Recruits like Wayne Lyons of Fort Lauderdale, a defensive back ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: METS OWNER SWIMMING WITH SHARKS?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
An article in today’s NY Times investigates the depth of the relationship between jailed Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and Mets owner Fred Wilpon. It is unclear the extent of the financial dealing between the two, or how much the Mets used Madoff’s financial company to finance players deals, but according to a former club employee, “Bernie was ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: DRUG VIOLENCE IN JUAREZ IS WAY PAST BRUTAL
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Just a week after we brought you the story about neo-Nazis posing as soccer coaches in Germany to spread their agenda among unsuspecting kids, today, an even sadder state for the youth, this time coming out of Mexico’s murder capital, Ciudad Juarez. In yet another act of murder on the cities youth, a group of gunmen ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: NFL LOOKING TOWARD TECHNOLOGY IN FIGHT AGAINST CONCUSSIONS
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Whether it is bad or good, no one ever wants to deal with something that does not have an immediate effect. The injuries in the NFL are just that, they are not as severe today as they will be much later in a players’ life. Many of the warriors that made the league what it ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: BRITISH FOOTBALL MEDIA TAKING HITS
Monday, January 24, 2011
The week’s big story out of British football is not about David Beckham, Wayne Rooney or any player, instead the media flood hitting the country’s national past time is focused on two top announcers. In what is becoming Britain’s version of the Marve Albert scandal, the boys at Sky Sports were caught with their mics ⇒
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LEAGUE POLICY: HATERS INFILTRATING GERMAN YOUTH LEAGUES
Thursday, January 20, 2011
German youth football (soccer) is the most recent target for recruiting by neo-Nazi organizations in the country, according to a recent article. According to the article, Nazi organizations are taking advantage of a lack of interest in youth sports to implement members like this mullet and Hitler ‘stache-sporting creep as coaches and other functionaries. We ⇒
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