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1. MLB playoffs expansion aims for fairness without killing the fun

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Baseball (Professional) -- Competitions -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen The Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs begin Friday. The top six teams in the American and National leagues will play for the next few weeks to see [...]

Published
2022

2. Without Title IX, athletes and sports fans would have missed out

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Discrimination in education -- Laws, regulations and rules, Women athletes -- Civil rights, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Education Amendments of 1972
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen In American sports history, one of the biggest changes came about because of 37 words. Fifty years ago Thursday, President Richard Nixon signed into law Title IX [...]

Published
2022

3. Wimbledon's player ban isn't fair, but it's the right move

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022-, Wimbledon Tennis Tournament -- Political aspects -- 2022 AD, Tennis players -- Laws, regulations and rules -- 2022 AD, Tennis -- Competitions -- Political aspects -- 2022 AD, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Organizers of the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament in England announced last week that players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play in the 2022 [...]

Published
2022

4. Australian Open isn't just about vaccine drama - it's about rising stars

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Australian Open (Tennis) -- Safety and security measures -- 2022 AD, Competitions, Dosage and administration, Safety and security measures, Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Forecasts and trends, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Tennis players -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Health aspects -- 2022 AD, COVID-19 vaccines -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Dosage and administration -- 2022 AD, Vaccination -- Laws, regulations and rules -- 2022 AD, Tennis -- Competitions -- Forecasts and trends -- 2022 AD
Published
2022

5. Aaron Rodgers should focus on football instead of playing with science

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Green Bay Packers -- Officials and employees, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Officials and employees, Dosage and administration, Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Football players -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Health aspects, COVID-19 vaccines -- Dosage and administration, Vaccination -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
2021

6. Can fans win money gambling on sports? Don't bet on it

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Sports betting -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Economic aspects, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen If you watch sports on television, you have probably seen ads for DraftKings, FanDuel and other gambling services. More than 20 states and the District of Columbia [...]

Published
2021

7. For NFL, vaccine adds a new test of teamwork

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
National Football League -- Laws, regulations and rules, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Prevention, Dosage and administration, Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Football players -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Health aspects, COVID-19 vaccines -- Dosage and administration, Vaccination -- Laws, regulations and rules, COVID-19 -- Prevention
Published
2021

8. Should colleges pay their athletes? The answer is complicated

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
College sports -- Laws, regulations and rules, College athletes -- Compensation and benefits, Universities and colleges -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, NCAA -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen A recent Supreme Court decision may mean big changes are coming for college sports. The court decided in a case last week that the National Collegiate Athletic [...]

Published
2021

9. History of spitballs, steroids and other ways of cheating in ML

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Baseball players -- Ethical aspects, Baseball (Professional) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Cheating -- History, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Major League Baseball -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Major League Baseball (MLB) issued a warning to its pitchers last week not to use 'foreign substances' on the baseball. Pitchers, including the Nationals' Max Scherzer, claim [...]

Published
2021

10. With rise in strikeouts, it may be time to move pitcher's mound

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
No-hitter (Baseball) -- Forecasts and trends, Baseball (Professional) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Pitching (Baseball) -- Forecasts and trends, Baseball fields -- Design and construction, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Since the beginning of Major League Baseball (MLB), the game has been a contest between the pitcher and the batter. These days the pitchers are winning. In [...]

Published
2021

11. To avoid overlong games, Major League Baseball could try more seven-inning contests

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Major League Baseball -- Safety and security measures -- Laws, regulations and rules, Control, Prevention, Social aspects, Competitions, Safety and security measures, Laws, regulations and rules, Forecasts and trends, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Professional baseball -- Competitions -- Forecasts and trends -- Safety and security measures, Epidemics -- Control -- Social aspects -- United States, COVID-19 -- Prevention -- Social aspects
Published
2020

12. Players, owners debate salary cuts for shorter baseball season

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Professional baseball -- Laws, regulations and rules, Salary cap (Professional sports) -- Planning -- Laws, regulations and rules, Baseball players -- Compensation and benefits -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration -- Planning, Television, Baseball fans, Wages and salaries, Sports associations, Baseball, Government regulation, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Major League Baseball -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Sometimes as a sports fan it's hard to find a team to root for. You may be watching a game on television - a Super Bowl or [...]

Published
2020

13. Before free agency, major leaguers couldn't choose where to play ball

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Free agents (Sports) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Baseball players -- Contracts, Baseball teams -- Contracts -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Contract agreement, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Major League Baseball -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Two words keep popping up in baseball news these days: free agent. That's because two stars from the Washington Nationals' championship team - pitcher Stephen Strasburg and [...]

Published
2019

14. Getting a college sports scholarship is a long shot

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
College athletes -- Compensation and benefits -- Laws, regulations and rules, College football -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Scholarships (Financial aid) -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Athletes, Sports camps, College sports, Teenage athletes, Sports associations, Football, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, NCAA -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen The college football season has started, so college sports are all over television and in the media. Lots of kids (and their parents) dream of getting a [...]

Published
2019

15. Five-set tennis matches? It's time for a break

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Tennis tournaments -- Laws, regulations and rules, Tennis rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred BowenThe Australian Open begins next week. The event is one of four Grand Slam, or 'major,' tennis tournaments (the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open are the [...]

Published
2019

16. Buzzer-beating star scores off the court, too

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Dancing with the Stars (Television program) -- Personalities, College athletes -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Compensation and benefits, Game show contestants -- Compensation and benefits -- Competitions, Women basketball players -- Compensation and benefits, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, NCAA -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Arike Ogunbowale (pronounced uh-REE-kay oh-goon-boh-WAH-lay) is very special. She got me to watch 'Dancing With the Stars.' I hardly ever watch reality TV shows, but Ogunbowale's appearance [...]

Published
2018

17. Penalties against golfer show that rules aren't always fair

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Ladies Professional Golf Association Championship -- Laws, regulations and rules -- 2017 AD, Golfers -- Discipline, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Rules are important in sports. They are supposed to make the games fun and fair for the players and fans. But sometimes the rules get a little [...]

Published
2017

18. Hit or pitch your way into Hall of Fame, but don't cheat

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Voting -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sportswriters -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen It happens every winter. Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America vote on who will enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the game's highest honor. [...]

Published
2017

19. Did you know about these important events in women's sports history?

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Educational discrimination -- Laws, regulations and rules, College sports -- Laws, regulations and rules, Amendments (Parliamentary practice) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen March is Women's History Month. So I thought we should take a look at some important dates in American women's sports history. June 23, 1972: That's the [...]

Published
2016

20. Instant replay? bad call for baseball

Author

Bowen, Fred

Subjects
Baseball (Professional) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Instant replay (Sports) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Fred Bowen Major League Baseball announced last week that it will use instant replay more often during the 2014 season. Umpires will check video replays to see whether they [...]

Published
2014

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