Corruption in Collegiate Athletics Collegiate athletics in the United States, in particular N.C.A.A. (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I basketball and football, have become one of the most prominent forms of sports entertainment today. Like their professional counterparts, the ec...

My name is James Francis Thorpe. I also had an original Native American. This name that the natives gave me was Wa-tho-huck. Wa- tho-huck means "Bright Path" . My parents were part of the Sac and Fox, and had man ancestors from there. I was born and raised near Prague, Indian Territory. T...

Athletic training was founded in the early 1950's. At first there were only a few members centered mostly in colleges and universities. Today, athletic training has grown to 22,700 certified and student members' worldwide. For a student to become certified they must first get a four y...

Should Student Athletes be paid? Yes student athletes should be paid. According to USA Today, the NCAA averages more than half a billion dollars a year in revenue, from TV rights to its men's basketball tournament. This amount doesn't include payout from the college football bowl games, w...