CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Virginia Tech coach James Franklin knows the Hokies’ proud history going back to the Frank Beamer era. Annual bowl bids. A trip to the national championship game. Special teams play so reliably good that it spawned the name “Beamer Ball,” and the beaten-up metal ...
When I began teaching a class one afternoon, I raised the projector screen so I could post some quick notes. To my surprise, a clever Penn State student wrote “Nike Lions” and “Pepsi State” boldly on the board, leaving it hidden behind the pulled down screen. A few students ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Conversations about whether Caitlin Clark is getting officiated fairly in the WNBA can be polarizing as fans, players, coaches, pundits and even lawmakers have opinions about whether the league needs to take some action about the physical play. Congress is looking for ...
The seeming inability of leaders in college athletics to satisfactorily resolve issues related to athlete compensation so disillusioned a Los Angeles Times sports columnist that he took up his pen in an attempt to stimulate action. That was in November 1939. In Major League Baseball, ...
The Cruz-Cantwell “Protect College Sports Act of 2026” is pitched as a bipartisan rescue mission for a collegiate athletics system already gasping under NIL chaos, antitrust pressure and conference realignment absurdity. The recent Congressional hearing framed the bill as a way to ...
Editor’s note: Retired Mirror sports editor Jim Lane wrote this column after his dad, Kermit Lane, passed away in 1987. It has been reprinted every year since on Father’s Day weekend. Jim passed away on Jan. 5 of this year at the age of 85. As a tribute to him, his father and the Lane family, we’re publishing his column for a final time today. Sunday is Father’s Day. It’s a chance to tell your favorite guy thanks for all he’s been and done for you over the years. It’s usually celebrated with a small gift, perhaps a shirt or tie or wallet. In many cases, few words are ...
