“WAR on Hot Takes” Episode 9: Kevin Blackistone in studio, MLB walk up music, Knight Commission meeting

This is the ninth episode of Capital News Service’s sports podcast, “WAR on Hot Takes,” with Dylan Sinn and Adam Zielonka.

Public losing confidence in NCAA, president says

The president of the NCAA said Monday that the public is losing confidence in his organization’s ability to regulate college basketball and other sports, suggesting that the problem needs to be fixed quickly.

NCAA President Calls for Student-Athlete Stipends

The idea that NCAA student-athletes are employees that deserve to be paid to play is “silly,” NCAA president Mark Emmert said Wednesday at an event at the University of Maryland.