The Broadview

College recruitment turns virtual

NCAA bans in-person contact between coaches and athletes

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter • September 24, 2020

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned all in-person Division-I recruiting due to COVID-19 health concerns until Jan. 1, but coaches are allowed to be in contact with athletes as long...

Point of View: The real upset

Winning games doesn't pay the bills.

Josephine Rozzelle, Sports Editor • March 22, 2018

Despite the $900 million March Madness income for the NCAA, the $1.5 million revenue CBS and Turner Broadcasting receives for each ad it sells during the tournament, and the $1.67 million each participating...

Madness strikes

Students, faculty participate in bracket contest.

Josephine Rozzelle, Sports Editor • March 22, 2018

March Madness spread to Convent, with teachers airplaying big games, students spending lunches making sure their bracket stayed intact, and a school-wide ESPN bracket group. Junior Megan Mullins created...

Point of View: One and not done

Rule creates flaw in NCAA, NBA.

Josephine Rozzelle, Sports Editor • December 15, 2017

To some serious basketball players hoping to become professionals in the NBA, college is a checkbox — a one-year nuisance to pass the time before they become eligible for the draft. This phenomenon...

Good Call: Even the fan field

April 5, 2012

Claire Fahy Sports Editor The team’s center aggressively secures the rebound, creates space, recollects and surges toward the rim for a powerful one-handed dunk over intimidated and cowering opponents. Momentum-changing...