Stories tagged "football"

Wes Side Stories: Playing for the love of the money

Wesley Dugle is the Spartan Daily opinion editor. His column, "Wes Side Stories," appears every Monday.

I love sports. I enjoy watching the athletic plays, the hard-hitting tackles, the slam dunks and the big home runs year in and year out. For me, watching pro athletes go at it on the field, the court and the gridiron are among my favorite…

NFL suspensions in Saints' bounty program scandal are justfied

Nick Celario is a Spartan Daily Sports Editor.

Last semester, I wrote that the NFL should be played with intensity and toughness. I am not retracting what I said because football is a violent sport, but acts of violence, and receiving payoffs for them, are just not acceptable. ESPN reported New Orleans Saints…