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New Book Sports Chaos Available on Amazon

Front Cover Exploring the Reasons Behind Expert Business, Legal, and Moral Decisions DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, May 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — John A. Camacho and Zack Hamilton, Co-Founders of The Moral Questions of Sports, announced the release of their first book, Sports Chaos Exploring the Reasons Behind Expert Business, Legal, and Moral Decisions. Sports Chaos […]

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Exploring the Reasons Behind Expert Business, Legal, and Moral Decisions

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, May 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — John A. Camacho and Zack Hamilton, Co-Founders of The Moral Questions of Sports, announced the release of their first book, Sports Chaos Exploring the Reasons Behind Expert Business, Legal, and Moral Decisions.

Sports Chaos is a one of a kind interdisciplinary monograph that analyzes the expert reasons behind recent sports decisions. This book aims to be the launching pad for future empirical research into sports expertise and decision-making.

Sports Chaos tackles The Colliding Reasons Problem—the clash sports, business, legal, and moral reasons in modern sports decision-making. From ownership scandals to moral dilemmas faced by athletes, and from high-stakes legal battles to corporate power plays, this book highlights the ongoing war between sports, business, legal, and moral reasons.

Sports Chaos introduces a bold new framework called The Decision Dynamics Process, designed to help decision-makers recognize the relevant reasons to make better decisions. This groundbreaking approach offers a new lens to evaluate difficult and complex sports decisions.

We analyze the expert reasoning process from notable athletes, sports journalists, analysts, and legal scholars including LeBron James, JJ Redick, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala, Greg Cote, Brian Windhorst, Bomani Jones, Domonique Foxworth, Jemele Hill, Kirk Herbstreit, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh. The interdisciplinary research was assisted by interviewing sports journalists, authors, and moral philosophers.

Inside Sports Chaos, readers will analyze recent Sports Decisions:
• The decision to use storytelling journalism to capture controversial sports events.
• Fans decide which sports to love.
• The decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Adam Silver’s decision to punish Draymond Green indefinitely.
• Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Team’s decision to seek unionization.
• The decision to push morality away from sports.

Sports Chaos is an essential read for sports fans, athletes, sports business professionals, and anyone curious about the hidden mechanisms driving the sports world today. Whether you are a team executive, a retired professional athlete, or just love sports, this book will change the way you think about sports forever.
Grab your copy of Sports Chaos! Available now in e-book, paperback, and hardback formats on Amazon and The Moral Questions of Sports.

About John A. Camacho and Zack Hamilton:
John and Zack attended law school together at South Texas College of Law, Houston. John’s research background is in philosophy specializing in ethics and epistemology. In graduate school, John studied the nature of normativity specifically reasons for belief and reasons for action. Zack’s research interests are centered around sports analytics, market analysis, contractual negotiations, and employment law. They combined their interests to investigate and analyze sports decision-making.

The Moral Questions of Sports:
The Moral Questions of Sports is a Texas-based private research company specializing in understanding the relationships between sports, business, law, and morality.

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Super Spring For Journal-Area Teams

Spring sports proved to be successful again for Journal-area high school teams, with multiple state champions crowned and numerous state trophies making their way back to area schools.While it was the most recent sports season, here’s a refresher of 2025 spring sports highlights for the Journal-area: Girls Water Polo:State Champion: StevensonState Qualifiers: Stevenson, Fremd Boys Water Polo:State […]

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Spring sports proved to be successful again for Journal-area high school teams, with multiple state champions crowned and numerous state trophies making their way back to area schools.
While it was the most recent sports season, here’s a refresher of 2025 spring sports highlights for the Journal-area:
 
Girls Water Polo:
State Champion: Stevenson
State Qualifiers: Stevenson, Fremd
 
Boys Water Polo:
State Qualifiers: Stevenson, Palatine
Note: Both teams fell in the state quarterfinals …



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Fox Sports, Barstool Sports announce content partnership featuring college football, new FS1 show

LOS ANGELES — Fox Sports and Barstool Sports are teaming up in a sweeping content partnership that will see Barstool personalities appear on Fox programming, produce new shows, and collaborate on digital content, the companies announced Thursday. The deal brings Barstool founder Dave Portnoy and other popular Barstool personalities into the Fox Sports fold for […]

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LOS ANGELES — Fox Sports and Barstool Sports are teaming up in a sweeping content partnership that will see Barstool personalities appear on Fox programming, produce new shows, and collaborate on digital content, the companies announced Thursday.

The deal brings Barstool founder Dave Portnoy and other popular Barstool personalities into the Fox Sports fold for contributions to college football, college basketball and daily studio programming. The partnership also includes a new two-hour weekday show set to air on FS1, featuring Barstool and Fox Sports talent. A launch date for the program has not yet been announced.

“We’re excited to welcome Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports to the FOX Sports family,” said Eric Shanks, CEO and executive producer of Fox Sports. “Dave has built a one-of-a-kind brand that connects with a new generation of sports fans—authentic, bold, and original.”

Portnoy called the agreement a landmark moment for his company.

“In our two-decade history, we’ve never had the chance to work with so much talent and resources,” Portnoy said. “We can’t wait to collab and bring our voice to FOX Sports’ airwaves. See ya soon in Columbus.”

As part of the deal, Portnoy will become a regular contributor to Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” college football show, offering weekly segments and on-site appearances during select games. Barstool’s “College Football Show” will also join “Big Noon Kickoff” at certain locations throughout the season and stream across Barstool and Fox platforms, including Tubi and the Fox Sports app.

In college basketball, Barstool will collaborate with Fox on coverage of the College Basketball Crown tournament, which Fox launched in 2025.

The partnership also extends to digital content, with both brands planning co-produced shows and online projects aimed at blending sports, lifestyle and internet culture. Further details are expected to be announced in the coming months.



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How Olympic hopefuls found a home on the sliding track after transitioning from other sports

Transferable skills Del Duca always had watched bobsled at the Olympics, and always thought it was cool. But without a collegiate bobsled circuit, he thought no more of it. (Currently there are two youth training programs for bobsled and skeleton in the U.S., one in Park City, UT, and one in Lake Placid, NY.) Instead, […]

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Del Duca always had watched bobsled at the Olympics, and always thought it was cool. But without a collegiate bobsled circuit, he thought no more of it. (Currently there are two youth training programs for bobsled and skeleton in the U.S., one in Park City, UT, and one in Lake Placid, NY.) Instead, after a successful high school career as a ski racer, during which he won the title of state champion in Maine, he competed in track and field as a sprinter and long jumper. 

Frank Del Duca was a Maine state ski racing champion while in high school

Frank Del Duca

But then he found out about recruitment combines held in Lake Placid, and along with a friend from college, he tried it out, training while helping his father open a restaurant after college.

I dove in headfirst and I’m still here, ten years later.

Frank Del Duca

Like Del Duca, Olympian skeleton slider, Kelly Curtis, first learned about the bobsled combine while competing in track and field at college. Athletics were in her blood – her father, John Curtis, played in the NFL – and growing up, the Olympics were a must-watch. Her coach, Dan Jaffe, saw her particular brand of explosive energy and was reminded of alumna Erin Pac, a 2010 Vancouver Games bobsled bronze medalist, suggesting Curtis try out.



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Penn State Volleyball Head Coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley wins Jimmy V Perseverance Award

Penn State volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley has experienced more in the past 12 months than some people do in a lifetime. She’s faced highs and lows that inspired the nation. Schumacher-Cawley was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. Despite her battle, she remained on the sidelines and guided PSU to its best season in […]

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Penn State volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley has experienced more in the past 12 months than some people do in a lifetime.

She’s faced highs and lows that inspired the nation. Schumacher-Cawley was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. Despite her battle, she remained on the sidelines and guided PSU to its best season in a decade.

The Nittany Lions won the 2024 national championship, defeating Louisville in four sets (25-23, 32-34, 25-20, 25-17) and claiming their eight crown. It was a remarkable accomplishment for Schumacher-Cawley, returning to her home program and delivering the first title since 2014.

On Wednesday, Schumacher-Cawley received an award that transcends volleyball and a national championship.

At the 2025 ESPYS, Schumacher-Cawley was named the recipient of the 2025 Jimmy V Perseverance Award following her battle with breast cancer. 

“I’m beyond humbled and truly grateful for this moment,” Schumacher-Cawley said after receiving the award. “This past year has been one I could have never imagined. It’s been filled with challenges, grit, tears, but also with perspective, purpose, and unbelievable love.”

Schumacher-Cawley rang the bell on February 10 after six rounds of chemo and a near six-month battle, officially being declared cancer free. 

“Well, we did it! Six rounds of chemo — done! Today, I rang the bell, marking the end of this chapter,” Schumacher-Cawley said on Instagram. “What a journey it has been. There are truly no words to express how deeply grateful I am for the unwavering support from every corner of my life.”

“Cancer changed my life, but it didn’t take it,” she said. “It didn’t take my belief, it didn’t take my spirit, and it didn’t take my team.” 

Schumacher-Cawley thanked her family in State College, Chicago, and Pittsburgh for their support, including her husband and children. 

“You’ve been my rock and my strength,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “You showed up in every moment, even the hard ones, with love, humor, and unwavering support.”

She also thanked her doctors at UPenn and Mount Nittany Medical. 

“The medical professionals who help so many of us are such heroes,” Schumacher-Cawley said.

She started her speech in a lighter note, thanking ESPN and highlighting Penn State football legend Saquon Barkley. 

“Thank you to ESPN and the ESPYS for having me.” Schumacher-Cawley said. “Congratulations to all of tonight’s winners, especially my guy Saquon. Fly Eagles (Fly). Penn Stater! Let’s go. I know, I’m sitting here with some Ohio State guys. That’s alright. I have love for you.”

Members of the Penn State volleyball team accompanied Schumacher-Cawley to Los Angeles and the ESPY awards and were shown in the upper galley during her award speech.

“Thank you to my team and my former players,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “You inspired me everyday to keep fighting and reminded me what it means to be part of something bigger than yourself. That jersey we wear means everything and the bond we share is unbreakable.”

 

She concluded by thanking the Jimmy V foundation and saying she will fight with Dylan, a Make A Wish child she met this week that has a fight ahead of him. She also mentioned her late father. 

“I share this with everyone who’s ever faced this disease,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “The survivors, those still fighting, and with the ones that we’ve lost, especially my dad. This one’s for you. Keep showing up, keep believing, and please never, ever give up.”

The Nittany Lions begin their title defense in Lincoln, Nebraska. Penn State opens the 2025 season at Creighton on August 23 at AVCA First Serve. 

PSU will play Arizona State and TCU in Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena from August 31-September 1. The first match inside Rec Hall is on September 5 against the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2025 Penn State Invitational.





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Monache Hall of Fame Committee seeks help to find info on teams, individuals | Sports

The Monache Athletic Hall of Fame Committee needs the help of the community of Porterville to find contact information for Monache Central Section Valley Championship teams who haven’t yet been inducted into the hall of fame. Only Valley championship teams are eligible to be inducted into the hall. The following Valley championship teams have been […]

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The Monache Athletic Hall of Fame Committee needs the help of the community of Porterville to find contact information for Monache Central Section Valley Championship teams who haven’t yet been inducted into the hall of fame.

Only Valley championship teams are eligible to be inducted into the hall. The following Valley championship teams have been inducted into the Hall:

1978 Wrestling, coach Drew Williams; 1991 Baseball, coach Paul Begin; 1996 girls water polo, coach Hal Hevener; 1997 girls basketball, coach Tom Fiormonti.

The committee has the contact info for the following Valley championship teams to be inducted in the future: 2004 girls water polo and 2008 boys water polo, coach Brandon Weaver; 2005 and 2008 boys water polo, coach Brandon Weaver; 2012 and 2017 softball, coach Dave Koontz.

Information is needed on the following teams to be inducted in the hall in the future: 2011 and 2012 girls basketball; 2014 and 2017 girls cross country and 2017 boys cross country.

Those who know who coached these teams can help the committee. Those who have information, even if it’s just the name of the coach, can email Drew Williams, captainandrew440@icloud.com Those who were members of those teams are asked to email their name, what team they were on, their email address and phone number, email all that information to Williams.

Those who have any contact information on teammates who played on these teams are asked to contact them and send their contact information to Williams, the committee chairman, at his email address.

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The committee has been working with a list that was created by all the coaches who were coaching at Monache in 1997. A list of about 80 potential candidates were gathered and contact information was obtained. Names were collected from the first graduating class in 1971 to 1997. A handful of candidates have from 1997-2000 have been added.

The dilemma is a lack of candidates from 2000 to 2024. The committee is reaching out to the community of Porterville and social media for prospective hall candidates so then can be emailed with a questionnaire to be filled out and returned to the committee for screening and possible induction.

Those who know past Monache athletes they think are potential hall candidates should send their name, year of graduate, sport or sports and contact information to Williams. A name without contact information is of no value.

Of the 28 athletes who have been inducted into the hall, 20 continued their athletic participation at the next level. Inductees include former Major Leaguer Rance Mulliniks, two-time Olympian Tim Vanni and the majority of inductees had successful collegiate careers.

Eight of the inductees were selected on the basis of multi-sport participation and excelling at a high level in the post-season which include all-league, MVP, all-Valley, individual Valley champion, state qualifier, state placer and Double M Award winner honors.

Screening of candidates is based on a point system with points awarded for the level of competition each year, freshmen, junior varsity, varsity and the number of sports and the number of years of participation.

Bonus points are awarded for special awards for both teams and individuals. Additional points are awarded to athletes who participated beyond the high school level. The reason for adopting a point system for screening was to make the process more objective.

Only varsity coaches are eligible for the hall. They’re screened based on the number of sports they coached, the number of years they coached and the number of championship teams they coached.



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FOX Sports and Barstool Sports announce content collaboration

July 17 (UPI) — Barstool Sports, a blog, pop-culture and digital multimedia company, is joining forces with FOX Sports to share content. A press release from Fox said the “wide-ranging collaboration” will boost coverage around college football, college basketball and other FOX Sports properties, including unique content with a new daily studio show on FS1. […]

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July 17 (UPI) — Barstool Sports, a blog, pop-culture and digital multimedia company, is joining forces with FOX Sports to share content.

A press release from Fox said the “wide-ranging collaboration” will boost coverage around college football, college basketball and other FOX Sports properties, including unique content with a new daily studio show on FS1.

“We’re excited to welcome Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports to the FOX Sports family,” said Eric Shanks, CEO and executive producer of FOX Sports. “Dave has built a one-of-a-kind brand that connects with a new generation of sports fans — authentic, bold, and original. Their unique voice and loyal fanbase makes them a natural fit for our evolving multiplatform content strategy.”

Barstool is owned and was founded by Portnoy, a controversial personality.

“Everybody at Barstool is super excited to partner with the FOX Sports Family,” Portnoy said. “In our two-decade history, we’ve never had the chance to work with so much talent and resources. We can’t wait to collab and bring our voice to FOX Sports’ airwaves. See ya soon in Columbus.”

The press release said Portnoy will appear on college football pregame show Big Noon Kickoff. There will also be a new weekly show, The Barstool College Football Show.

Portnoy announced in a tweet: “Emergency Press Conference — Barstool Sports is Proud to announce a new wide ranging partnership with Fox Sports. This is the 1st time in our illustrious and notorious history that we’ve got a Tv partner we believe in and believes in us. I can’t wait to see what we create together.”

Barstool started in Boston in 2003 as a free print publication and has built its brand on bros. It’s often been accused of fostering a misogynistic culture. Portnoy’s strong social media following has helped skyrocket the popularity of the brand.

Barstool Sports also will contribute to FOX Sports’ college basketball coverage, including the College Basketball Crown — a postseason tournament launched by the network in April 2025, the press release said.



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