Patrick Hruby
Patrick Hruby is a former VICE Sports contributing editor.
How Football Pulled The Trigger: Zack Langston's Family Reflects On His Tragically Short Life
Former Division II football player Zack Langston died at age 26 with CTE, the same brain disease found in Junior Seau and the subject of the film "Concussion."
VICE Sports Q&A: "Billion-Dollar Ball" Author Gil Gaul
In the new book "Billion-Dollar Ball," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gil Gaul takes a hard look at the massive amount of money flowing through big-time college football.
VICE Sports Q&A: "Doped" Director Andrew Muscato
In the new documentary "Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports," filmmaker Andrew Muscato argues that sports anti-doping efforts overreach and underperform, ultimately serving no one.
Will Smith's "Concussion" Doesn't Have a Happy Ending, and Neither Does the Real-Life NFL
The upcoming Will Smith film "Concussion" tells the story of the NFL's efforts to ignore, discredit, and silence Bennet Omalu, the neuropathologist who discovered CTE. Years later, is the league any closer to telling the truth?
NLRB To Northwestern Football Union: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A unionization bid by Northwestern University football players is dead in the water after the National Labor Relations Board declined to assert jurisdiction over their case. What happened, and what does it mean for college sports?
If Sydney Seau Doesn't Speak Out Against the NFL, Someone Else Will
Junior Seau's daughter says she won't mention the NFL's concussion cover-up during her father's Hall of Fame induction. If Canton-caliber players are more likely to end up with CTE, will the silence last?
The O'Bannon Injunction Delay Is a (Relative) Win for the NCAA
The more things change, the more they stay the same. A panel's ruling means that NCAA athletes won't be paid this year.
The College Sportspocalypse That Isn't
A federal injunction allowing college athletes to be paid via trust funds goes into effect on August 1. Fear of the great unknown has become the NCAA's bludgeon of choice in attempting to maintain the amateurism status quo.
We Did This, Fam: Welcome Back, UAB Football
The University of Alabama-Birmingham is restoring its football program. VICE Sports knew the school could afford the sport all along.
How the NCAA Scams Taxpayers for Welfare Money
From March Madness to bowl games, big-time college sports are awash in public subsidies and tax breaks. Why are taxpayers helping to foot the bill?
Who Ruined the NFL Players Union?
An unprecedented number of challengers to NFL union head DeMaurice Smith say his tenure has been a failure. Are they right?
The NFL Union Head Election Is Turning Ugly and Shady
Candidates for the role of NFL Players' Association executive director are stepping up to voice concerns over the state of the union.