In a recent playoff game an Ottawa Senators player was bumped into Joseph and the go ahead goal was scored. ... In the NHL rulebook if a player makes contact with an official they will be suspended and punished by the league. ... In a similar play Ottawa Sen's player Andre Roy shoved an official aside in a much less harmful incident but received a three game suspension mainly because he is minor player. ... Attorney Fred Wiesman compared Rodman's behavior to that of Major League Baseball player, Albert Belle, when he said, "It's the same bullying, arrogant, obnoxious behavior. ....

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This is true with "backyard sports"; sports like football, baseball, basketball, soccer, or any other of the activities that children play in the yard. ... If one of those players does not feel like playing because of an injury, the coach can see this as a blow to the team, and can demand the player to get back into the game. ... In professional sports, the player is either released, or traded for new employees. ... If that person wants the player gone, the player is gone, no questions asked. The player whole financial status is now controlled by one single person, that person not being ...

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On a similar note, the use of drugs within sports have and will constantly spark controversy for wither or not a players performance was accomplished honest and aboveboard or enhanced through the use of supplements. For instance, according to the Hall of Shame scholastic news, in the year 2013 no players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York as a result of the sports doping of steroids. Many honorable players who have never been affiliated with sports doping were also kept out of the Hall of Fame. ... "PED (performance enhancing drug) abuse ha...

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Tuning into a professional sporting event in the twenty-first century, a person might spot at least one of the following: a coach arguing with an official, a player arguing with an official, a brawl between players, or a player being ejected from the game. ... This is no surprise, seeing how player salaries have skyrocketed over the past few decades in the major sports such as basketball, football, baseball, and hockey. ... Some of these players go out there and play hard, but it is only to increase their value in the market. ...

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