On game day, the football players wear their jerseys, the basketball team wears their ties, and the principal even offers his invitation to each student over the intercom. ... This is one thing that football and basketball have in common. ... What the players wear during a game and how many players on the team is diverse also. ... To avoid forfeiting a basketball game, five players must be on the court. ... For players, participation in these activities takes time and effort, and for spectators, watching the game gives them their money's worth. ...

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It seems these days everyone has an opinion on the perks that college athletes receive mainly in the football and basketball arena. ... You don't by any stretch of the imagination see the numbers of spectators out on the college greens as you do in the bleachers of a football or basketball game. ... That pleasure is reserved for football or basketball players who as a matter of fact, do not receive any of the profits. ... You might argue that the reward to the athlete for playing the game is his scholarship for an education. ... Unlike the English or Accounting major, who g...

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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. ... Just a few years ago, two adults got into a fight at their sons" little league hockey game and one ended up dead. ...

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If we only take into consideration the utility that a job has for a society then it is obvious that a basketball player should not earn more than a teacher, a fireman or a police officer. ... Rashard Lewis earned $19million in 2011 and was scoring under 10points per game for the Washington Wizards while being one of the 5 highest paid NBA players that year. ... He averaged 17points per game while averaging 28points per game for a career. ... These players are not even really professionals; they practice 4 times a week and have a game every weekend. ... Buying a courtside seat for a single Los ...

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College basketball lives for a game scheduled on CBS or ESPN (highly recruited high school players are more likely to go to a team that regularly gets national television exposure), and I'd even go far enough to say that television coverage has dictated the pace and feel of American football. Anyone who has attended a live football game knows how commercial time-outs slow the game and sometimes, at its most exciting moments, disrupt the flow of events. ... There are brief moments, spurts of violence when a player might get a red card and be ejected from the game, but fans can't expec...

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CBS spent over $6 billion dollars to secure the NCAA men's college basketball tournament (Bagnato, 2001, p.1). ... They have discussed just paying athletes who play the four major sports (basketball, baseball, football, and hockey). ... By paying college sports not only do we take away from the tradition to the game but we also take away the amateurism of the sports. College basketball and football are still some of the highest rated TV in America and it doesn't look to have any downward spirals ahead. ...

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Especially in basketball and football, every player is enormously paid. ... Giving these athletes high wages doesn't only distort the players, but it also bring downfall to clubs, the country's economy, and even to the game itself. A normal, typical professional basketball player makes more money playing for only fifteen minutes of a game than a professor can make in the whole year. ... An example of a "spoiled" athlete is Patrick Ewing, a basketball player who is making millions of dollars per year. ... Moreover, the football game itself has been disturbed. ...

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For example, a Dallas sports radio talk show host, while recently discussing two former Dallas Maverick basketball players, stated that "Sam Cassel was a "ball hog," and that Jason Kidd is "played out" as a point guard (The Sports brothers). ... The NCAA stated that "statistics show that more than 80% of sports fans monitor social media sites while they are watching the game on television and over 60% do when they are actually at the game. ... Take Tim Tebow for example, who had more than 9,000 people tweeting every second after he threw a touchdown pass in the pl...

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Whether it's a scrimmage or the last game in the Final Four college basketball series, you should be aware that those athletes aren't receiving a single dime from the college they attend. ... For example, in 2010, "Duke basketball players were valued at nearly a million dollars while the players were living just $732 above the poverty line and a scholarship shortfall of $1,995" ("The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports"). ... In college basketball, many freshman stars are referred to as "one and done" players as they complete one year of college...

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To substantiate this point follow the path of the Arkansas men's basketball team. ... In 1997 the team won the collegiate sports highest award, the Division One Basketball Tournament Championship. ... Only one of those players was drafted and he was later released before he played a single professional game. ...

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The average salary for a division I football, basketball, or baseball head coach is $2-3.5 million (Brian). ... In contrast, the total team revenue for the entire National Basketball Association (NBA) in one year is just $3.2 billion. ... The team banned the five players, cut their scholarships, and restricted the OSU football program from competing in any bowl game or Big Ten championship. ... Video game companies are allowed to use their stats, hometowns and numbers just so long as they don't use their names. ... In May of 2014 Lawyers representing division 1 basketball and football...

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Large Team (football, basketball) 3. ... For American Football, the SuperBowl is the most important game of the season. Being able to go to the game would be the best way to observe fans in many different situations at once. ... Viewing the business side of the game would also be of interest. Merchandise for both the winner and loser would give you an aspect of the manipulating effect of the game on people. ...

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These are apparent when sport is played, attitudes and origins of each game show at this stage. ... This commercialisation is more of the western sports i.e. table tennis, badminton and basketball. ... The media in China disseminates information to the public to widen participation and expand their knowledge of the game. ... There are, however, some links to a game played in Holland at the time, but the game was played on ice and resembles ice hockey more than golf. ... However, when these stay with the sport as a progression to the game in general and advanced to other countries. ...

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Over the years, professional athletes have gone from playing for the love of game to playing for the love of money. ... A so-called player can be placed on injured reserve and use television time to be on pre-game shows, or pursue acting or singing careers during this time... Yes, If a seventeen-year-old basketball player from Mauldin, South Carolina, can be drafted out of high school and command annual salary of millions and millions of dollars a year, not including the endorsements, I would say yes, they are over media sized.. ...

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For instance, if I sat at a desk all week long, I would probably be dyeing to go to a football game on the weekend. ... Of course this does not explain rugby over there or basketball in the U.S., but it does help explain why soccer has yet to catch on big in the states. ... If your team does well, the next week you may seem to walk differently as if you yourself won the game. Of course, there is a certain pain associated with losing the game also. ...

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Students should be paid to play the sports they were recruited for with restrictions that make the game fair for players and organizations alike. ... Shortly after, other college sports emerged such as football and basketball. ... This event created more committees in the NCAA and more sports began holding national championships such as the first basketball national championship in 1939. ... Times have changed however, and in the last 30 years college football coaches' salaries have risen 500% and basketball coaches' salaries have risen 400%. ... However, to have college athletes...

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Every year in the United States, over 100,000 collegiate student-athletes participate in a variety of different sports - and currently, they do not receive paychecks for their performances. Many people have asked the question, should college athletes start getting paid? The simple answer to that que...

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