Most suits are similar to the one in which a mother took legal action after her 14-year-old son was benched during a "critical" hockey game. ... Deion Sanders, football and baseball professional, was an all-state basketball player in high school. ... And Cynthia Cooper, the two-time MVP of the WNBA, didn't even pick up a basketball until she was 16"(R. ... Most of them played soccer, lacrosse or softball alongside basketball. ... Whether we won would only be a bonus but if we came out learning about the game of basketball, our goals would have been accomplished in improving the skills ...

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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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This is true with "backyard sports"; sports like football, baseball, basketball, soccer, or any other of the activities that children play in the yard. ... Regulation has changed the game. It has changed it in a way where, the professionals do not have the mentality of "just a game" anymore. ... From the moment a child gets his first coach, the meaning of the game has changed. ... The referees, the coach, and the fans change the meaning of playing of the game. ...

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In a 1996 playoff game, Alomar was up to bat and then Umpire (Joh! ... Dennis Rodman, the National Basketball Association's bad boy, is notorious for getting in trouble. In a January 15, 1997, game, Rodman lost his balance after going for a rebound. ... Compared with millions of dollars in salary he is paid a year for playing basketball that fine is just a slap on the wrist. ... In my opinion Dennis Rodman does not do anything but degrade professional basketball and himself with his actions, thank god someone stood up and decided to kick him off their team. ...

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This is the life of eighteen-year-old LeBron James, a high school basketball phenom from Ohio. ... It has been proven that high school kids can handle a "man's" game, but are they ready for a man's life. ... As a child, every athlete dreams of that day when they can step out of their "field of dreams" and lead the game winning drive with two minutes left or hit a game winning homerun in the bottom of the ninth with two outs in the World Series or even shoot the game winning shot at the buzzer in overtime. ... Whether it's steroids in major league baseball or bar fights and wo...

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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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Young and old alike dream of being able to hit a home run, catch the game winning pass of the Super Bowl, or slam dunk. ... This admiration causes fans to pay close attention to what they do both in and out of the game. ... Charles Barkley made this point to reporters: "I am a basketball player, not a role model." ... His is to play a game, which is what he gets paid for. ... Many other athletes commit crimes while they are on the baseball diamond, football field, basketball court, boxing ring or the ice of a hockey arena. ...

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One study found, "Each individual football player was nearly 20% more likely to experience a concussion than a girl playing basketball" (Ganley 274). ... One study found that upwards of 65% of basketball injuries occurred in practice sessions and were never reported (Ganley 275). ... Coaches and the athletes themselves would rather fight through the pain to reach the pinnacle of success than pull them out of a game to receive proper medical treatment. ... "Making all goal posts and fixed structures in the vicinity of playing surfaces padded and mobile so as to lessen impact forc...

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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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"PED (performance enhancing drug) abuse has caused many baseball enthusiasts to question seriously the validity of players' accomplishments and, consequently, the integrity of the game.... To sum up, the mass majority of young athletes today have one or many professional athletes, such as a football, baseball, or basketball players, in which they admire, and all in all look up to as a role model. ... I am paid to wreck havoc on the basketball court....

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Therefore I am only discussing the salaries of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Football League (NFL). ... Another factor is size and body type, for instance in basketball a player in the NBA can be considered small at 6"4". ... He will then retreat to the clubhouse until game time. The typical game lasts about 3 hours at which point he should go back to the hotel right? ... Oh and by the way he is expected to perform in a night game at 7:00. ...

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We find that the PGA simply watches its game grow richer purses, more television exposure and more people playing golf. ... Though Finchem (Tour commissioner who was President Carter economic adviser in 1978-79.) game has grown increasingly large, he admits that competing for the sports dollar long-term is much more challenging now than it was five years ago. ...

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History Seventy-five years ago, people would have to either go to a sporting event or read it in the newspaper to find out about the outcome of a baseball, football, and a basketball game, and a tennis and a boxing match. 1920 was when sporting events were brought through spark transmitters, code, and the converted telephone (microphone). ... Harold Arlin described the game play-by-play from the field to the broadcasting station. ... Until the 1920's, there were only written descriptions of the games, but with the beginning of radio, sportscasters made the game come alive. ... Sport...

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On the other hand these players coaches are making millions, such as John Calipari Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats Men's basketball team who made 5.5 million dollars last season. ... Through the years college sports have been about the love of the game, fueled with adrenaline filled moments. ... My point is game changing players such as Cam Newton draw in a lot of attention and boost the overall profit of schools. ...

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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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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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The game in the end will be an activity, which is increasingly extreme, violent and meaningless, practiced by athletes or a class of chemical genetic mutant gladiators. ... The rules in effect of each sport determine the winner or loser of the game. ... For example, basketball banned goaltending (swatting the ball away after it has reached the highest point) when players became more athletic and tall. ...

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They don't just occur in football and boxing, concussions are commonly seen in baseball, basketball, and soccer too. ... The final step before game play was full contact drills and practices after medical clearance. ...

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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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