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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"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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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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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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