As I walked into the gymnasium of Westchester High School, I saw a display with many championship trophies in it that were awarded to the schools" basketball program. ... However, I wasn't there to just look at their banners and give them their props* for winning those championships; I was there to play my first varsity high-school basketball game as a ninth-grader. Not only was this my first varsity game, but it was also my first varsity playoff game. ... They knew that we (the last seed of 16 teams) could easily lose the basketball game to the # 1 ranked team in the city, yet they ...

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New Haven, Connecticut, home to Yale University was the home to the first intercollegiate football game against Columbia in 1872. ... Each customer paid 25 cents to see the game." ... College basketball's history came later within the twentieth century. ... The rapid growth of the National Basketball Association (NBA) led to an increased interest in intercollegiate basketball game and many NBA stars were recruited from college.   ... Each team playing in the BCS game receives $13,000,000 and will receive $17,000,000 in the final years of the agreement. ...

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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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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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I cannot count the number of times I have seen the male basketball players play with their shirts off; there is not a rule against it except in a game during their season. ... In one gym, boys were playing basketball and in the other gym, we held the volleyball clinic. ... In basketball, men's head coaches were paid an average of $71,511, but the women's coaches made only $39,177. ...

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Title IX and Its Effect on Men's College Swimming College sports are very important to not only the athletes who participate in the sports but also to the schools themselves. The student athletes bring money and attention to the school that otherwise would not have been attainable. College sport...

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Strength training is an important part of athletics, and every athlete should be using this powerful tool to improve his or her game. ... Ankle injuries are most common in sports requiring jumping and landing on one foot, such as basketball, football, and cross-country running. ...

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