In professional sports, the past 15 years have been tainted by our athlete's use of performance enhancing drugs. ... In today's sports, Major League Baseball, has been directly affected with PED's more than any other sport. ... I believe that sports fans and the media are to hold some of the blame for these drugs becoming used at an increasing rate. ... Others who oppose the legalization of PED's in sports believe that it is just downright wrong. ... As a sports society we need to discover if we are ok with people using PED's or not. ...

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This is when the media portrays an athlete as a villain with no chance of recovery from being an evil person. ... Most sports media does not talk about complication and controversy. ... Local Sports TV Problems There are some issues surrounding local sports TV as well. ... Sports events help define out history. ... Sports is a part of history, and helps to write history in progress Sports are the first thing blacks and whites ever did together as equals. ...

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Sports injuries have been receiving increasing attention in the media in recent years, but this attention mostly centers on professional athletes. ... Sports injuries covered in the media are centered on injuries sustained by highly recognizable athletes. ... Now is the time to educate players and coaches on how to safely play sports given all the attention that is being given to injuries in the media. Russell shows data that indicates brain injuries are not actually increasing at an alarming rate as the media would have you believe (3). ... "Acute Physical Activity and Sports Injuries in Chi...

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The Sports Illustrated media magazine once reported that half of all surveyed Olympic athletes admitted that they would be ready to voluntarily take PED even if it were to potentially kill them, as long as the drug would allow them to win every event they entered five years in a row. ... Legalizing it would disrespect the rules of sports created by officials. ... There is a reason why specific rules are made in sports. ... Rules in sports change at several times to preserve the sport. ... PED use in sports could potentially create a slow health catastrophe. ...

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Sports are always bringing in massive amounts of revenue. ... Athletes cant be seen out at the bars because the media will portray that the athlete is irresponsible. ... The media wont be around to take pictures and rip on the athletes. ... What the media and sports fans refer to as stars or superstars are the ones that have to hide from the flashing lights. ... Even though some sports may not have any contact, all sports have an effect on the athletes body. ...

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And as a result of these stories hitting the media, schools began monitoring student progress more closely. ... The team's roster consisted of thirteen players whom were all attending the university on fully paid sports scholarship. In 1997 the team won the collegiate sports highest award, the Division One Basketball Tournament Championship. ... (The majority of schools have established an academic average of 2.00 as suitable for participation in sports programs.) ... Learning institutions, which have sports programs, will be required to report directly to the commission on a quarterly...

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