The perception that the public gets from violence within sports comes from how it is presented to us by the media. ... The level of aggression and physicality these sports have is what boost ratings and keep people interested in these sports. ... The way that these athletes get from the courts or the fields to the audience around they world is through the media. ... The problem then comes when the media publishes articles and tag lines that damage the name and the reputation of some athletes (Sports and Deviant Behavior). ... "That can lead to violence at that level (Deviance in Sports)." ...

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Introduction This paper discusses the media's treatment of athletes and sports figures. ... This type of debate is intertwined in the professional sports culture and constant scrutiny by the media and fans is a reality of professional sports. ... For the past few years, you can't help but notice how the media has changed the behavior of both athletes and fans in the sports world. ... We would even venture to say that as this generation that grew up with social media as one of their main means of communication, we will only see social media impact sports in more and more ways and with...

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Steroids should be banned from sports because of the negative history in competitions, the health risks involved, and the disgrace it brings to many sports. ... Athletes who are caught using steroids are likely to be exposed through the media and receive negative feedback by the sporting community. ... Maguire was immediately discriminated against by many members of the media and sporting community as being a drug user and not deserving of the record. ... When an athlete falls into a slump, the media often turns its back on him or her, often resulting in society's disapproval of the at...

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What if these cuts happened to the major sports or even worse, other departments in the Umass system? ... Not one person could and would stand idly by as these fine sports or vital classes were slashed by someone else's mistakes. The absolute uproar by the media, fans, parents, and students would be so strong that the Dining Commons might tip over. ... After years of petitioning, club sports finally got financial support from the university. ... Club sports offer students a chance to compete in sports not offered by the university. ...

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What if these cuts happened to the major sports or even worse, other departments in the Umass system? ... Not one person could and would stand idly by as these fine sports or vital classes were slashed by someone else's mistakes. The absolute uproar by the media, fans, parents, and students would be so strong that the Dining Commons might tip over. ... After years of petitioning, club sports finally got financial support from the university. ... Club sports offer students a chance to compete in sports not offered by the university. ...

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Drugs in Sports I need to be the best. ... Some of the most common sports you will find them in are power/strength sports and endurance sports. ... Performance enhancing drugs have a major impact on sports and athletes. ... This type of drug is found in all sports except for the sports where very intense concentration is required. ... Drug scandals may cause the media and athletic sponsors to re-think their commitment to that specific sport. ...

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There are many parts to this subject of media coverage of women's sport and the first and most obvious of these is the fact that women in sport get hardly any media coverage. ... Another problem with media coverage of women's sport is that when it is covered the media focuses more on the looks and fashion of the competitors than their actual abilities. ... This can also be done the other way around; if the media advertised women's sports more there would be more women wanting to play and consequently a greater demand for local clubs. ... If there were more women in official ...

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Children should look up to sports figures despite their crimes. ... It is the sports player prerogative what they wish to do. ... The media already fool us enough. ... The media should use our naive ness to make people look heroic. ... Most television viewers are children; mainly cartoon and sports. ...

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When you really take a good, hard look at the sports world the games that attract the most attention are the ones that have salary caps in place. ... This problem is becoming contagious in sports. ... The only media coverage revolves around the most successful teams in the sport. ... Hopefully all the sports will look at salary caps to help revitalize their franchises and build a stronger and more successful future. ...

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Tiger Wood has won golf tournaments many times, and the media reports his score everyday during the game no matter how he plays. ... In the sports' world, it is a slightly different story. ... Like basketball, football, and baseball in America, baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. ... For that reason, American football is one of the most popular sports in America. ... People tend to participate in more popular sports than minor sports, and the more people play a particular sport, the higher possibility to produce a hero in that sport. ...

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Another issue not realized is that the genre of athletes does not only affect male sports, but can affect female athletes as well. ... The media downplays hazing because they only know how to cover the stories about life-threatening situations. The only time hazing is reported by the media is when a college fraternity member dies from binge drinking or when someone's feelings are hurt because of the embarrassment they received. If the media thinks that hazing is bad, they should report a story about a high school football camp. ... "Hazing: A Sports Tradition Many Trying to Phase Out....

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The points on each side of the debate are valid, college sports are designed for amateur student athletes. But, when it comes down to the primary bread-winning sports (revenue producing), namely football and men's basketball, the debate gets more heated. The business of college sports becomes part of the pivotal policy making decisions of the regulatory bodies who legislate college sports and ultimately its participants- athletes and coaches, especially when it comes to football and basketball. ... "By the 1980s, intercollegiate basketball was one of the favorite sports in the nation. ......

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Imagine being swarmed by the media after stepping out of your thirty two thousand dollar car, leaving practice to go to a photo shoot for the cover of Sports Illustrated. ... Playing games on television, movies, shows and every boy's dream, a spot on sports center. ... As Brian Shaw said of a nineteen year old Kobe Bryant in Sports Illustrated magazine, "nobody was going to listen to him when he was eighteen, nineteen years old. ... Many of these situations reported in various sports, involve drugs, women and alcohol. ...

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Atlanta's Center for Disease Control estimated that anywhere from 1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occur yearly, and between 5-10% of athletes receive a sports related concussion, and that goes for all sports. On top of those statistics, football, one of the most popular sports in America, is the sports where athletes are most susceptible to concussions at a whopping 75% chance of being concussed. ... The NFL weathered the storm of negative media only to brush lofty 756 million dollar lawsuits off of its shoulder. ...

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College athletes need to be paid to play these sports that directly generates revenue. ... A big example in the media was with the Ohio State football program. ... As Steve Berman, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, said "I'm thrilled that for the first time in the history of college sports, athletes will get compensated for their performance.... These conferences drive the most interest in college sports: Between 2003 and 2012, for example, annual football revenues for teams now in SEC jumped 91%, to $759.9 million. The college football playoff, which starts this season, and the conti...

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. ~ Looking at social process theories one might conceive that youths who perpetrate these crimes against other children are lacking elements of social bonds; Commitment (family, success, future goals), Belief (honesty, morality, fairness, responsibility), Attachment (family, friends, community), and Involvement (school activities, sports, community organizations religious groups, social clubs). These youths may also lack important containments which counter Internal pushes (self control of restlessness, discontent, hostility, rebellion, mental conflict anxieties, and need for immediate grat...

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Next, in looking at the threat of substitutes, we can conclude that it is moderate because of the many different types of entertainment available, be it other activities or sports. ... There are may other segments of the sports industry that a consumer can enjoy. ... Every week there seemed to be a new announcement, as the team at XFL, partly because of strategy and partly because of new issues arising every week wanted to create a buzz and receive plenty of media coverage. ...

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