Professional sports

Sports and Drugs As we all know, there are many amazing athletes in the sports world today. With many skilled athletes the pressure to prepare and perform well has become increasingly harder. As an athlete I know how important it is to prepare yourself for each and every performance, but some people go to the extreme. To prepare themselves and guarantee that they will perform well many athletes will result to performance enhancement drugs, or PED’s. Living in a pill-popping, tummy tucking…

Editorial Opposing View Performance Enhancing drugs (PED’s) should not be legal in professional sports, and have been one of the major issues involved in them since the 1960’s. The first established ban on PED’s in major sports came in 1976 when the International Olympic Committee banned the use of steroids (CNN). PED’s allow for certain players to gain an advantage over other athletes because of their ability to allow athletes to train longer and more frequently, recover faster from injuries,…

The Most Gruesome Sports Injuries in History Sports injuries are never a good thing, but in some instances they're truly horrifying. The following professional sports injuries are among the most shocking and gruesome to have ever occurred. The results of these injuries range from an ended season, early retirement, and even death. They illustrate why you need to be careful whenever you participate in a sport. Basketball Player's Leg Break Ends Season During a U.S. National team scrimmage, Paul…

has been talk of people doing illegal drugs or support enhances to increase sport abilities. As the number of drugs being used in American Sports is decreasing, there are still many cases of drugs being used. The usage of these illegal substance isn’t good for the player’s health or for the sport itself. Many American athletics such as high school, colleges, and professional level give drug tests for the safety of the sport and player. With the knowledge of health risks involving drugs, the…

2: Literature Review John F. Rooney Jr. of Oklahoma State University is the leading sports geographer and his research from 1974 in his book A Geography of American Sport from Cabin Creek to Anaheim is the foundation of sport geography research. In 1974, when Rooney did his research, he determined “The region encompassing Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and spilling over into several adjacent states is truly phenomenal as a player source region” (Rooney, 1974 p. 156). Rooney defined a player being…

I know it isn’t easy to make it as a professional athlete but in the long run who are they really benefiting? The rigorous training before the war tests all men and women and pushes them to their limit just to see if they're ready for the real thing. If you do happen succeed in making it to the…

Many people find sports entertaining. However, there are not many people who tries to find ways to improve sports in American society. It is important to improve sports for athletes and economic safety. There are many ways to improve sports. I think there are five ways we could improve sports in American society such as giving equality among sex and types of sports, safety for athletes, heath requirements for athlete, pay college athletes, and decrease salaries among professional athletes.…

is the question professional athletes have to ask themselves everyday. Steroids, they are apart of our games today even while being banned. For fans, there is no downside to steroid usage, it makes the players bigger, better, faster, and stronger,allowing them to perform at their best and play longer. Many people see steroids as a bad thing, without knowing the benefits they can bring to the game. Legalizing steroids would make the fans and players happy, changing the game of sports in a good…

Performing-Enhancing Drugs Performance-enhancing drugs are used in sports to give the player an advantage over the other players. There have been many professional athletes that have been caught using performance-enhancing drugs. Many players are caught when a drug test is administered. Professional sports leagues have introduced a random drug test so athletes that do drugs cannot prepare for the test. Performance-enhancing drugs are banned in sports and if a player is caught using these drugs…

timekeeper, Mr Mcilwain. My team mates are Kiani, the first speaker, Dillion the second speaker, Harry the third speaker and me, Kira the forth and final speaker to sum up our argument. As you know, we will be taking the negative side of the topic that ‘sport stars are overpaid’ which means we are settling once and for all they are not overpaid. Picture yourself in the perspective of an average, hard working accountant with the ambition of being the top of your field to earn thousands more…