Sport

nothing, and it’s not even close. Nobody in their right mind would be watching this game, except for me of course. You see, I have an addiction. Thankfully for my parents, not to meth or cocaine, but to daily fantasy sports.…

Youth are learning lessons about sports and life from watching famous athletes on and off the field. Everything a professional athlete does is being watched, especially by children who love to copy. In 1993, Charles Barkley who retired from the Phoenix Suns produced a commercial in which he stated, “I am not a role model and just because I can dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Players break laws, and behave poorly, but are forgiven due to their talents. Riddick Bowe,…

Zeenat Adams Bolivar Comp 10 June 10, 2016 Doping in Sports In the 2012 London Olympic Games, more than half of the athletes were disqualified for taking banned substances. They were caught taking drugs such as steroids and human growth hormone (HGH). Athletes should not dope because it ruins their career, as well as their bodies and the integrity of the sport that they play. Performing enhancing drugs are any substance taken by athletes specifically to improve their athletic…

Sports for Americans Will our sports ever become extinct? Some have been played and watched for decades now and will be played and watched for many more. We as a nation play and watch our sports; I feel it is going to continue that way because we as Americans really enjoy our sports, and this is what I believe makes me an American. Sports have been entertainment to most Americans; some Americans actually get involved and actually play the sport they enjoy the most. During World War 2 and the…

Introduction 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…

The Golden Age of Sports Many women in the 1920s and 1930s achieved greatness when they stood up to play sports. In the United States, the governing body for amateur sports and, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), supported and even encouraged women’s participation in the Olympics (Greenberg 45). During this time period, women were starting to get there rights and they wanted one of those rights to be having the ability to play sports, like the men did. In the 1900s women were allowed to…

Throughout the years competitive sporting has only grown in popularity and athletes continue to be held in high regard. The more they win the more fame and wealth they receive, however the pressures of always striving for perfection is often not considered. Pressure is not only a result of the people around us, but of ourselves and the need to preform to the best of our abilities. Unfortunately, the need to preform sometimes outweighs better judgment and physical limitations resulting in mental…

All throughout sports men have dominated the fields and courts. But, women have the right to play sports just as much as men do. That is why in 1972 law called Title IX was passed. This law requires both male and female’s in every school that receives federal funding to have equality. Not many people understood how many schools didn’t have equal facilities and tools for female programs. Federally funded institutes, in order to stay federally funded must comply with Title IX. The first thing they…

Ethical considerations about the necessity of anti-doping laws in sports With constant scientific improvements and a rise in doping cases in sports during the last years, we have to ask the question if it is still justified to prohibit doping or if drugs should be legalised to create a more even playing field and be seen as a part of our normal evolution. The ethics of human enhancement is a part of moral philosophy, which looks at the reasons and arguments for and against the current policies…

Performance enhancing drugs in sports should not be tolerated and should be banned. The taking of these Performance Enhancing Drugs just isn't fair, we’re encouraging youth (teens) to take these drugs and it can have dramatic health risks weather if it is short or long term damage. Performance Enhancing Drugs in sports (Mainly steroids) give the consumer an unfair advantage on rivals/Competitors. It really isn't fair if one athlete who has the financial means to buy these products has an…