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    Have you ever thought of sports more than entertainment? Well sports are more than just entertainment. Sports can be an occupation,a hobby, and even a lifestyle. It may sound weird for the people that thinks sports are useless. Professional athletes play sports for a living and make good money through sponsorships and contracts. Almost every professional athlete is very wealthy. A professional athlete is a lot of people's dream job and pays well. A good part of the reason that athletes make

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    Performing Enhancing Drugs and the World of Sports Sports has become one of the most impactful and influential parts of our culture. Sports has cemented itself as a standard part of society. In fact, taking a look back on myself and coming from an athletic background, growing up my mom would always put me in a variety of sports. When I reached high school age something that was always drilled into me by my coaches was the aspect of hard work. During my high school sporting career there was a multitude

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    the big game has always been a timely classic for many Americans. When athletes are selected for these professional sports it is important that they know and follow the rules of the game. If they do not follow them ultimately they are not allowed to participate. This same concept is translated to the outside world. Professional athletes who have broken the law should be banned from their sports. Athletes who have returned from jail time to go back to their respected profession provide a bad influence

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    As I begin the research for this paper, I want to know what has occurred in the sports world that has caused some of my favorite elite players to get hurt and never be able to play the game with the same passion. Players such as Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Victor Cruz of the New York Giants have had to deal with some terrible injuries, but why? Aren 't sports supposed to get safer as time moves on because as time progresses so should advancements in technology, medicine, and player safety

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    Gambling In The NBA

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    Throughout the years of professional sports, gambling and wagering as been right beside the game. The people can retraces gambling and sports from the Olympia days to now in the 21st century. Society has played huge rolls in professional sports by helping it broadcast around the world on primetime and bring the sport to life by making it part of the community. Cities become known for their athletic team and when people bring up Los Angeles they tend to think of large populations, tall buildings,

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    Sports vs. unstructured free play •Cost of the equipment and participation • Sports: Con: Playing sports can be very pricey at times. When playing a sport there is the cost for participation, uniforms and equipment. Pro: Costs are covered by a fee that you pay when you sign up to be on a team • Unstructured play: Con: Parents have to put everything together and cover the cost for everything that will be needed. Pro: Children often figure out their own way to play with the items that are available

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    “Are Parents Ruining Youth Sports? Fewer Kids Play Amid Pressure” by Michael S. Rosenwald, the authors explain what the sacrifices that elite athletes have to make in order to reach that professional level. I think that becoming an “elite athlete” is worth the sacrifices it requires because if you think about it, elite athletes inspire others and make younger people want to try to be an athlete too. Thus, elite athletes make large amounts of money in a year just doing a sport and doing something they

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    ESPN Target Market

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    The consumer market for ESPN’s streaming service is made up of sports enthusiasts who need access to live events and sports information on-the-go. According to our situation analysis, consumers use ESPN for their sports needs because of ESPN’s strong brand name; the ESPN brand promotes awareness and trust to consumers within the sports entertainment market. Due to ESPN’s focus on a higher purpose, many consumers choose ESPN over competitors for their environmental sustainability and diversity initiatives

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    drugs that enhance an athlete's performance. Doesn't sound too terrible right. Wrong! Even though they enhance your performance there may be serious consequences and long lasting effects that might become a problem. It’s happening on all levels of sports right under our noses. Peds can threaten your health and even your life, young athletes can end up taking them because they saw their “role” model athlete takes them, and athletes gain an unfair advantage over others making it unfair and devalue what

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    Competitive and professional sports is a cardinal fixture in the lives of billions all across the globe. Sport is cherished and idolized by many as it gives the viewers loads of entertainment as well as a sense of pride. Sport has the ability to unite entire nations as there is a mutual sentiment attached to the desire of wanting your team to outperform the rest, it is all based on the notion that an athlete or team is representing you as an individual and an entire country. Professional athletes often

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