1994 Baseball Strike
On August 12, 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports history. Since 1972, negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994. All issues were open for debate due t....

Are Drugs Taking Away the Excitement in Sports?
Are Drugs Taking Away the Excitement in Sports? A few weeks ago, I found myself watching the Jay Leno Tonight Sshow with Chris Rock as the guest. They were talking about the war and other controversial type things and Rock laughingly said, They arent even concerned where Osama Bin Lad....

Athletes and Society
Baseball is America's pastime. The sport has vaulted its stars into an immortal status in the minds and hearts of fans. Countless people pack stadiums every warm summer to catch a glimpse of a future hall of famer or to see the next "can't miss" rookie. Baseball is a magical game whose great mome....

Athletes as Role Models
Athletes as Role Models Primetime timeslots, Monday Night's main attraction, a large slice of the daily paper, and worldwide attention and recognition. This is the life of America's superstar athletes, but only in part. America's professional athletes, their political standings, and their ....

Balco - Disturbing and Dangerous
Its not even cheating because everyone is doing it now, it has become the norm. This quote is from the infamous 20/20 interview, in which Mr. Victor Conte unleashed his mind-blowing thoughts about the use and general beliefs about steroids and performance enhancing drugs in sports (20/20 inte....

Barry Bonds
The greatest homerun hitters are as rare as great scientists, artists, or even great composers. Since 1972, Hank Aaron has held the prestigious award of most homeruns in ones career. Records are meant to be broken and there is no evidence that steroid use has altered home run hitting and those who a....

Cheating with Steriods
I would never trust a person who said that a player taking steroids wasn't cheating. With the growing "black plague of sports" and how it affects everyone, anyone who thinks it is okay to take steroids has either taken them or has some very serious moral issues, either way I wouldn't trus....

Consequences of Steroids in Sports
Steroids are drugs athletes often use in sports to enhance their athletic performance. They are illegal unless prescribed by doctors, and often produce harmful effects. Though steroids can be beneficial to athletic success, they can be just as harmful. Major League Baseball, plagued with several c....

Criticism in Barry's World
The greatest homerun hitters are as rare as great scientists, artists, or even great composers. Since 1972, Hank Aaron has held the prestigious award of most homeruns in ones career. Records are meant to be broken and there is no evidence that steroid use has altered home run hitting an....

drugs and atheletes
You read it in the newspapers and you see it on the news, many athletes are taking drugs to get stronger, to work harder, run longer, or to have fun in the off season. A few examples are Barry Bonds and his homerun record, or Randy Moss and his partying. A lot of athletes use steroids, which are ....

Getting Paid in sports
In todays society sports are a very important piece of everyday life. The majority of Americans have interest in at least one form of sport that is popular. Children are the most influenced by sports. Parents want their children to be the next Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, or Barry Bonds. R....

Hank Aaron - Baseball
On April 8, 1974, Henry (Hank) Aaron broke Babe Ruths all-time home run record. For a twelve-year-old baseball junkie, watching this event on television was the highlight of a lifetime even bigger than watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon after all, I was just a kid. Exactly four years l....

Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports
Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports James Passmore, Jr. Western International University COM110, Effective Persuasive Writing Ahmad Jarrar April 9, 2006 When was the last time you experienced the joy of going to a baseball game or a football game or a....

Problems in america
Child obesity is a major problem in America. For years people have been guessing why this is a bigger problem in the United States then any where else in the world. In fact, according to www.kidsource.com, between 25-30 percent of school-aged children in the United States are overweight or obese. ....

Racism in sports
Athletes, especially professional athletes, often have to go through many various cases of stress. Their performance might not be up to par, the team may not be capitalizing every time; the causes of this stress that they undergo varies. However, in the late nineteenth century to our present time,....

Role Models
Role Models Wanted Role models are people who serve as an example of positive behaviors, values, and attitudes associated with a role. According to The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy role models can also be people who distinguish themselves in such a way that others admire and want to imitat....

San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants, a storied franchise that sparks many memories in baseball fans all over the nation, did not originate in the city of San Francisco. The franchise began in New York as the New York Giants, and in 1958, moved west to become the San Francisco Giants as we know them today. The ....

Shadow of the game: steroids in baseball
Is it fair to Americas greatest pastime players of Major League Baseball to have their clean records broken by todays players who cheat the game by using steroids? In todays game there are test to try catching players who use steroids but there are ways getting those test by other substan....

steriods
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has been charged with importing a banned human growth hormone in Australia.() This is just one of many articles you may have read about in the news recently. Another steroid scandal you may have heard about is the Barry Bonds and BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-op....

Steriods in baseball
Abusers in Americas Past-time Major League Baseballs (MLB) commissioners are debating about the anabolic steroids situation that is occurring in professional baseball today. Too many professionals are getting accused of using the harmful drug. Professional baseball players are getting test....

Steroids in Sports
For the past few years, steroids in sports is becoming a familiarity across the United States and even the World. Up until about last year, steroids went relatively unnoticed. None of the professional leagues tested for steroids and the only event in which people were tested for steroid usage was in....

Steroids: Athleticism in a Syringe
The night is cold, but the buzz of excitement warms the air. Barry Bonds, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, steps up to the plate. Chan Ho Park, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, knows what is at stake. The pitcher sets, and releases the baseball. The crowd holds its breath as the um....

Woman Athletes in media
Woman athletes in media Extensive research shows that, even at its best, media coverage of women athletes tends to be ambivalent. It juxtaposes positive descriptions and images with descriptions that undermine women's efforts and success within sports. My analysis of the media and how it portrays w....

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