Cal Ripken's "Road to the Streak"
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The story of baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr. is discussed in this 5 page paper. The focus of the paper is on Ripken's relationship with his father, who also coached the Orioles. Insights into the man's upbringing are given as well as data about Ripken's astounding record as a major league player. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Ripken.wps

Classifying Three NFL Teams According to Attitude
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A 5 page classification essay categorizing good, average and bad teams in the NFL. Team records are dynamic and change annually, but the general attitude and tone of the larger organization generally does not. Taking responsibility for the outcome of each game and giving opponents credit for being competent are used as the primary criteria for classification here. The Tennessee Titans have the lead role as the 'good.' The Minnesota Vikings serves as the lukewarm one filling the role of average, and the Dallas Cowboys serve to provide the 'bad' example. No sources listed.
Filename: KS-NFLteams.wps

Enhancing the Image of Errant Professional Sports Figures
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A 10 page paper discussing workable approaches to professional sports teams' crisis management. The paper uses Panthers' Rae Carruth and the Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis as examples. Carruth was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Ray Lewis was implicated in a murder but was acquitted. Both had the potential to damage the teams' image in their home cities, but it appears that has not happened. Lewis even followed his summer acquittal with a season that gained him the titles of league Defensive Player of the Year and the Super Bowl's MVP. The Ravens were fortunate in not requiring concerted crisis management. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSsportsPR.wps

Football: Yesterday and Today
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A 7 page paper which discuses the differences between football in history and football today. Subjects covered include attitudes, lifestyles, and pay. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAfootball.wps

Increased Ticket Pricing of Basketball
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that professional basketball ticket prices have skyrocketed in the past few years. The average fan cannot afford a ticket, much less a ticket for a good seat. One has to wonder what sort of impact the lack of affordability and the elitism that has evolved around basketball will ultimately have in terms of game attendance, present behavior of spectators, and the future behavior of fans. A number of factors have combined to cause such a situation and team owners and management must develop a number of creative ways of responding to the situation if they are to continue to maintain a full house of fans on game nights. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWtixNBA.wps

Joe DiMaggio / Man Or Legend ?
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A 12 page paper that considers the portrayal of Joe DiMaggio in the biographies developed by Maury Allen (Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio) and Jack Moore (Joe DiMaggio) and demonstrates the elements that underscored DiMaggio's developments as a legendary figure.
Filename: Dimagioj.wps

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Influence of the Family System
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This 10 page paper considers the influence of the family system on the development of basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This paper considers the assessment of his family structure and life through the use of Peter Knobbler's biography Giant Steps. Bibliography lists 5 source.
Filename: MHKareem.wps

Lance Armstrong: Winning His Third Tour De France
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5 pages in length. If Lance Armstrong has not succumbed to the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that have plagued his personal and professional life thus far, there is no reason on earth to believe that anything thrown his way at this point could influence the sheer fortitude Armstrong possesses when faced with adversity. Clearly, the Tour de France is as much his race as it is any other entrant with one particular difference: Armstrong has felt the glory of winning cycling's most prominent position and continues to maintain his quest for experiencing it for the third time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLClance.wps

Mad As Hell Doesn't Begin to Say It
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This five page paper presents a discussion on the book " Mad As Hell : How Sports Got Away from the Fans-And How We Get It Back" by Mike Lupica. The belief of the author that the sports world has gotten out of control with greed and attitude is the main themes of the book. The author feels the fans have to ability and power to change it back to the way it used to be using simple strategies that are outlined in the book. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: CWmadhel.wps

Michael Jordan - Is He A Hero?
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A 5 page synopsis of the 1992 biography of Michael Jordan by Sam Smith. The writer demonstrates that while Smith's biography shows a negative side to Jordan's character not seen by his adoring public, debunking the Jordan mystique was not Smith's intention. Smith succeeds in presenting Jordan, not as a godlike superstar, but rather it offers a picture of Michael Jordan as an ordinary person-flawed, moody, gifted and human.
Filename: Mikejord.wps

Michael Jordan / Cultural Hero
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A 7 page discussion of how, in the context of his career, accomplishments, etc;-- basketball player Michael Jordan serves as a persuasive communicator and role model to the African-American community. Many insightful examples are offered. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Michaelj.wps

Mike Tyson -- A Life of Constant Highs and Lows
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This 14 page report discusses boxer Mike Tyson. In the late 1980s, reporters called him the “new young tiger,” “an orphaned street robber found handcuffed to a reform-school radiator,” a “square, two -fisted hulk with a short man’s proclivity for uppercuts,” and the “undefeated young barbarian.” In 1992, he was sentenced to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape. He was released saying his life was changed but was imprisoned again in 1999 after the assault of two men following a traffic accident. His life had been a remarkable series of great accomplishments and dismal disasters. He has conquered many barriers and remained locked behind others. And yet, there are still those who believe he may be or may have been the greatest fighter of the 20th century. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWmikety.wps

NASCAR / History
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In 5 pages the author discusses the history of NASCAR. NASCAR is a sport that has many fans across the nation. It is more than just a sport; it is a national pastime. NASCAR is stock car racing. The prizes are quite large. The crowds are enthusiastic. It is not only a sport that men enjoy. There are women fans and women that race, as well. It is a sport that is filled with thrills and chills, as motor cars race around the track and attempt to beat their competitors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PCnascar.doc

Pro Athletes’ Impact on Today’s Business World
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Pro Athletes’ Impact on Today’s Business World: This 9-page essay discusses professional NBA, NFL and MLB athletes and their impact on productivity and cost in today’s business world. In addition, elements relevant to data collection, cost variance, effective measures, and misplaced blame are examined. Where might the blame lie and can we reasonably expect a return to the exemplary attitudes of America’s sports figure/ role models of yesteryear? Bibliography lists 7 sources. SNAthlet.doc
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Technology in Golf
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This 5 page paper looks at the influence of chemistry and design on the game of golf from the shaft of a club to the tees and balls that the club will hit. The paper also considers 'illegal' golf equipment. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEgolftc.wps

The Anabolic Steroids; The Harmful Side Effects of Non-Medical Use
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This 5 page paper examines the different risk involved for athletes who chose to take anabolic steroids. The physical and psychological side effects of women, men and children who take these drugs are all discussed. The bibliography cites 9 academic sources.
Filename: TEanaste.wps

The Career Of Sports Broadcasting
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5 pages in length. Once relegated to the mundane composition of black and white print, the career of sports broadcasting has blossomed into a prestigious, high paying position of contemporary radio and television. The thrill of instant gratification, close proximity to the players and the dazzle of television are just some of the reasons why the career of sports broadcasting has become so popular during the latter part of the twentieth century. A job in sports media today is not like it was in the 1950s, where the primary task of writing up the game review and publishing it in the next day's paper was about as exciting as it got. Today, the thrill of live television and radio, coupled with the significant technological advancements in this particular media field, have made sports broadcasting a career to covet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCbroad.wps

The Economics of Baseball in the 21st Century
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This 7 page report discusses the issues associated with the fact that baseball is big business. The acrimonious strike by major-league baseball players in 1994 and 1995 dealt the game a terrible blow. But the strike only confirmed what baseball fans already knew. Each new season sees the game’s best players competing for the title of highest-paid athlete. But in terms of the economics of baseball, issues such as salary caps, revenue sharing, and whether or not there is truly a bias in favor of “big money-big market” teams have earned a greater amount of attention than many of the nuances of baseball. This paper examines the fact that there should be a greater level of parity in baseball. Nobody denies that the character and promotion of baseball has changed. This paper looks at issues and solutions regarding those changes and their resolution. Bibliography lists 12 annotated sources and copies of those sources.
Filename: BWbbal21.wps

The Effect of Black Pro-Athletes on the Black Community
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(11 pp.)It does not take a rocket scientist to acknowledge that sports figures do influence children, and young adults. Whenever we see one of those supposed professionals doing his own "bad-self" thing it makes most of us cringe, as the message that such an attitude gives off is usually immature and egotistical. However, there are many professional athletes who are making an effort to positively influence their home communities. According to Wilstein (1997), "at a time when sports seem maddeningly intertwined with violence, drugs, sex and arrests, a less sensational and more representative truth is often overlooked: Athletes are involved in charities and volunteer programs - working one on one with children, helping the needy, raising funds to fight diseases - more than perhaps any group in society." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBblkath.doc

The Legal Case(s) and Repeated Appeals of Mike Tyson
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The Legal Case(s) and Repeated Appeals of Mike Tyson : This 5 page report discusses the numerous legal cases that have followed fighter Mike Tyson for most of the1990s. The law allowed him a second round of appeals and Indiana Court of Appeals did decide to grant Tyson his hearing basing the decision on a legal point in his conviction for rape. That appeal was denied, as was his appeal to IndianaÕs supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 7 sources. BWtyson.wps
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Vince Lombardi
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A 10 page biographical paper of the legendary football coach. Vince Lombardi is commonly assumed to have been a rigid autocrat determined that everyone associated with him conform to his way of thinking, but in reality Lombardi sought to encourage the view of order, rules and discipline as providing the true path to real freedom. He demanded the best of everyone, which is what he gave of himself. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSLombardi.wps

Women in Sports
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A 26 page paper which discusses various aspects and concerns dealing with women in sports today. Issues addressed include a very close look at Martina Navratilova and her career, which helps to define many of the realities that face athletic women today. In addition the many psychological and sociological areas of involvement are discussed and further defined. Women sports have come a long way in the past few decades, but there is still a very long way to go if women are ever to be truly accepted into the field of sports. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: RAwomen.wps

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