Sports Law, Title IX, and Unfulfilled Promises
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This 5 page report discusses chapter IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act which deals with the issues of gender equality in sports. Elementary and secondary education programs are often in violation of Title IX. As a result, the judicial system has, of necessity, become involved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Testing for Steroids in Major League Baseball
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This 10 page paper looks at steroid use in baseball and the pros and cons of testing. Steroids are discussed in depth inclusive of dangers. Social aspects are included along with how testing affects management. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: SA228ste.rtf

Why the Australian Cricket Team Should Go to Zimbabwe
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This 4 page paper provides background information on the controversy and argues that the team should go to Zimbabwe. Some information on controversial country is included in terms of its racial makeup. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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'Football Hooliganism' --Violence and Abandon in UK Soccer
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A 7 page paper that provides an overview of the phenomenon of soccer hooliganism and suggests some of the sociological determinants that have resulted in considerable problems in the British sports arena. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Socchool.wps

“Energy systems and training programmes in baseball”
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An eight page paper which looks at the specific requirements of baseball with regard to the training and fitness programmes undergone by athletes and the way in which the management and balance of energy systems for baseball players is different from that of athletes who participate in other sports. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLBaseball.rtf

“Friday Night Lights : A Town, a Team, a Dream”: A Review of the Book by H.G. Bissinger
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A 5 page discussion of the underlying philosophy of win-win at any costs which author Bissinger exposes has resulted in significant social problems in Odessa Texas, the home of the Permian Panthers. At the same time, however, this philosophy is not unique to Odessa. It permeates high school sports across the nation and has the potential for phenomenal societal costs. No additional sources are listed.
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“I Am Tiger Woods – The Economic Impact of the Golf Industry”
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This 3 page report discusses the multibillion dollar business of golf. Over the past two decades, golf has grown in popularity, accessibility, and an excepted means of doing business. As the popularity of golf is grown, naturally the profits and economic impact of the golf industry have also grown. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Tigerecon.wps

“Inclusion in physical education”
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A paper which looks at ways in which handicapped students can be allowed to participate fully in all areas of the school curriculum, including physical education, and the way in which schools need to balance the needs and requirements of all pupils in order for inclusion to be achieved successfully.
Filename: JLdisPE.wps

“Raging Bull” and “When We Were Kings” -- Portrayals of Boxing and Boxers
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This 6 page report discusses and compares Martin Scorcese’s 1980 portrayal of Jake La Motta in “Raging Bull” with “When We Were Kings” (1996), an Oscar-winning documentary that tells the story of what was known in 1974 as the “Rumble in the Jungle.” It was a fight that pitted two of the greatest boxers the world has ever seen against one another -- Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The report addresses what each film has to say about both the sport of boxing and the actual boxers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWbullkg.rtf

“Sole Influence”
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A 4 page review of “Sole Influence (Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America's Youth)” by Dan Wetzel and Don Yaeger. No additional sources cited.
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“Sports gambling”
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A five page paper which looks at the widespread social problem of teenage gambling, particularly in relation to college sports, and considers the various ways the problem could be addressed in terms of public attitudes to gambling, legislation and the role of the NCAA in its management of young athletes’ interests. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLsportsgamb.rtf

“Sports marketing”
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An eight page paper which looks at several aspects of sports marketing, in terms of the potential consumer base, marketing strategies, the importance of market research and the way in which these factors affect both sport itself and sports-related products. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLsportsmark.rtf

“Unpaid Professionals” by Andrew Zimbalist
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A 6 page summary and analysis of Andrew Zimbalist’s book “Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAzimbls.rtf

“Where are the Heroes” by Ed Siegel
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A 3 page paper which examines elements of Ed Siegel’s “Where are the Heroes.” No additional sources cited.
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“Women in Sport
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” A paper which looks at the historical background of women in sport, and the way in which gender discrimination has affected their full participation in sporting activities. The paper also considers the way that initiatives such as Title IX in the USA and the Brighton Declaration in the UK have contributed to eradicating discrimination and allowed women to achieve parity with men in various areas of professional sport.
Filename: JLwomensport.wps

"Its Not About the Bike"
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A 5 page discussion about Lance Armstrong's account of his fight against cancer. This paper provides several quotes from Armstrong's book as well as a detailed review of the physiological changes that come about with cancer. Bibliography lists sources.
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"Miracle on Ice": 1980 Hockey Medal More Had Deep Societal Implications
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A 5 page recount of the societal situation surrounding our 1980 triumph in the Olympics against the Russians in hockey. Our victory could not have come at a more needed time in history. The country was at an all time low in terms of our morale. We had endured the Iranian hostage situation, a severe slump in our economy, the Afghanistan crisis, and the three mile island disaster among other impacts to our psyche. This hockey win may have seemed insignificant to some but in reality it came at a crucial time. It served to lift our spirits from one of the lowest valleys they had ever descended.
Filename: PPiceMir.rtf