Professional sports leagues

Collegian athletes will spend up to 30 hours or more a week practicing or playing their sport. This leaves college athletes with little to no time to, get a job, work on homework, and other academic events. Some of these athletes have scholarships to play in their chosen sport, however many of the scholarships given are not full and these student athletes have to pay other expenses on top of their education. Also not many athletes are given scholarships, the vast majority of student athletes do…

Throughout history, sports have faced many challenges on the intentions that they serve. Some people may define themselves as a person who is apathetic to sports and do not understand the purpose of them. People challenge the idea of how sports are safe and why athletes are admired as much as they are; however, there are many ideas on how they protect their players and engage the audience into what is going on. Although David Ewalt states that football is similar to “blood sports,” his statement…

question are you a sports fan or a sports fanatic? I looked up both definitions and the dictionary states for a fan the meaning is "an enthusiastic devotee or follower of sports or sports team" the meaning of a fanatic is "a person with an extreme enthusiasm or zeal for sports or sports team". The difference between a sports fan and a sports fanatic is a very fine line. I consider myself a fanatic, and I will give you my opinion of the fine line that separates a fan and a fanatic. A sports fan…

Importance of Professional Athletes Professional athletes are an essential part of our existence. They inspire and motivate us to make smarter choices in sport or exercise, which develops proper health. Professional athletes have been around for centuries, but it was at the first recorded Olympic games in 776 BCE when professional athletes became a symbol of togetherness and community. Entertainment is something that all humans look for wherever they go and professional athletes can provide…

21st century sports replicate a new era of how sports are perceived compared to how our fathers watched sports back in the 60’s and 70’s. Individual achievement has become a significant part in how athletes as well as how spectators view themselves in society. The social aspect of sports has gone through a wild ride full of scandals, doping, and crime. Nowadays, we as spectators are able to witness faster, stronger athletes participate in sports, but at a price. In today’s society, we live in a…

In recent decades, there has been a considerable gap between the average income of sports stars and other professionals. In search of the reasons for this unfair inequality, a combination role of the media and the entertainment industry should be taken into consideration. The popularity and fame derived from being in exposure of the media coverage, perhaps play the major role in escalating the salary of sports celebrities. In an competitive process, many gyms offer their best contracts to some…

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…

That 's right, these tournaments often pull a much larger than sports competitions such as the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the NBA Finals, often competing for prize pools of millions of dollars. Little to everyone 's knowledge, this is also an industry that has existed since the 1970s and has silently been on…

This will be what it’s going to take for me in order to be a sports management major and possibly one of the best in the business if I put forth all the hard work and effort I’m capable of doing. It is one of the harder majors to complete and pass, but if you're willing to do everything possible to make it work then by golly you should. This major may be stressful, overwhelming, and by no doubt a pain in the butt when the season kicks into full gear and starts rolling you get this feeling that I…

Who knows what qualities something must have to be called a sport? Do we have a list of clearly defined points that are used to judge an activity to know if it is or isn’t a sport? Well I bring this up due to the controversial topic of “Esports aren’t really a sport” and how I disagree with this popular viewpoint. Esports have many traits that are found in other socially accepted sport such as football when a large group is required to work in a coordinated fashion under ample amounts of stress…