Sports Analysis : Sports Illustrated

While 70% of the NFL players having African-American descent, there’s a difference between journalist and sports reporters, with 80% of the radio and TV broadcasters being White and 9% being Black. These articles, The Experience of Media and Race in the National Football League – An Existential Phenomenological Study (Fisher 2008), Depicting the Quarterback in Black and White: A Content Analysis of College and Professional Football Broadcast Commentary (Billings 2004), and Race and ethnicity in U.S. sports media (Davis & Harris 1998) examined the connections between Black NFL players and experienced media reporters. The data was recorded and studied, and main themes were acknowledged. The athletes report themes of: (1) the players’ view of how media coverage affects the NFL players, (2) the players’ perceptions of media personnel, and (3) the athletes’ perception of black quarterbacks. The study of the experienced media reporters’ meetings uncovers three major themes: (1) perceptions of how the media cover the NFL, (2) interrelationships with NFL players, and (3) playing quarterback in the NFL.

Sales departments and their structures differ amongst different organizations. Considering that ESPN is encompassed under the service industry, its dynamics are considerably more complex. With that, the ESPN salesforce dimensions focus more on quality over quantity. Specifically, ESPN’s reputability proves the focus on a qualified salesforce. ESPN’s qualified salesforce is best identified through their sales department size, recruitment process, and individual qualities.

While it is true that the media occasionally broadcasts stories of unlikely successes and cordial charity, it consistently publicizes the most shameful and less copious actions of certain athletes and leagues. One of the most prolific examples derives from the National Football League, which has a substantial problem with regulating touchdown celebrations and dances. Rather than help control the problem, the media feels the need to emphasize the celebrations more so than the actual plays. Athletes have engaged in line dances, dice rolling, fake photo shoots, air guitar playing, and many other imprudent dances and actions. The most notable occasions (thanks to the media) include: Joe Horn removing a cell phone from the

Sports of old were merely competitive activities rooted in heroism and romanticism. Sports activities today, however, have no such innocence or simplicity. Currently in America, the activities that make up our sports culture is not only the competitive events themselves but the processes and issues that underlie and surround them. Entwined in our sports culture is the giant business of mass broadcasting. Indeed, sports and the media go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly, like Mickey and Minnie, Darth Vader and Luke. They are intertwined and depend on each other to continue to grow. Sports media includes television, radio, magazines, newspapers, books, films, and, now, most importantly, social media devices provided by the

It is time to pay college athletes. The collegiate sports nonprofit conglomerate the NCAA is an organization that oversees over 1200 institutions between two divisions, D1 and D2. They implement rules and regulations that every student athlete must follow between these two divisions regardless of their sport or school. These top college players are expected to withstand a 40 to 50 hour training and playing schedule While keeping up their school work in the same week. Because of this many of these students get nothing out of their scholarships they receive to attend the school and an even smaller amount of these kids even make it to a higher level of competition. The NCAA the tax exemption monopolistic program takes in an average of over

The article by Jose M. Alamillo in our book “Sports Matters” is about Mexican American baseball teams and their racial struggle and labor politics. More specifically it is about the formation of baseball teams, and how the leadership traits that the players and coaches received from playing factor into the development of Mexican American communities in the southwest. This reading talks specifically about Corona, California but it does briefly mention other cities in the southwestern United States. This is how the author describes the chapter and his argument. “First I trace agricultural employer’s efforts to implement recreational programs and baseball clubs in order to assimilate Mexican works and increase productivity.

Zanesville would get a 19-yard catch by Andrew Everson and then a 17-yard run by Murphy to give the impression that their offense was ready to turn it on. Then with 2:49 left in the half Everson would get sacked by Marques Sherman for

In a shining blue pool, overlooking a beautiful clear city a women tosses a football to wide receiver Terrell Owens. Terrell is lounging in a lawn chair next to a beautiful lady. He continues to tell us of his horrible time in Philadelphia, where he plays football. Scenes of Terrell being abused by fans, and completely cold shouldered unfold. Terrell then tells us how now that he has a Philly Cheese Steak in burger form, thanks to Carl’s Jr, all the fans and ladies adore him.

Good afternoon ladies and gentleman. I stand before you today with a matter that is very prominent in the college sports industry, especially within the sports of football and basketball, and that is whether or not to pay the collegiate athletes. I firmly believe that college athletes have the right to receive payment due to their services in the sport. Many college sports are large attractions for these schools resulting in a gross of millions of dollars for the universities. The league that represents them, the NCAA, is a billion dollar organization due to the popularity of the sports teams. The players on these teams deserve a fraction of the money that they bring to these other groups. Also, making it to the professional level is a

Football is America’s Greatest Sport because of the different positions,wide variety of skills,and players come from different backgrounds.

Imagine a large group of employees in a company working grueling hours, some of them far from home, going to school full time, and helping bring millions of dollars to their employer. Does this sound like a sweatshop making Nike’s or Michael Jordan clothing? Actually, this describes the everyday athlete in a big business producing sport at a National Collegiate Athletic Association member institution.

In the Article from Time Magazine, Virtual World, Varsity Sport by Sean Gregory, the author demonstrates about bringing e-sport into college varsity sport. The author starts the article with the facts about e-sport in campus, which Robert Morris University is the first college in America to established e-sport as a college varsity sport. In addition, as well as other college athletes, the high performance gamer can receive athletic scholarship which could worth up to $19,000 per year. This sport also is name The Eagle, which is the name for every college teams. The team has everything support that applied to other team, not even arena. Robert Morris isn't the only school that offering a scholarships for the gamers. The University of Pikeville

In the United States, a report by the National Women’s Law Center found that about 28 percent of coeducational public high schools don't offer equivalent resources to girls’ sports teams. Team USA's soccer victory should generate greater interest in women's sports and interscholastic competitions that could ignite professional athletic careers.

The use of computerized statistical analysis has developed into a vital tool in the world of sports. Using data analytics to project player abilities, indicative of their potential future performance, is now an important part of team decision-making. This analysis can provide information that makes the difference between adding a quality player, as opposed to one who does not perform up to expectations.

     For my career research paper I have chosen to delve into the world of the sportswriter, and take a closer look at what that occupation may hold for myself. I have chosen to research this form of journalism because I consider myself to be a sports fanatic, and would very much enjoy spending the rest of my working days writing about the conditions in the world of sports. During the last year or so I have taken a period of time everyday to relax and read over sports articles from baseball and football at some of my favorite websites, such as espn.com or nesn.com, or to sit down and watch Sports Center on ESPN. I also seem to have an ability to remember statistics and rosters of players and