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    Can Soccer become the fifth major sport? Michael Rowe Ms. Taylor Sports Lit. 8/19/14 The four sports that are considered to be “Major Sports” in America today are Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Basketball. However, soccer is not yet on of the major sports in America. However, soccer can become the fifth major sport because of the growing interest, viewership, and international support. This year the world rejoiced as several counties participated in the biggest soccer tournament in the world

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    National Basketball Association. Its a professional basketball association regarding females only. It was founded on April 24,1996. The NBA is the National Basketball Association, meaning that only males. The basketball league is unfair, because the NBA gets to play 26 different teams during their season but the WNBA only gets to play 12 different teams. If someone had tickets to a NBA game to see The Santa Cruz Warriors vs. the South Bay Lakers, or WNBA tickets to see the New York Liberty vs. the Portland

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    Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and provides financial support so that talented athletes may enjoy a top-tier educational and athletic experience. 100% of the donations to the Javelina Club directly benefit our student-athletes. Season Tickets vs. Donations In the past, the Javelina Club served dual purposes: to sell season tickets and to serve as the fundraising arm of the University. Previously, donors to the Javelina Club where viewed as season ticket holders and the price of those tickets

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    Simon's Bullying Story

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    between 6th and 7th grade. Me and my friends Jerry and Simon went to the park. The park was very green and full of color. There were basketball courts on the left side, Baseball fields in the middle, and the playground equipment on the right side. We were just messing around at the park shooting around at the basketball court. We started a basketball game Simon and Jerry vs. me. I wasn't better than them, but I was taller that's why it was a 2v1. Anyway Jerry was literally hugging me from behind me

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    Amateurism vs. Professionalism Many individuals are for college athletes being paid, but there is plenty of information leading as to why college athletes should not get paid. College football is not about the players, but about the game. Many will say it is redundant that education is the prize, but is it really? Can universities pay college athletes and still be sure that they are not messing with the intellectual purpose of the athletes? This debate is one that has been going on for as long

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    For years, there have always been talks about should college athletes be paid. That conversation stirs up a huge argument it never fails. College sports such as Football, Basketball, and baseball bring in massive amounts of revenues to the university, but the players are not allowed to get a portion. Division I football players say they spend over 40 hours a week practicing or playing their sport, and fewer than 40 hours on academics. The athletes are working a full-time job when involved in sports

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    Melbourne tigers then went to china and played for the xinjiang flying tigers, he played also college basketball for saint Marys collage in California. Patty mills then signed with the san Antonio spurs in 2012. 2 years later he was in the winning nba championship team. This year patty was named ACT young Australian of the year . At the moment he is out because he broke is arm. Patty was going to play football for the Sydney swans with Scott pendelberry but chose not to and played for the nbl. Patty mills

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    in mind, what makes football a sport and not dance?   Dance can be placed in several different categories. The most common subject that dance falls under is fine arts, based off of how the term originated. When the world first learned about this unique way using your body, it was defined as a way of expressing ones emotions and feelings. That is why it was easier for critics

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    activity receiving Federal financial assistance. During the past couple of years there have been some issues about some schools and teachers breaking the ix law intentionally and some not like cannon vs. University of Chicago, gonyo vs, Drake University which gets into the opportunities for women, and also cohen vs. Brown University which also gets involved with women not being able to to play volleyball and not being able to be on the gymnastics team because it was banned because they felt that women don't

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    It is mid-February and for college athletes and fans everywhere that means that the College Football “Bowl” season is over and “March Madness” is around the corner. The “Bowl” Season is a series of college football games from the elite teams, sponsored by various corporations and “March Madness” is a 68 team single elimination tournament to decide who the best team in college basketball is. For the students involved they get a chance to have their legacy live on forever and for some it is a chance

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