Eastern League of Professional Football

Colorado Elleyna Heims Colorado became a state on August 1, 1816. Colorado is the 38th state to become part of the United States of America. Colorado is known as the Centennial State. Its nickname is this because the Declaration of Independence had been signed 100 years prior. The capital of Colorado is Denver. The state bird is the Lark Bunting. The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is the state animal. One of the most common trees in Colorado is the Colorado Blue Spruce and it happens to be the state

it into or past a goal to score the point. A cardinal rule was the Lacrosse ball cannot be touched by your hands. The game was initially played in the St. Lawrence Valley area by the Algonquian tribe and they were followed by other tribes in the eastern half of North America, an also around Western Great Lakes. The Native American games were seen as major events, which took place over several days. They

Do professional athletes get paid too much? In my personal opinion: No In this modern era this is an ethical issue that comes up more and more often. This has been brought up especially in times of economic hardship and the recession whereby families are really struggling to make ends meet with unemployment, delay of retirement and general reductions in disposable income. During this paper it shall be discussed how the ethical issue of high wages came about, why it is an issue, who is affected

athlete is rewarded within the end. The academic counseling and tutoring directly affects a student athletes’ grades, with better grades come better job opportunities, if the athlete does not go professional. If the athlete does decide to pursue a professional career, they will also receive free professional coaching, strength and fitness training, and support from athletic trainers and physical therapists” while training for a pro-day or combine. This again proves that athletes do not deserve more

Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports In all areas of sports, professional, college, and even high school, there is widespread illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs. Although there are many reasons for athletes to choose to use these drugs, the cost of such use, both to the athlete and to society can be extraordinarily high. It is important to understand why performance-enhancing drugs are used and what are the consequences of their use to the athlete and society. One of the

Some schools also bring in considerably more money than others from their sports programs. Schools like the University of Florida and the University of Alabama would have no problem using the money brought in by football and basketball to pay all of their athletes (which would still be going against the aforementioned sports ethics, but let’s pretend for a little bit). That is all fine and dandy, but what about smaller market schools like Bethune-Cookman University

1941: A Year of Hardships and Breakthroughs The year 1941 was very impactful and helped shape the world as we know it today. In 1941, these significant events occurred: Pearl Harbor was attacked, the Lend-Lease Act was formulated, many monumental sports events transpired, and many resounding advancements occurred in science. Leading up to 1941, many countries were in all-out war because of World War II. One of these countries, Japan, was seeking to “dominate Southeast Asia for political and economic

Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. I’ve learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think in the end, that’s just going to make winning that much better.” (Kevin Durant) Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson in the end was born to be stars. They are characteristic to be the most well-known men in NBA history. Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson lived two different lives but they shared the same passion for basketball. Their early life, career choices and leadership in the NBA which

period is known as the roaring twenties. Republican Warren G. Harding, an obscure republican from Ohio, won the election of 1920. During this time period, republicans held the position of being against the admittance of the United States into the League of Nations. During his ineffective presidency, he helped streamline the budget, approved measures assisting farm cooperatives and liberalizing farm credit. After his presidency however, many scandals arose. Among them was the Veteran's Bureau

director and pick his brain. As a result of the meeting, Barrelle, Jeffries and Stepper boarded a plane to Paris to meet with officials at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association—better known around the world as FIFA. “We met with FIFA to gain access,” explains Jefferies. “We wanted to be able to use these football properties, be able to film in stadiums and receive clearances, to be able to mitigate the problems we might have with licenses or image rights. We needed FIFA to hold our