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differ from those on the left. At least this appears to be the case when it comes to the free speech standards at ESPN according to the most recent occurrence at the network. What Happened at ESPN? ESPN anchor and face of SC6 (a new version of SportsCenter with an urban overview) Jamele Hill was only mildly scolded if that after calling the seated President a “white supremacist” via a recent tweet. The tweet is listed below in its entirety: “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded

The Future of Mass Media Depending on who you talk to, the future of media is either trending upwards or downwards. While social media and online media outlets seem to be thriving, many believe print journalism doesn’t have much time left. The future certainly looks bright for some media outlets. Throughout this essay, I will be discussing what the future holds for mass media, how media has changed and will change, and how it relates to me and my future. The way media has told its news and been

Becoming a professional football player is always on a toddler’s bucket list, especially if the kid loves sports. During my childhood, I always looked up to Ray Rice because he is one of the best running backs in the NFL. Going to the Ravens’ home game let me experience the exciting atmosphere of a NFL game. My seat looked down at about the fifty yard line, so I had great seats. A rush of adrenaline hit me when they announced Ray Rice’s name on the speaker. However, days later I read a story on Ray

On Tuesday, ESPN had yet another pity party over Colin Kaepernick's unemployment, featuring Josina Anderson and Ryan Clark. Anderson whined about how people were willing to give Michael Vick a second chance while Clark attempted to point out the hypocrisy that the Giants stood by kicker Josh Brown during his domestic violence dispute while fretting over the fans' reaction to potentially signing Kaepernick. This is the latest of ESPN's ardent defenses of the failed NFL QB, ranging from questioning

Turn on SportsCenter or Fox Sports during baseball season and you'll hear three words that used to spark fear in the hearts of players, Tommy John surgery. “Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR) commonly known as Tommy John surgery, is performed on both recreational and high-level athletes,” (Erickson, Nwachukwu, Rosas, Schairer, McCormick, Bach Jr, & Romeo, 2015). This procedure is commonly done on pitchers, because of the excessive use of their throwing arm, affecting the elbow. The process

Growing up as a kid, I excelled in baseball, football, and basketball. I shared an equal amount of love for the sports and I was never able to narrow it down to what sport I would devote myself to, but on one memorable night, all of my dreams to play a professional sport would come true. Under the glistening lights in Wrigley Field, the radiant moon exhibited in the murky sky. Sitting amongst my teammates in the dugout, looking over in the corner, Javy Baez chomped on a mouthful of sunflower seeds

On the air time surrounding his decision, there was five hours of news coverage. Also, before his decision, there was a special expanded SportsCenter that was three hours long that was from 6:00-9:00 p.m.. After this was the actual show that LeBron made his decision to join the Miami Heat that lasted one hour (Timecast, 1:30). Then, after his decision, there was another two hour show that talked

same time. The beds were all done and ready to get destroyed again that way they could fall asleep. The tv was on the hotel channel which was telling them about the information about the hotel. Juan picked up the control and changed the channel to sportscenter because they all love to watch sports.while watching the tv they started to fall asleep. They all went to sleep and tried to get as much energy for the next day because their was a lot ahead of

There has been a lot of talk and many articles and hours upon hours of debates going on on sportscenter and just simply among common people about whether or not college athletes should be paid. College athletes shouldn’t be paid with all of the benefits they already have and there is some evidence as to of why they should be paid but it’s not enough. A ton of evidence has been shown for why college athletes shouldn’t be paid such as scholarships, the amount of money the college is making off of sports

The Athletic Shoe Industry Who would have of thought something you put on your feet to work out in would have such an impact on today’s fashion and provide such a positive impact to the economy. To understand the athletic shoe industry one first needs to know a little of its history. The first running shoe was created in 1852; it was a leather slip with hard rubber soles and built in spikes. The first lightweight, flexible, flat bottom shoe was designed in 1892 by Goodyear, parent of the shoe