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- 171: History of Basketball
- ... minute halves with five minutes' rest between. 13.The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winners. Besides the creation of basketball, Naismith graduated as a medical doctor, interested in sports physiology and what we would today call a sports scientist. Naismith watched his sport, that was introduced to many nations by the YMCA as early as 1893. In 1963, basketball was introduced to the Berlin Olympics. Today basketball has grown to become one of the world's most popular, and loved sports.
- 172: Jim Thorpe
- ... observation of everything going on around him. He has little to say but he is always looking to see what is coming off and sizing up the situation. He is the same way in all sports, always watching for a new motion which will benefit him. Then Thorpe has marvelous power, which he puts in every move he makes." Carlisle had another great football season. Jim warmed up for the 1912 ... his voice shaking with emotion, "you are the greatest athlete in the world!" As he extended his hand, his reply was barely audible, "Thanks, King." At age 24 he had permanently emblazoned his name in sports No athlete ever matched his genius for versatility. He was a member of Carlisle's Lacrosse team, captain of the basketball team, a superior tennis and handball player, he could bowl in the 200's ... money...but because I liked to play ball. I was not wise in the ways of the world and did not realize this was wrong, and that it would make me a professional in track sports,....." The Olympic committee took away his medals, " The amateur Athletic union regrets that it is permitted Thorpe to compete in amateur contests during the past several years, and will do everything in its power ...
- 173: Boxing: Down for the Count
- ... use of such skills an footwork, timing, accuracy, punching, and feinting, to determine who is the better man in the ring" (Farley 26). Unfortunately, dead boxers tell a different story. A study on dangerous contact sports conducted by Patrick Malone of the Knight Ridder News Service in 1980 revealed that from 1970 to 1978 in America, there was an average of 21 deaths per year among 5,500 boxers, or 3 ... not acceptable anymore and must be punished. However, how sincere are these goals if on the one hand society advocates non-violence and on the other continues to allow boxing matches to be held as sports spectacles. What kind of message is being sent here? It is not right to be violent but it is acceptable to enjoy watching two people beat and batter each other. Sadly, some people believe that ... time that modern society delivers a knockout punch to bring boxing down for the count. Works Cited "Boxing." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1996. Farley, James A. "My Fight in Defense of Boxing." Sports Illustrated 23 Apr. 1962: 26-27. Klavora, Peter, and Kirk A.W. Wipper. Psychological and Sociological Factors in Sport. Toronto: U of Toronto, School of Physical and Health Education, 1980. Sammons, Jeffrey T. Beyond ...
- 174: Sweet Briar College
- ... 3,300 acres. Tuition for the 1996 through 97' school year is about 14,990 dollars for full-time students, room and board fee charge is 6, 510 dollars; student activity fee is 125 dollars. Sports that offer competition at the Varsity level include field hockey, lacrosse, riding, soccer, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Sweet Briar is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and competes in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Non-competitive sports teams are also an option, many recreational sports include basketball, badminton, fencing, softball, canoeing, squash, golf, and dance. Sweet Briar is one of the “International 50“ colleges, which refers to a group of private colleges that are noted for their contributions to ...
- 175: Automobile Racing
- ... was held in Chicago, Illinois, in the year 1895. The excitement generated by the possibility of driving at higher and higher speeds has made automobile racing one of the world's major spectator and participant sports. Early races were held in two forms; pure speed races and the others tested engine reliability, which later became known as rallies. In rallies, cars attempt to achieve and maintain a set speed between points ... endurance at speeds of more than 320 km/h (200 MPH). In the past stock cars used to be production automobiles modified for track racing, but are built now solely for the purpose of racing. Sports cars used for racing, such as rallies, may be either rebuilt production vehicles or pure racing machines. Drag racers are cars built to accelerate rapidly to high speeds over very short straight tracks, or drag ... 500, so called because contestants must cover 500 mi (about 805 km); it has been held annually on Memorial Day weekend since 1911. With crowds averaging 400,000, it is the best-attended single-day sports event in the world. This year the Indy 500 will not involve most teams from Indycar\CART, Championship Auto Racing Teams, the regulatory body which is now being opposed by the IRL, Indycar Racing ...
- 176: George Bush
- ... to start with their past and work forward to see their progress and failures. George W. Bush attended a preparatory school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Like many young men he was interested in sports and he selected to the men’s basketball team at Phillips Academy. Envied by his peers the young man was chosen to be part of a team that was exclusive to the best. However young ... W. Bush seemed to be more concerned with social matters than political matters. He knew stories about most people that would pass him by on the campus and was a fan of his school’s sports teams. In the late 1960’s he joined a fraternity of Delta Kappa Epsilon, a fraternity for sportsmen and those who loved to watch them. They were called Dekes. This brings about a controversy that ... denied these rumors. Most members say the branding was a scare tactic that never actually happened. What did happen? A close friend of Bush’s at the time stated, “…there was a lot of watching sports, girls, and beer drinking (Duffy).” This is also where Bush had his first encounter with the law. Bush stated, “ We had a little too much Christmas cheer and for some reason we really thought ...
- 177: Athletic Trainer
- ... athletic trainer due to the fact that there is a very limited job field and openings are few and far between. In order to be fully prepared for the position of athletic trainer in todays sports related society, the potential trainer needs to obtain the minimum of a baccalaureate degree with a designated course of study. They need to have studied thoroughly anatomy and physiology, physiology of exercise, rehabilitation, kineseiology, psychology ... also requires continuing education units for a certified trainer to remain certified through them. The steps to obtaining a career in the field of athletic training are fairly simple. A desire to work in the sports related field is obviously the driving force for most. A BA is the minimum degree along with clinical hours of experience as noted earlier. Also the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification requires continuing ... how to “juggle” funds and become extremely frugal to maintain within the budget limitations. Travel: there is often the need for the trainer to accompany the team or athletes on the road to games and sports events which poses a hardship both on the trainers life and the life of their families. There will always be the legal aspects of the job field to content with for the athletic trainers. ...
- 178: College Football-bcs
- ... in the future, and to guarantee a match-up between the top two teams in the nation each year, a new system was setup prior to the 1998 season. This new system setup by ABC Sports and the NCAA is called the Bowl Championship Series or BCS for short. The Bowl Championship Series is a point system that selects what college football teams will play in one of the four major ... second component in the formula. The third component of the formula is often the hardest to understand. This component is a separate formula that calculates the teams schedule strength. The BCS rules according to ABC Sports state: “The Strength of Schedule component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents and the cumulative won/loss records of the teams' opponents' opponents. The formula shall be ... with at least eight wins during the regular season, not including exempt games, and a ranking at least in the top 12 of the final BCS Rankings can qualify for selection. Jack Arute, an ABC Sports and college football announcer, recently wrote, “What's nice about the BCS is…the rankings are doing what their supposed to do. Right now, it simply serves as a tip-sheet for determining who ...
- 179: Could Gambling Save Science: Encouraging an Honest Consensus
- ... at least three independent commentators in previous discussions.) ISN'T GAMBLING ILLEGAL? Yes, betting markets on science questions appear to be only legal in Great Britain, where they are highly regulated. Even Nevada, which allows sports betting, prohibits general betting to avoid scandals that might "taint" the gambling industry. Which is a shame because most of the arguments against betting, discussed below, do not apply well to science betting. We allow ... pari- mutuels. But they are not untried. Such markets are widely used to teach MBA students about how markets work [Fo], and are usually done on elections. Financial traders sometimes use them to bet on sports. And I have developed a board game where players use such a market to bet on a murder mystery as it unfolds. Most ordinary people learn the mechanism very quickly. WHAT ABOUT COMPULSIVE GAMBLING? About ... science bets, and so take them mainly to induce popular articles mentioning the going odds on unusual subjects [ShG]. This publicity brings in new clients, who may then be switched to the "real" betting on sports. Because of this, bookies prefer small bets on subjects "in good taste" that anyone can understand, like UFOs, Yetis, and Moon landings. They avoid subjects that seem too esoteric for the general public, like ...
- 180: George Bush
- ... to start with their past and work forward to see their progress and failures. George W. Bush attended a preparatory school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Like many young men he was interested in sports and he selected to the men’s basketball team at Phillips Academy. Envied by his peers the young man was chosen to be part of a team that was exclusive to the best. However young ... W. Bush seemed to be more concerned with social matters than political matters. He knew stories about most people that would pass him by on the campus and was a fan of his school’s sports teams. In the late 1960’s he joined a fraternity of Delta Kappa Epsilon, a fraternity for sportsmen and those who loved to watch them. They were called Dekes. This brings about a controversy that ... denied these rumors. Most members say the branding was a scare tactic that never actually happened. What did happen? A close friend of Bush’s at the time stated, "…there was a lot of watching sports, girls, and beer drinking (Duffy)." This is also where Bush had his first encounter with the law. Bush stated, " We had a little too much Christmas cheer and for some reason we really thought ...
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