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A view from both sides do athletes feel they are instant role models because of their fame? But is society or parents looking for someone else for their children to look up to rather than themselves,

Pro athletes are not role models just because their on TV. But, should be role models if they choose to by the actions they make on and off the court.

There has been much controversy recently over college athletes on whether they should or shouldn't be paid while they are in school. The people that are against it say, "They're already getting a scholarship! That's more than anybody else! On the flip side of it that scholarship money is going towards their tuition and board. There is not extra money for anything else. These athletes are not able to hold jobs because being an athlete is a full time job.

85 percent of college athletes are below the poverty line who are on scholarship. While, the athletic directors and coaches are enduring great wealth. The sharing of revenues with the college athletes is still being voted down by the NCAA.

NCAA athletes are coming out recently saying that the NCAA needs to share some of the cash flow coming in from College sports with the athletes bringing the money in. The National College Players Association has conducted a petition and has sent it to the NCAA.

Many of us have heard about the Brock Turner case and a lot of people aren't happy about the outcome of it. Yes, he was sent to jail, but he raped a woman and the majority of people believe that he didn't get the time in prison (he didn't even go to prison) that he deserved. He was just recently sent home from jail. This article advised that in the past college athletes have committed crimes and were not given the right punishment for them. It also talks about Turner being classified as a sex offender possibly being worse than sending him to prison, which is actually a good point.

This is such a horrible case. It shows you how money and athletes can get away with things.

Professional sports athletes should be banned for life for doing drugs. Drugs are against the law and you should be punished if you cannot follow the laws.

The NCAA basketball is a huge success but these college students don't receive any pay. The NCAA makes $6 billion per year. The students are exposed to injuries that can end their careers but yet don't receive anything for their hard work.

The fight for the future of transgender athletes A group of influential women's sports advocates says their proposals are about fairness. Many should be where they want to be without being said anything.

There was no justice to this case. A rapist got a away with a slap on the wrist with only serving three month in jail. The judge only convicted the white athlete with three mounts for that he claims jail would have been to much harm for the privilege kid.

Major college sports teams bring in several million dollars each year. These college athletes that work hard and bring in all this money for the university don't get paid for any of it.

Information of a recent event that just passed this year, the Olympics, and how the LGBT tied into certain controversies there with the Russian government. As Russia is against homosexuality, as with their leader Putin, a great turmoil it looked into on how homosexual athletes are treated and looked this year in the games.

Athletes being able to use performance enhancement drugs during sports season is a topic that is being discussed. This site provides the pros and cons as to why using performance enhancement drugs would be useful to athletes.