"The Case Against High School Sports" - 2 views
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/ This article brings up the issue of the extent to which sports have become a part of high school...
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Major League Lacrosse Star who is a math teacher - 3 views
i think that in certain circumstances going to a better team is the right call if you are a player that is surly going to enter into a professional sport that pays well, but, in other sports like l...
Bark Calls out Sasha Boussina for being cocky. - 12 views
There is going to be one person on every sports team that it is like Boussina, over confident and cocky. This is meant to be a sports piece, or maybe a profile of Boussina. But basically Boussina i...
Fantasy Sports - 0 views
Even though fantasy sports are legal for all ages, they're being categorized as gambling. Do you think they are just fun and games, or a precursor for real gambling problems? http://www.nytimes.co...
Red Sox Win - 5 views
I think I speak for many people when I say that the Boston bombings inspired this World Series champions to have the success they had. However, I don't think that this will ever be something that i...
There Are No Sound Moral Arguments Against Performance-Enhancing Drugs - 0 views
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emily long on 31 Oct 13This article offered a new perspective on the controversy of performance enhancing drugs. It is definitely and opinion piece, but it does present a constructive ethics argument against the use of PEDs. As an athlete it offered valid insight to the culture of sports and the meaning behind competition. What are PED place in our daily lives? What is the place of ethics in sports? Is it about the "show" or the integrity of sport?
"No Homo" comment results in 75K fine.. - 28 views
He should have been more careful, but fining him for that silly reason is just ridiculous. He made a small mistake, we all do. Thousands of people use the expression "No homo" every day and nothing...
Redwood Soccer - 8 views
I think that a chill coach can sometimes be better but also if they are chill its hard to grow and develop more skills. I agree with Emma in that the coaching style and which is better really depen...
N.B.A. Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay - 8 views
I'm glad to hear it. Hopfuly it will change some minds.
Should Sport Teams be Forced to Change Their "Native" Names? - 4 views
There was also a commercial about this that was released in time for the Super Bowl (even though it wasn't shown during the actual game, for obvious reasons). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR-tbOx...
The Case Against High School Sports - 4 views
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/ How do you think sports at Tam affect the overall school environment? How do you think this compares...
Why Sports Are Ruining High school - 3 views
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/ Steinhart recommended I read this a while ago and i thought i would share it with you guy's. Ripley ...
Why Everone Hates Redwood: Turning Slam Poetry into the Superbowl - 8 views
Okay, so as the leader of the slam club at Tam, and one of the poets in this competition..I have a LOT of opinions on this. First of all, way to go Redwood for covering an interesting event and giv...
Big 10 adds lacrosse for 2015 season - 1 views
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9337596/big-ten-add-lacrosse-johns-hopkins-affiliate Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the nation. The big 10 has arguably the most competitive a...
Football Players May Be More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's Disease - 8 views
In any contact sport and especially in the cases of ones as physically demanding and brutal as football, you have to expect injuries/concussions. It's horrible to read about ex-NFL players who late...
NFL Draft Choices Announced Via Twitter - 0 views
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/espn-nfl-network-agree-not-tip-off-picks-203739732--nfl.html Should sports utilize new technology and social media or are traditions a part of the...
Cool New Publishing Tools - 106 views
I thought this article was outstanding. The add ons and all the new technology really made it more interesting. The videos made it seem extremely real. After I read it I told my dad we should get g...
Richard Sherman is More Than Just Talk - 5 views
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/sports/football/seahawks-richard-sherman-is-much-more-than-just-talk.html?_r=0 This story, featured in Sunday's edition of the times, profiles Seattle Seahawks co...
"By the Numbers" Video - 2 views
Check out this "By the Numbers" video from the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/soccer/100000002504736/rio-soccer-reaches-new-heights.html This piece uses statistics just like ou...
Boston Strong! - 1 views
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/sports/baseball/boston-leaves-worries-behind-and-learns-to-be-happy.html Is this victory going to be a final push to help the city get past the bombings? Will the ...