Are Superstar Athletes More Prone to Cheat?

Is it possible for a superstar athlete to remain faithful to their spouse? Blinded by lights and glamor many of these elite athletes tend to cheat on their significant others. This brings about a question, are highly paid and idolized athletes more prone to cheat compared to your average Joe? I believe so; money and power brings about many temptations, and sometimes these athletes just cannot help themselves. After all they are only human. Athletes such as Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant have been caught up in such scandals. Both of these athletes are constantly traveling and are an image in our society. Does the fact that they both cheated on their wives make them less of a person? Not that I am justifying cheating, but both of these men probably have done more to help society in positive ways compared to your average person who has never cheated on their spouse. If they are seen as less of a moral person, then so should all of the women that they have slept with. It takes two to tango, and sadly in events like these many of the women are using these men to become famous for their 15 minutes. I won't lie, I love all of the late night television jokes that are surrounding Tiger's infidelities right now, but come on cut the guy some slack; he has the same troubles as each and every one of us, the only difference is he is a multimillionaire.

N. Veeh
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What Happened to the Steelers?

Last years Superbowl Champions the Pittsburg Steelers have lost 4 games in a row to some teams they should have beaten with their eyes closed! They lost Sunday to the Oakland Raiders 27-24!!! Their record is now 6-6. With these losses,this is now the franchise's longest losing streak since 2003! Their number one reciever, Hines Ward, apparently called out Roethlisberger for not playing in last weekends game because of a minor concussion. He was placed as third string quaterback if it was necessary for him to play. The doctors had cleared him to play, but the coaches didn't want to risk him getting any more hurt than he already was. Just a little personal note, I'm actually glad to see the Superbowl Champions lose, maybe it will shut up all my friends who are Pittsburg fans!!!
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Sports Leadership

The fact that our society is a neoliberal society is not a secret by any means. Individualism and materialism has saturated the professional sports areana. The professional sports leagues should undergo a major facelift if they are looking to try to make role models out of their athletes. No longer is sportsmanship making the headlines. Instead it is filled with headlines concerning athletes who bribe, cheat, and steal. In my opinion it is very sad that these athletes take for granted the fact that they are lucky to be there. They are typically part of only 1% of the athletes that gain admittance to this level. Tiger Woods, Chad "OchoCinco", coachs like Bobby Knight have made a mockery of the professional sport world. The importance of money is prominent and these athletes have shown that money definitely talks in our society and it is screaming at the younger generation that bad actions and moral values are acceptable if you have money. The money and power in these sports is ridiculous and there are less than a handful of athletes that I ca say I look up to.
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Weather is not an Excuse

Today Bill Belichick sent home 4 Patriots players for showing up late to an 8am meeting, one of which was Randy Moss. As of right now, there is no word on whether or not the players will be fined. They claim the reason they were late was due to traffic in the terrible snow conditions. Even with an excuse such as that, Belichick believed the men should have left earlier and the players need to take their meetings more seriously. This is the first time the Patriots have lost 2 games in a row since 2006. Tom Brady and Giselle welcomed a new baby boy yesterday, even after just becoming a dad for the second time, he managed to show up to the meeting on time. Brady wanted to set an example to his teammates by showing up, even after having a baby.
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Eliminate Competitive Sports from Society NOW!

Through the semester we have seen a great deal of trouble following competitive sports in all forms and arenas. Any rational human being would therefore conclude that competitive sports in our society perhaps diminishes our goal as a species to unite and intellectually grow. Now some would certainly argue that sports benefit and foster skills in our younger generations that will benefit them in the future, but at what cost? Now recognize, sports and competitive sports are not one in the same. Sports benefit the individual physically which in turn strengthens cognitive skills. Naturally we can spend hours listing the benefits, which i would not disagree with. Now competitive sports on the other hand encourage winning at all costs which prompts emphasis on physical domination rather than by skill. The competitive aspect encourages egos to inflate while discriminating against others who can not perform at the same level. How can our society honestly expect to grow and unify if we encourage and expect our younger generations to follow in our foot steps? What does competitive sports teach our youth if their parents are screaming at the point of explosion on the sidelines? What values will our youth be taught if coaches yell in a non-constructive manner at athletes when they make a mistake, as if they already do not feel bad enough? I also happen to be the most competitive individual you would ever meet.

D. Albus KIN 332I S 3017

Former Compton basketball coach won't be retried

In an article that I read, the former basketball coach of Dominguez High School will not be retried for his charge on meeting a minor for a lewd purpose. In a 10-2 vote, the Compton jury decided not to retry Russell Otis which would have gave him up to a three year jail sentence. It was reported that Otis had contacted one of his former 16 year old basketball player at his home, offering him $1,500 in cash if the boy would let him “sexually arouse him.” It was said that there was not enough evidence to prove that Otis actually went to the boy’s house. The article did say that, “The jury did convict Otis on a misdemeanor child-molesting charge for barraging the boy with text messages that continued into the early morning hours in August 2008.” The misdemeanor that he received will force him to register as a sex offender and will not be allowed to coach or teach minors. I feel as though this relates to the negative aspect of coaching. Things like this should not be tolerated and more things should be done such as background checks on coaches to help prevent events like this from happening.

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Bengals Widereciever Didn't Learn His Lesson

Well, Chad Ochocinco is at it again as though his one dollar bribe that cost him twenty thousand dollars was not enough to at least calm his urges to do stupid things, he got fined again this past weekend for wearing a poncho and a sombrero in celebration of a touchdown against the Lions. As far as the past few seasons go there is no real reason why anyone except for maybe the Bengals should celebrate in any way against the Lions. Ochocinco was fined a reported thirty thousand dollars for his stunt which to most football players is no more than a slap on the wrist. I am sure that he will no doubt do something like this again. He obviously didn’t learn his lesson the first time he violated rules. This is not an example of deviance to where he is cheating or anything like that, but he is setting an example to people who watch what he is doing. This was in an article on the Fox Sports website.

Marco Egurvide
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