American Football The game we call "football" is indigenous to North America. It did not have one inventor, rather, it developed gradually from soccer to rugby, to "rugby football", to football. As football developed into the way we know it today, it took on many rule changes. In the late 1800’s athletic clubs took up the sport, and professional football can be traced as far back as

Are Athletes Role Models' Are Athletes Role Models' Lately, a topic of great controversy has been whether or not athletes should be looked upon as role models by their fans. Does an athletes’ responsibilities pertain solely to his performance on the field of play or does it also extend to his personal life as well' There are many who claim that it is wrong for a sophisticated s

Anabolic Steroids Athletes from all countries united in Sydney, Australia this summer for the year 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Personally, I enjoy watching the Olympics and seeing athletes from all different backgrounds competing against each other, striving for the gold medal. It’s amazing how hard all of the athletes have worked for this one time to shine. Unfortunately, not all of t

Anabolic Steroids In Exercising, Athletics, And The Effects On The Human Body Anabolic Steroids in Exercising, Athletics, and the Effects on the Human Body Through all of history, athletes have searched for certain “foods” and “potions” to turn their old bodies into more powerful ones. By doing this, many athletes turned to anabolic steroids. When did these drugs come about, or what

Annual Events In Greece One Greek annual event is the Santorini Jazz Festival in Santorini, Greece. The Festival for Jazz Music has been established in Santorini for the last 4 years, during the warm summer months, and has become an important cultural event for the island with the support from local authorities and businesses, and is visited by friends of modern jazz from all over t

Exercise Exercise What is exercise' The actual definition of exercise is; to use repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop, but to make it simpler, exercise is doing programs and workouts to keep fit, for example, running, hiking, bicycling, and any active sport. Most Americans do little or no exercise during work or rest hours. Today there aren’t many jobs requiring intense p

Arthur Ashe An American Dream Arthur Ashe rose from a segregated Virginia neighborhood to become not only one of the best professional tennis players in history, but also a trailblazer for African-American athlete’s everywhere. Ashe was faced with adversity throughout all years of his life because of his race, which made his moment of greatness that much sweeter. This moment came in 19

Athletes Signing To Early The age of professional athletes seems to be getting younger and younger each year. A lot of athletes are drafted straight out of high school or after attending college for only one or two years. The age of professional athletes is starting to get ridiculous because athletes my age are signing contracts for seven or eight digits each year, along with a large s

Athletic Inequality When it comes to sports men have always been more popular. Normally when a person hears the word sport, they immediately think of sports like football or baseball, both of which are primarily male sports. But in the past twenty years women have made their mark on athletics and have begun to participate much more than before. As women strive to become more powerful

Athletic Scholarships: Who Wins' Athletic Scholarships: Who Wins' Athletic Scholarships are designed to support physically gifted and talented students. This simple description makes it difficult to envision the problems associated with athletic scholarships, but recently, athletic scholarships and the programs linked with them have become quite controversial. In spite of this contro

Athletics THE RUN The day began like any other Monday. My alarm sounded with the piercing buzz sharply at 5:00 a.m. I rolled out of my tiny bed onto the cold hard wood floor and proceeded to venture into the newly colored, pastel green bathroom. The lights of the bathroom blinded me for a short while until my eyes adjusted. I proceed to do all the normal things a person does ear

Athletic Benefits Of Supplements The Development of drugs and supplements used by mankind has evolved from what it once was in its early stages of existence. As with all man-made things, it is said that anything made by man can be improved (Moore, p35). With this concept, almost anything in nature can apply. In this case, the development of anabolic supplements and the human body. In

Babe Ruth Babe Ruth: The Legend Comes To Life Robert Creamer Babe Ruth was known for playing baseball, but he was much more than that. He played baseball for The Boston Red Sox early in his career and the New York Yankees later in his career. He had a very interesting personality, and this made him almost as many enemies as it did friends. Babe was a very rambunctious person. He

Babe Ruth “ Colossus Of Clout“ During the roaring 1920’s one man captured the hearts and eyes of a nation. He belted homers, advertised products, was good with kids, and lived the lifestyle of a truly over indulgent man. This man was George Herman Ruth. He is otherwise known as “The Babe”, “ The Colossus of Clout”, “The Sultan of Swat”, and “The Great Bambino”. George Herman Ruth w

Backcountry Camping Vs. Drive-Up Camping Backcountry or Primitive Camping vs. Drive-Up Camping Camping is a past time that many Americans of all ages enjoy. In fact one in four Americans aged 16 or older went camping at least once in the past 12 months (Wellner 1997). They do so for different reasons, but all enjoy being outdoors and away from the hassle of their everyday life.

Badminton The invention of Badminton originates back to at least two thousand years ago, where is was a combination of the games battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India, and China. “It is known that around 1860, the daughters of the Duke of Beutfort were playing Battledore and Shuttlecock in the great hall of Badminton house, the seat of the Somerset family in Gloucest

Banishment: A Thorn In Rose’s Side “Election to the Hall of Fame has never been an affirmation of impeccable character, but rather a recognition of extraordinary achievements on the diamond. This is what makes the case of Pete Rose, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, so agonizing.” (Carter) Peter Edward Rose was placed on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list in 1989

Baseball Baseball seems always to have lived more in myth that in history. Children in England and the United States had been playing variants of the game for years such as rounders, one o’ cat, and base. In 1845, some young men in Manhattan organized themselves into the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club and wrote down the rules of the game they were playing. Twenty years later dozens of base

Baseball A college athlete attends a top-notch university to play the sport that he so desires on a full scholarship. The only reason that this student is enrolled in this university is to play this sport and that may well be the only reason that this student got into this school. NCAA (National Collegiate American Association), law states that, “ Any payment, including actual and nece

Baseball Baseball is an integral part of American pop culture. Many Americans grow up with baseball, playing it before they can even count all the bases. It is glorified, taught, and fed to us. When we play baseball, we find a respect for the game. The respect we gain from playing it has turned the game into a tradition of American culture. It has formed itself into the business of profe

Baseball And American Pop Culture Baseball is an integral part of American pop culture. Many Americans grow up with baseball, playing it before they can even count all the bases. It is glorified, taught, and fed to us. When we play baseball, we find a respect for the game. The respect we gain from playing it has turned the game into a tradition of American culture. It has formed itself i

Baseball Blues Baseball Blues Baseball has always been America’s past time. As well as other sports, it has been a big factor in keeping this country together through difficult times. In truth though, baseball has undergone many problems and issues, such as the recent strikes which is making fans angry, and the salaries of players and spending limits of curtain teams. Strikes are

Baseball Salary Cap Keep your Cap On or Off! In 1993, baseball attendance records surpassed 70 million, breaking the old record by 24 percent (Costas, 18). Yet in 1994 mid way through the season, the Players Union decided to go on strike over threats made by team owners of a salary cap. The strike lasted 234 days, lost 800 million dollars, and resulted in the cancellation of the Wor

Baseball Vs. Football Baseball Vs. Football Baseball vs. Football: Which Is The True American Pastime' In today’s world of big time professional sports there are the two major players and they are football represented by the National Football League (NFL) and baseball represented by Major League Baseball (MLB). Now there are other sports that the American public enjoys watching, howev

Basketball BASKETBALL Basketball is one of thr most widley played and watched sports in the world. Neighborhood groups play basketball on playgrounds and in back yards. Orgabized teams play in elementry school, high school, and commmunity gyms. Skilled college and professional players attract crowds that pack huge stadiums. The

Bball Game The UNI Men’s Basketball Game (Creighton 65 -- UNI 52) On Wednesday December 6th I attended a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game between the Creighton Jays and Northern Iowa Panthers inside the Cedar Falls dome. I had never been to a basketball game in the UNI-Dome before so I didn’t really know what to expect. It kind of worked out though, when you told

Botanical Gardens Botanical Gardens: In the Fern Room Ever need a great place to think in order to get away from the every day city life' Well go to a great in door garden at Botanical Gardens called the Fern Room; a completely sunken grotto twenty-eight feet in the ground, with only a flat glass roof at ground level. The circular wooden floor when entering the

Bear Bryant Bear Bryant described himself as nothing but a winner long before he broke the record which made him college football’s winningest coach. After hearing the facts on the Bear’s coaching career, I believe that you’ll agree with me that he is the greatest college football coach of all-time. Many of people have wondered how Paul Bryant got his nickname the Bear. In his younger

Bike For Your Life Countless times I’ve stood over my red and white K2 mountain-bike at the top peak of a mountain. Staring in awe of the miles of downhill trail that lay in front of me. It must be something about the crisp cold air that that you can’t seem to inhale enough of, or the rush of adrenaline that I know will come over me when I race down the root and rock infested deer trails

Black Sox Baseball Scandal The Black Sox Baseball Scandal Baseball had boomed early in the 1900’s. The World Series had finally gotten big among spectators and was drawing a big crowd. Baseball had finally reached the point that they were hoping in the late teens. It seemed like nothing could stunt its growth, that is until one of the greatest events in baseball was controlled by m