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Time to Legalize Sports Gambling in the U.S.
(Hamilton, Bermuda) — As New Jersey continues to figure out how to proceed with plans to implement sports betting, people stream in and out of a Hamilton, Bermuda sports betting store front under a...
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Raise Awareness about Childhood Obesity This Month!
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month was created to fight this negative trend in our next generation’s health. COAM embodies the principle “Think globally; act locally.” Taken from the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF...
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Age, Ability, and the Quest for Victory in Youth Sports: Lessons in Ethics
As I began this analysis of youth sports and the prohibitions it puts on participants in terms of age, and in one extreme instance, in terms of ability, I reflected on my experiences in youth sports....
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USOC Adds Sexual Orientation to Non-Discrimination Policy Ahead of Sochi 2014
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has revised its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation, a move that has been interpreted as a reaction to Russian anti-gay laws which are...
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Washington ‘Redskins’ Debate Rages on, and on, and on
The whole issue over whether the Washington football team’s name, “Redskins,” is offensive and should be changed continues to ignite debate. The latest talking head to weigh in on the use of the word...
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Doctoral Teaching Assistantships at Academy Offer Leg Up in Sports Career
Working on major research grants in the Human Performance Lab. Teaching physical education and scholastic sport overseas in Malaysia. Rubbing elbows with visiting sports leaders from across the world....
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Putin One Clever Guy on Gay Rights
It has been just over four months since Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a measure that purports to ban “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations” to those under 18. In the West,...
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World Cup Won’t Be Hosted While Qatar Improves Worker Relations
Stating that Qatar 2022 will be “an amazing World Cup,” FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter emphasized that “out of respect for the Olympic Games,” the 2022 World Cup will not be hosted in January or...
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Nelson Mandela Used Sports To Heal a Racially Divided South Africa
The history books seldom, if at all, mention Nelson Mandela with sports. However, Charles P. Korr, a history professor emeritus at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the co-author of “More Than...
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Well-being of Jameis Winston, Accuser Take Back Seat to Florida State’s...
They came jogging up in jorts and body paint, giddy and opportunistic, ready to turn a legal decision into a football tailgate. Six shirtless guys arrived outside the Leon County Courthouse Thursday...
View ArticleTokyo 2020 President claims he does not speak English because it is the...
The 65-year-old, a close ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replaces Naoki Inose, who resigned in December over a financial scandal. “I will make Tokyo the world’s number one city,” Masuzoe told...
View ArticleLaureus World Sports Academy
I am extremely excited to hear that the United Nations has approved an official day to celebrate the power of sport to promote peace and unity. This is an important milestone for me and my colleagues...
View ArticleSebastian Coe: Success of Winter Games can only be judged over next decade
The plane home from the Winter Olympics arcs out over the coast of Sochi, framed by snow-covered mountains on a cloudless, 15-degree day, I guess those characteristics alone meant these Games were...
View Article14 Lacrosse Players Disciplined for “Cracksgiving” Costume
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Fourteen members of the Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team will be disciplined for dressing up as Native Americans at a November party known as “Cracksgiving” held in an off-campus...
View ArticleAustralia appoints new Sports Minister
Sussan Ley has been appointed as the new Sports Minister in Tony Abbott’s Australian Government. Her appointment comes as Prime Minister Abbott conducts a cabinet reshuffle ahead of the New Year which...
View ArticlePound and Sealy given top recognition in New Year’s Honours lists
Richard Pound and Austin Sealy, two of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s longest-serving members, have both been recognized in New Year’s Honours lists. The 72-year-old Pound, a member of the...
View ArticleBorland’s Retirement at This Point Hard to Understand
Push comes to shove, it’s his choice. Absolutely and unequivocally, Chris Borland had the right to choose against an NFL career and opt for something else, anything else as a vocational path. I don’t...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Nothing … Or a Real Concern?
While specialization in a particular sport and arm injuries of youth baseball players have become hot topics in the discussion on youth sport, the most recent health-related headlines belong to the...
View ArticleIndiana Religious-Objections Law Has Real Consensus
For those of us who are following the news we are continuing to see concern raised from state leaders, corporate leaders and sport leaders and coaches regarding and concerning the Religious-Objections...
View ArticleMore Coverage Must Be Given to Human Rights Issues When Country Hosts Major...
Greater coverage must be given to human rights concerns around the world, a report designed to coincide with Rio 2016 One Year To Go celebrations has proclaimed. The report was conducted by researchers...
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