Mike Tyson -- A Life of Constant Highs and Lows
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This 14 page report discusses boxer Mike Tyson. In the late 1980s, reporters called him the “new young tiger,” “an orphaned street robber found handcuffed to a reform-school radiator,” a “square, two -fisted hulk with a short man’s proclivity for uppercuts,” and the “undefeated young barbarian.” In 1992, he was sentenced to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape. He was released saying his life was changed but was imprisoned again in 1999 after the assault of two men following a traffic accident. His life had been a remarkable series of great accomplishments and dismal disasters. He has conquered many barriers and remained locked behind others. And yet, there are still those who believe he may be or may have been the greatest fighter of the 20th century. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWmikety.wps

NASCAR / History
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In 5 pages the author discusses the history of NASCAR. NASCAR is a sport that has many fans across the nation. It is more than just a sport; it is a national pastime. NASCAR is stock car racing. The prizes are quite large. The crowds are enthusiastic. It is not only a sport that men enjoy. There are women fans and women that race, as well. It is a sport that is filled with thrills and chills, as motor cars race around the track and attempt to beat their competitors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PCnascar.doc

Negro League Baseball
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An 18 page paper which examines the effects of Negro league baseball on the African-American community, on the players themselves, and on the white community. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TGnegbb.rtf

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Their Alteration of the Baseball Playing Field
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In seven pages this paper analyzes the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball and how they have forever changed the way the game is played. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGbasedrug.rtf

Pro Athletes’ Impact on Today’s Business World
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Pro Athletes’ Impact on Today’s Business World: This 9-page essay discusses professional NBA, NFL and MLB athletes and their impact on productivity and cost in today’s business world. In addition, elements relevant to data collection, cost variance, effective measures, and misplaced blame are examined. Where might the blame lie and can we reasonably expect a return to the exemplary attitudes of America’s sports figure/ role models of yesteryear? Bibliography lists 7 sources. SNAthlet.doc
Filename: SNAthlet.doc

Roger Maris (1934-1985), An Overlooked Baseball Legend
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A 12 page paper which examines the baseball player who, during his 12-year professional career, broke Babe Ruth’s record of 60 games in one season in 1961, but is still not a member of Cooperstown’s Baseball Hall of Fame. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGmaris.rtf

Should Public Money be Used to Subsidize Professional Sports and Sporting Venues?
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This 10 page report discusses the fact that both individuals and city governments who are eager to have a professional sports franchise located in their city list numerous reasons why public dollars should be spent to entice a team to come to town or stay in town -- increased employment opportunities, greater revenue for the city, quality of life considerations for locals, and, of course, civic pride. But the question is whether or not tax dollars should be used to entice teams to locate in a city, build the arena necessary to house the team, or upgrade an arena or park because the team threatens to move elsewhere unless the city does so. In a sense, once the city gets its franchise it is held hostage by it. This paper looks at several sides of the issue. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: BWpubspo.rtf

Sports Agency Law
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This 10 page report discusses the legal role of the professional athlete’s agent and the evolution of sports agency. Negotiation, in any form, is primarily the art of getting another person or organization with an opposing opinion or interest to agree to a new set of criteria or demands. Such is certainly the case in professional athletes’ negotiation with team owners, potential sponsors, or any other entity determined to take advantage of an individual athlete’s skill and/or popularity. As a result, a great deal of legal controversy regarding the role of the agent, appropriate behavior, and legality have all come into the business of professional sports. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWsagent.rtf

Sports Agents
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A 3 page paper. Sports agents have reputations similar to those of lawyers and for good reason. This essay reports the styles of three real sports agents and discuses the potential ethical issues involved as well as the behaviors that must be changed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGsptag.RTF

Sports Stars’ Salaries -- An Absolute Obscenity
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This 6 page report discusses the outrageous amounts of money paid to sports stars. In the ongoing stories of athletes who are multi-millionaires, it is difficvulrt for the “average Joe’ to understand or have much sympathy for somebody who is paid millions of dollars every year to play a game. Of course, the game of professional sports is one of big business and the players serve as a truly unique product in a market with great demand for that product. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWsptpay.rtf

Steroids and Major League Baseball
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A 10 page paper which argues that steroids in professional Major League Baseball is a bad thing. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAsbbno.rtf

Technology in Golf
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This 5 page paper looks at the influence of chemistry and design on the game of golf from the shaft of a club to the tees and balls that the club will hit. The paper also considers 'illegal' golf equipment. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEgolftc.wps