|
Professional sports must stop tolerating drug use.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
|
It seems to me that professional sports are less than serious about curtailing the use of illegal drugs among athletes. The latest case is that of Eagles offensive tackle Bernard Williams. Williams is lost to the Eagles not because he broke a leg, but because he broke a promise. He tested positive for marijuana for a second time. He was banned for a season; he should be banned for life.
After years of heartache and experience, it is now time for a new attitude about drugs in pro sports. It is time to take drug abuse seriously. If a player has a stronger pull toward drugs than ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
|
Let's be reasonable here: Why the ADA will not ruin professional sports
Magazine article from: Brigham Young University Law Review
; ...people are scared that the world of professional sports is facing a drastic, unwelcome change...addressed the ADA's application to professional sports. Casey Martin, a professional golfer...cases held that the ADA applies to professional sports. Together, these two cases started...
|
|
There's no "I" in "league": professional sports leagues and the single entity defense.
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review
; TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES ARE SINGLE ENTITIES IN MATTERS...Framework for Single Entity Analysis B. Professional Sports Leagues Are Single Entities in Nonlabor...Exists among All Franchises in a Professional Sports League 2. The Economic Realities...
|
|
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CLIFF STEARNS (R-FL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CLIFF STEARNS (R-FL) HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE ON STEROIDS TESTING IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service
; ...STEROIDS TESTING IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS APRIL 26, 2005...performance-enhancing drugs such as illegal...the integrity of professional sports. Illegal steroids...performance-enhancing drugs allow users, both...our world-class professional sports leagues. For example...We ...
|
|
My Happy Adieu to Professional Sports; After years of covering million-dollar players, I longed for athletes with more heart, less attitude.
Magazine article from: Newsweek
; ...I also don't spend much time in professional-sports arenas anymore, and I don't miss...combination that says it all about professional sports in America. Those episodes made...sportswriter, I no longer cover professional sports. I have sat courtside in Detroit...
|
|
Professional sports industry adds more to Utah economy than readily meets the eye
Magazine article from: The Enterprise
; ...economists studying this issue, is that professional sports generally have little, if any positive...sports franchisees disagree, saying professional sports have a significant and positive...regarding the economic impact of professional sports teams on major U.S. cities. The...
|
|
Root, root, root for the home team ... if they haven't skipped town yet.(professional sports teams)
Newspaper article from: Nation's Cities Weekly
; ...subsidize stadiums and arenas for professional sports teams, said Joseph Bast, President...millions of dollars to bid away a professional sports team from another city. The economic...come to a community along with a professional sports franchise frequently do not materialize...
|
|
The Economic Consequences of Professional Sports Strikes and Lockouts.
Magazine article from: Southern Economic Journal
; ...lockout as well as the viability of professional sports as engines of economic growth in...refute the idea that attracting professional sports franchises represents a viable economic...natural experiment on the effects of professional sports on local economic development. If...
|
|
Boise, Idaho, Is Home to Two Professional Sports Teams.(Originated from Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...series documenting the growth of professional sports in Boise. Next week, we'll look...two years to accommodate two new professional sports franchises -- minor league hockey...the nation's hottest sports towns. Professional sports are a growing business, with expansion...
|
 "Naperville Sun, The (IL)")
|
Chicago suburbs no stranger to professional sports
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL)
; ...No one has said the words "major professional sports" and the "Chicago suburbs" with...in recent memory to get a major professional sports team out to the suburbs. The Fire...s temporary move to Naperville, professional sports in the suburbs has stayed, for the...
|
|
Professional sports franchises amortizable under Sec. 197.
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser
; ...197(e)(6) specifically excluded professional sports franchises and any item acquired...recovery period under Sec. 197 to professional sports franchises and any intangible acquired...Implications Because the Service viewed the professional sports franchise and associated media ...
|
For more facts and information,
see all results
Find more facts and information related to the article "Professional sports must stop tolerating drug ..."
