When most people hear about Canadian Athletics, the first thing that comes to mind is hockey. Hockey has been a great symbol for our nation but has become so big that Canadians are usually overlooked in other sports. Canadians are very diverse, especially in athletics, which might surprise many peo...

English Speech New Zealand's Athletes figures Twenty metres out from the goal line, the forwards well into attack as the ball is chucked out to the winger who makes a quick burst up the sideline with another lovely pass into space for Damish Puna to run on to and score that brings the score ...

Overpaid Athletes Being a professional athlete comes with many perks that go far beyond the sport itself. Players in the fields of basketball, baseball, hockey, and many more, have been known to make a lot of money. Some probably make more in one year than many of us will ever make in our entire ...

Intimidation and violence have all too frequently been common occurrences in high school and college sports. While journalists report it, and sociologists and psychologists attempt to explain it, it is the athletic-program administrators who are held accountable for sports-violence related incid...

Should Student Athletes be paid? Yes student athletes should be paid. According to USA Today, the NCAA averages more than half a billion dollars a year in revenue, from TV rights to its men's basketball tournament. This amount doesn't include payout from the college football bowl games, w...

by Hunter Golden Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, eight times US champion between 1915 and 1926, thought a woman should admit "that she is a woman and adopt a style of tennis play which will call for all the generalship and strength which she can claim. But not for more." Molla was wrong. Today one wo...

"NUMBER 21112" By Danny Hoyt Imagine this: A child with 4 brothers and 6 sisters, with no dad and not a lot of money. He lives in a run down old trailer park. He has to decide whether to go to school with his friends or play basketball on an organized team. Well, here's h...

One of the biggest examples of prayer at our school is the prayers at school meeting. Everyday at school meeting, a prayer is said by one of the sacristans. These prayers vary from time to time. Some of them reflect on people who need help in making decisions, in regular life, and in the long ter...

Country music and rap music are two totally different musical genres. Despite their musical differences there are some similarities in the concerts and shows the artists put on. There are also many differences between the two. I have attended both types of concerts and seen how two totally differ...

In today's world, the public watch professional sports such as baseball, basketball, football and hockey, as a form of escape from the rigors of everyday life, stress from work, and everyday household environment. Children idolize Allen Iverson, among other athletes, for his prowess in his res...

Men vs. Women There is a commotion in the front hallway at school. You hear yelling and arguing, and backpacks being slammed down. The people standing around watching are being pushed and shoved, and it's obvious there is something bad going on. A young girl runs to find an adult or school o...

Youth and Professional Sports Why do big sports stars make headline news when they do something illegal, but only receive a small block of print when they do something good for the community? Its things like this that make professional athletes bad role-models for youth all round the country. A...

Is Their Justice in Sports? In sports, are both men and women treated equally? Although there were not as many sports for women years ago, now there are more sports in which women can compete. Currently, women are able to compete in as many sports in which men also compete. Although women are ...

More recently than ever on the news we're hearing stories of players receiving serious blows to the head and spine which force them to be carried off on a stretcher. The crowd is silent and players stand on the sidelines with an empty look in their eyes. This is the situation that arises duri...

The word disport, that refers to occupying ones time in an agreeable, entertaining and pleasant fashion, forms the root of the word sport. It is no wonder then that sport, which will be herein used as referring to institutionalized competitive activities where participants exert physical skills, mo...

What is a lie? According to Webster's dictionary a lie is defined as, a falsehood; a false appearance. St. Augustine identified 8 kinds of lies. Mark Twain came up with 869 lies. Most lies fall within three categories, 1st Lies to protect others, or "I love your dress.", 2nd Lies in t...