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- 371: What Is Basketball Without Mic
- ... has left the NBA, many are speculating on how well his endorsements will do. Experts say that a retired athlete even Jordan can t compete with a guy who s still winning championships. With the sports-marketing business already in a slump, there may be no heirs to Air Jordan (Peyser.) Even though Jordan has left the basketball court, he s not going to leave Hollywood anytime soon. There are plans ... it s hard to imagine the effects that one man can have on the game of basketball, but when you look at our society and how much we tend to focus on athletes in the sports world it s really not that hard at all. Michael Jordan played more than the role of a basketball player. He was a hero, a product endorser, and a corner stone in a major corporation ...
- 372: Michael Jordan
- ... the Indy 500 would make them forget all that has ever gone wrong in their existence. Die hard basketball fans have now lost their chance at the ultimate conquest: seeing Michael Jordan playing basketball. Few sports fans, and people for that matter, would argue that Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In fact, most would say that he was the best to step foot on ... Michael Jordan, what will become of basketball and how will the sport cope with the loss of its most influential star. But that is not what this article is truly about. Leave it to Sports Illustrated to capture the essence of what this man has done for the game. Jack McCallum is not concerned in the least with what may happen to the league, the sport, or any other repercussions ...
- 373: Web Radio
- ... concept is mainly underlined by the concept of Webcasting, or broadcasting station content over the Internet. Online users who visit the Web pages of Webcasting stations can find archived and live audio covering news, business, sports, and many different types of music. (Thomas 38) Although the most prominent reason for the increase in Web radio activity is advancement in related technology, there are multiple other reasons. The key has been the ... thrive alongside mainstream powerhouses. (Internet Radio 1) The biggest fans of Web radio include people who have moved away from an area and like to tune in an Internet site to check the news or sports from their previous home town. Web radio also is popular with people who have exotic musical tastes and want to sample sounds that aren t available from traditional broadcasters in their area. In addition, some ...
- 374: Ford Motor Company
- ... are quotes from various reviews that have been done on the car. Obviously, all of the reviews were positive and Ford uses them to convey the message that the SHO is not only a fast sports car, but is also reasonably priced, and a great family car too. The first quote is from Automobile Magazine. Their quote starts out by talking about how fast the car is and how well it ... as well as their emotional buying behaviors. It's a quality engine that "makes 235 BHP with little strain". The Car and Driver quote concentrates on the fact that the SHO is not only a sports car, but it is also a refined luxury car at a fair price. AutoWeek, on the other hand, is appealing the consumer's concern for safety as well as their love for speed. "Back-road ...
- 375: Living the American Dream
- ... they were born, and only know, at this age, they are starting to realize it. The people that the kids at our school and in other wealthy towns see as living the american dream are sports stars and actors. They are living the dream because they have it all, or so it seems. Even actors and sports stars have their problems. Maybe drug or family, but we hardly ever catch a glimpse at this side. One of the people that I see living the great American dream would have to be Will ...
- 376: Asthma And How Medication Allows For Increased Performance
- ... been difficult to control despite being on different medications such as bronchodilator inhalers, Theophylline pills and Cromolyn. Due to the severity of her asthma, she has had to give up many of her favourite outdoor sports. Christie is very sensitive to pollen and house dust. These items are instrumental in causing asthma attacks. The pollen outdoors is unavoidable, but with the addition of heavy exercises such as soccer, attacks occur much ... doses, an athlete can conquer asthma and reach new heights in his or her performance levels. Exercise is one of the triggers of asthma and this may discourage people with asthma from taking part in sports activities. However, proper treatment will allow most asthmatics, both children and adults, to exercise normally. People with asthma should always carry their medication with them as well as an emergency or attack card with them ...
- 377: When Sponsorship Becomes Too Big A Business
- ... male a comment on that particular issue: Am I the only one who has had enough with all this commercializing on TV?. I know, I know. They tell us all the time on TV that sports events would be minimized, or even non-existing without commercials, but there is a limit to everything. And the limit to this has been reached. Every time tou want to have a good relaxing football ... all over the TV so that it is hard to see the atheletes because of all the billboards. I think it sucks!. Of course the advertizers should have the oppurtunity to show their colors at sports events, but if it was a little but more discrete, it would certainly be a lot more enjoyable to see football games on TV. As we all know, there will be a unimportant sporting event ...
- 378: The Combines Act
- ... economics that the prime motive of professional hockey team owners is profit maximization. The owners argue that their main interest is "for the love of the game," not the financial benefits of owning a professional sports franchise and to avoid government regulations such as the Combines Act (note 1). An article written in 1982 by J.A. Schofield entitled "The Development of First Class Cricket in England," states the behavior of ... that allow for many possibilities usually compromising arguments such as the success of the team at a given year and paid attendance for the team's venue. By explaining the frame work of a professional sports league Jones introduces us to factors that make an organized league function, which seems quite familiar to any other monopolistic markets. Since no team can create any revenue by themselves they must form a coalition ...
- 379: Ernest Hemingway - The Man And
- ... the same type. Whether an ordinary soldier, smuggler or gambler, black man or journalist he is a man scarred by experience. He has always been seriously wounded physically or mentally, either during war, in the sports ring, during his childhood or in the fight for existence. At some time or another something terrible has happened to him, and the memory constantly haunts him. However strong and tough he seems, he is ... to pass on to her son. Unsatisfied with life at home, ( later Hemingway remarked that the best schooling for a writer was an unhappy childhood),Ernest ran away from home twice before finding his love
sports. He participated in boxing, swimming, and football, excelling in all three. His thirst for action was not quenched, however, until he joined the Italian army with the Red Cross. Hemingways service experiences later became ...
- 380: Muhammad Ali
- ... torch and trembled before a crowd screaming Ali'. He then sent the fire soaring high above the stadium to ignite the ceremonial Olympic cauldron. This moment was truly one of the finest ever to many sports fan, considering the tragedy Ali has been through, he still executed the mission as a true champion. Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, KY., on January 17, 1942. He grew up in a ... unmeasurable, he gave all young blacks the hope of a successful life. They all knew Ali dropped out of school, but still made it. They also knew Ali became one of the greatest success in sports. He helped to get young black people light when all there was were black clouds. He helped young blacks' eyes shine brighter than the sun, when their eyes were full of tears and fears. Ali ...
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