Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Institution
Keyword
Publication Year
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 2671 - 2700 of 3746

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Bud Selig's Bad Faith, Richard C. Crepeau Jun 2005

Bud Selig's Bad Faith, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I would like to reflect a bit on the dis-ingenuousness of one Allen H. "Bud" Selig, Commissioner of Baseball and Supreme Potentate of Dissemblers. Having accrued most of the power in baseball unto himself over the past several years, "Bud" has shown, at times, some insight and leadership only ultimately to disappoint.

Go to article

In Memory Of George Mikan, Richard C. Crepeau Jun 2005

In Memory Of George Mikan, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

He made the number 99 on his jersey famous decades before Wayne Gretzky wore it on his hockey sweater. George Mikan, the 6'10" center of the Minneapolis Lakers died on Thursday at the age of 80. He was the first big man in professional basketball, the first in college basketball, and he was a key reason the NBA succeeded when other leagues had failed. Leonard Koppett in his history of the NBA called the first eight years of league existence the "The Mikan Era." That is certainly how I remember those years as a boy in Minneapolis.

Go to article

The Death Of Pat Tillman, Richard C. Crepeau Jun 2005

The Death Of Pat Tillman, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks, the world of sport has been touched by the world of politics in a number of ways. Politics and sport are often mixed and when they are, the results can be at once unfortunate, distressing, and sometimes appalling. Certainly, the House of Representatives' hearings on steroids come to mind in this context.

Go to article

Athletic Training And Sports Psychology: A Survey Of Texas High School Athletic Trainers, Sheridan Melson Jun 2005

Athletic Training And Sports Psychology: A Survey Of Texas High School Athletic Trainers, Sheridan Melson

Graduate Theses

As a result of their role in the athletes’ recovery, athletic trainers should have an understanding of the many aspects involved in the psychological effect of an injury, and how to assist an athlete in their psychological recovery. This includes the components of injury, factors affecting recovery, psychosocial intervention strategies, counseling, and referral. The purpose of this study was to survey licensed athletic trainers in Texas 5 A high schools relating to psychological issues and psychological techniques used in treating and rehabilitating injured athletes. 180 surveys were returned from 128 (51%) out of 250 Texas 5A high schools. Athletic trainers …

Go to article

Changes For Manchester United, Richard C. Crepeau May 2005

Changes For Manchester United, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is nothing more delightful for an American of a certain perverse persuasion than to watch the Brits get their knickers all twisted up over something as silly as the sale of Manchester United to some little billionaire twit from the dismal swamps of Florida. It has been a wonderful several weeks to watch the spectacle of hysteria over such a trivial matter as this.

Go to article

The Proposed Nba Age Limit, Richard C. Crepeau May 2005

The Proposed Nba Age Limit, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Open Letter to Mr. David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association

Go to article

Spartan Daily, May 17, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications May 2005

Spartan Daily, May 17, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 124, Issue 71

Go to article

A Vintage Derby Day Column From 2001, Richard C. Crepeau May 2005

A Vintage Derby Day Column From 2001, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This column was originally published in 2001. A friend who is Louisville born and bred and has lived in Florida for nearly 30 years, about as long as I have, sent me this e-mail less than an hour before this year's Kentucky Derby.

Go to article

Congress, Mcgwire, And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2005

Congress, Mcgwire, And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For those of us who spent a significant part of our professional time and energy in the study of the 1950s, the current hysteria over steroids in the House of Representatives evokes definite historical memories. For some of us it even recalls memories of childhood when "Point of Order Mr. Chairman" was shouted across the schoolyard. This is not to equate the hearings of the House Committee on steroids in baseball, with Sen. Joseph McCarthy's hearings on Communists in government. It is however meant to draw some parallels and raise some questions.

Go to article

Columbia Chronicle (03/21/2005), Columbia College Chicago Mar 2005

Columbia Chronicle (03/21/2005), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle (student newspaper)

Student newspaper from March 21, 2005 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 42 pages and is listed as Volume 39, Number 21. Cover story: "Generation gap widening at Columbia" Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Greiner

Go to article

John Chaney, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2005

John Chaney, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past week I have been looking for the time to write about the incident involving John Chaney. I have also been thinking about the incident and trying to clarify my thoughts on the matter. The more I think and the more time passes I find myself with less clarity, rather than more clarity on the matter.

Go to article

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 48, March 3, 2005 Mar 2005

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 48, March 3, 2005

Central Florida Future

Support grows for mandatory health insurance; AIDS a growing threat to blacks; Riding a green wave; Black journalist speaks on desegregation then now; Diversity source of strength for Senate.

Go to article

The Examination Of Change Management Using Qualitative Methods: A Case Industry Approach, Aaron C.T. Smith, Daniel M. Evans, Hans M. Westerbeek Mar 2005

The Examination Of Change Management Using Qualitative Methods: A Case Industry Approach, Aaron C.T. Smith, Daniel M. Evans, Hans M. Westerbeek

The Qualitative Report

Despite the number of theories explaining the nature and antecedents of change, there is no consensus on a universally applicable model. Competing theories have been tested using deductive methods focusing on hypothesis testing. This study has utilized qualitative methods for collecting data within the sport industry to provide an initial understanding of change within that case industry Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 sport managers across Australian National and State Sporting Organizations and clubs participating in national league competitions. Interviews were transcribed and coded in a grounded interpretation culminating in a typology of change types. Results highlighted that Australian sport …

Go to article

The Nhl's Lost Season, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2005

The Nhl's Lost Season, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As demonstrated yesterday with the sad attempt to resurrect the hockey season, the differences between owners and players is greater than a few million dollars of salary cap or the personalities of Gary Bettman and Bob Goodenow. As usual the press oversimplified things and any number of people, including Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, fell for their lazy analysis. This is a war, not a collective bargaining process.

Go to article

Canseco And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2005

Canseco And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The appearance by Jose Canseco on CBS's "Sixty Minutes," and the publication of his book Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big has called forth another round of hypocrisy in the official and unofficial world of baseball. It is difficult to determine any winner in the hypocrisy sweepstakes, as the competition is stiff.

Go to article

Million Dollar Baby (Spoiler Warning!), Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2005

Million Dollar Baby (Spoiler Warning!), Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I will start today with a warning, something that perhaps I should do more often. The subject today is the film "Million Dollar Baby." If you have not seen the film and intend to see it you may want to stop reading now. Reading this will reveal things you don't want to know before you see the film.

Go to article

Max Schmeling, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2005

Max Schmeling, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The death of Max Schmeling on Friday has been much commented upon over the past few days. I take this to be a recognition of the significance of this man and the memories he evokes around the world. For Americans these memories center on his relationship, both personal and athletic, with Joe Louis.

Go to article

Super Bowl Hype, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2005

Super Bowl Hype, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale once claimed that if Jesus were alive today he would be at the Super Bowl.

Go to article

Wright State University Softball Media Guide 2005, Wright State University Athletics Feb 2005

Wright State University Softball Media Guide 2005, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide for Wright State University's 2005 softball team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

Go to article

A Fall Classic? Assessing The Economic Impact Of The World Series, Victor Matheson, Robert Baade Feb 2005

A Fall Classic? Assessing The Economic Impact Of The World Series, Victor Matheson, Robert Baade

Economics Department Working Papers

An empirical analysis of the economic impact of the Major League Baseball’s postseason on host-city economies from 1972-2001 suggests that any economic benefits from the playoff are small or non-existent. An examination of 129 playoff series finds that any increase ineconomic growth as a result of the post-season is not statistically significantly different than zero and that a best guess of the economic impact is $6.8 million per home game. As a general method of economic development, public support of a baseball team’s attempt to reach the World Series should be seen as a gamble at best.

Go to article

The Australian Open, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2005

The Australian Open, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is the week before the week before the Super Bowl. The beauty of the week is that there is no football, a relief after the emotional roller coaster of the three weeks of playoff football, ten games played at an intensity level worthy of brain surgery. It is a perfect time for a change of pace; the perfect time for a little tennis. Thus the Australian Open, the first grand slam event of the year, this year celebrating its 100th Anniversary.

Go to article

Sport And War Don't Mix, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2005

Sport And War Don't Mix, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Army-Navy football game this year opened when the President of the United States tossed a coin brought in from Fallujah for the ceremony. Much to my surprise there was little comment on the coin, or the story of what led to it being chosen for such an honor. Clearly what we have here is another mixing of the idols of war and the idols of the playing field, a potent mix in many quarters. Teddy Roosevelt found football appealing as a candidate to serve as James' "Moral Equivalent of War," as have many others over the past century. He …

Go to article

The Ncaa Winter Meetings, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2005

The Ncaa Winter Meetings, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Early January following the conclusion of the money collection phase of college football season comes the time when the NCAA holds its annual meetings. This invariably results in a deluge of unreality from the President of the benighted organization and some futile gestures of reform flowing from the meeting halls. Meanwhile in the corridors and backrooms the real work of protecting and expanding the revenue streams proceeds unimpeded.

Go to article

New Year's Nonsense, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2005

New Year's Nonsense, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the calendar turns over from 2004 to 2005 we are back where we were a year ago with the BCS. Once again the "C" has been removed. At the end of the regular season there were five undefeated college football teams. In the meticulously constructed world of the BCS only two of those five teams played each other in bowl games negating the claim of a national championship although there certainly is a BCS champion.

Go to article

2005 January-August, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics. Jan 2005

2005 January-August, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from January to August of 2005.

Go to article

Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 2005, Wright State University Athletics Jan 2005

Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 2005, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide that features information about the coaches and players of the Wright State University's 2005 Men's Baseball team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

Go to article

Men's Basketball Media Guide 2005-2006, Indiana State University Jan 2005

Men's Basketball Media Guide 2005-2006, Indiana State University

Intercollegiate Athletics

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Football Media Guide 2005, Indiana State University Jan 2005

Football Media Guide 2005, Indiana State University

Intercollegiate Athletics

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Women's Basketball Media Guide 2005-2006, Indiana State University Jan 2005

Women's Basketball Media Guide 2005-2006, Indiana State University

Intercollegiate Athletics

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Baseball And Steroids In The News: How Politicians And Reporters Construct The News, Claudia Kozman Jan 2005

Baseball And Steroids In The News: How Politicians And Reporters Construct The News, Claudia Kozman

LSU Master's Theses

This study is a content analysis of newspaper coverage of baseball and steroids. The data are a random sample from four newspapers: Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Washington Post. The period under study consists of 77 weeks, from April 10th, 2003, to December 9th, 2004. The results supported four hypotheses and negated one. Analysis showed that the issue of baseball and steroids was not institution-driven news; it was the result of governmental action, events outside of government, and local interest. The number of stories rose after governmental action. It also rose after …

Go to article

First Prev Next Last