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The Transformation Of Basketball: Some History, Richard C. Crepeau
The Transformation Of Basketball: Some History, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
With the NCAA tournament paying its first visit to Orlando, it’s striking to reflect on how much basketball has changed over the past half-century. I was reminded of this twice in the last two months with the death of Henry Iba and Don Barksdale.
The Mighty Ducks And The Marketing Of Sports Merchandise, Richard C. Crepeau
The Mighty Ducks And The Marketing Of Sports Merchandise, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Michael Eisner, the latest gentleman sportsman of our time, announced this week that the new Disney entry in the National Hockey League would be named after a film, and be called "The Mighty Ducks" of Anaheim. They will play in a facility called The Pond. And so with one sweep of his sleazy pen Eisner has degraded hockey and infringed on a fifty-year-old baseball cliche. "Ducks on the Pond" will never again sound the same.
Martina Navratilova - Jennifer Capriati - Connors And Mcenroe, Richard C. Crepeau
Martina Navratilova - Jennifer Capriati - Connors And Mcenroe, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
This past weekend in one of those nameless faceless tennis tournaments that no one pays much attention to, Martina Navratilova made tennis history by becoming the oldest player to ever defeat a number one ranked player. At age 36 years, 3 months and 29 days, Martina beat the 19 year old Monica Seles in three sets, winning a third set tie breaker. This match ended Seles' winning streak at 34 matches.
Nba Referees - Si Swimsuit Issue, Richard C. Crepeau
Nba Referees - Si Swimsuit Issue, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Two unrelated subjects receive attention here today: men in stripped shirts and women in swimsuits.
Marge Schott Racial Slurs - The African American Athlete, Richard C. Crepeau
Marge Schott Racial Slurs - The African American Athlete, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The word police have caught up with Marge Schott. Major league baseball has completed the investigation of charges that Marge used racial and ethnic slurs like Richard Nixon used expletives. And so she must be punished.
Nfl And Nflpa Labor Peace?, Richard C. Crepeau
Nfl And Nflpa Labor Peace?, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
A week ago the National Football League and the NFL Players Association reached an agreement on a new seven year contract, marking the end of a labor dispute that goes back to the twenty four day strike of 1987. The settlement was reached three weeks after an apparent agreement had broken down, and four months after a federal jury in Minneapolis had ruled Plan-B free agency to be in violation of anti-trust laws. Following that decision Judge David Doty urged both parties to arrive at a settlement of their dispute, telling them that he would impose a settlement if necessary.
Nhl Expansion: Miami And Disneyland - The Woes Of The Lightning, Richard C. Crepeau
Nhl Expansion: Miami And Disneyland - The Woes Of The Lightning, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Three weeks ago the National Hockey League announced at the their winter meetings in Anaheim that they were expanding again, this time adding teams in Miami and Disneyland, While the addition of the Wayne Huizenga's Blockbuster video money is an important coup for the league, it pales next to the addition of the Disney Company as a franchise owner.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers And The "Curse Of Doug Williams", Richard C. Crepeau
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers And The "Curse Of Doug Williams", Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
With the end of the National Football League's regular season, we have come to the end of another season of despair for the Tampa Bay Bucs. New levels of futility were achieved as the Bucs turned in their tenth consecutive season in which they have lost at least ten games. And the Bucs don't just lose, they lose in new and creative ways. This is a team of legendary incompetence, whose poor performance over a sustained period of time is earning them a special place in the history of the NFL.
The Ten Days Of Christmas: Tv Sports, Richard C. Crepeau
The Ten Days Of Christmas: Tv Sports, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The Twelve Days of Christmas we don't have, but we do have ten days of Christmas from December 25 through January 3 during which television offers a mind-boggling array of football, basketball(professional and college), and hockey. Sports television in the late 20th century may have spawned an entirely new concept of the days of Christmas.
Sports Books For Christmas, Richard C. Crepeau
Sports Books For Christmas, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
With but a week until Christmas the time seems right for some last minute gift suggestions for the sportsmen and sportswomen on your Christmas list. As usual baseball books dominate the list from this past year, as baseball remains the most written about sport in America.
Shaq: The Latest Impact Player, Richard C. Crepeau
Shaq: The Latest Impact Player, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
They are called impact players. The kind of player who can come into a league and make an immediate impact on a team, and even on a league. They are few and far between. The Orlando Magic has one. At 7'1" and around 300 pounds he is what Al McGuire termed an aircraft carrier, and Dick Vitale calls a space eater. Either description will do. He is Shaquille O'Neal. The Shaq.
Red Barber, Richard C. Crepeau
Red Barber, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Two weeks ago "Red" Barber died in Tallahassee. Since 1981 Barber has been a familiar voice on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. Each Friday morning at 7:35 "Red" sitting in his home in Tallahassee had a warm and interesting conversation with Bob Edwards, the Colonel. He would talk about the sports of the week, his recollections of sports past, and very often the state of his garden and the foliage of Tallahassee.
Toronto: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Richard C. Crepeau
Toronto: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Sunday morning Radio Canada was playing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" while the Blue Jay announcers could be heard calling the last play of the World Series. It has been an historic World Series: The first outside the United States and the first won by a team based in Canada. And Pat "North of the" Borders was named MVP. Catchers in fact figured heavily in the course of this series.
Canadian Baseball: A Bit Of History, Richard C. Crepeau
Canadian Baseball: A Bit Of History, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Last Saturday in Atlanta when the Canadian national anthem was sung before the start of the World Series, history was made. Never before had a team from outside the United States participated in the World Series. Tuesday for the first time a World Series game was played outside the United States.
Baseball Playoffs: Atlanta And Toronto Move On, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Playoffs: Atlanta And Toronto Move On, Richard C. Crepeau
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Most of Wednesday it looked as though it would be the year of the bridesmaids in the World Series. But not quite. Francisco Cabrerra and Jose Lind saw to that. Lind's error extended the ninth inning, and Cabrerra's single ended it. Facing certain defeat the Atlanta Braves scored three runs to win 3-2 and the Pirates remain bridesmaids for the third consecutive year. Earlier in the day Toronto got a major monkey off its back by eliminating the Oakland A's.
Nfl After Four Weeks - Nfl In Court - Fay Vincent Resigns As Comish- And More, Richard C. Crepeau
Nfl After Four Weeks - Nfl In Court - Fay Vincent Resigns As Comish- And More, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Four weeks into the new National Football League season and already there are a number of surprises. First and foremost among them is the performance of the 3-1 Tampa Bay Bucs, who last Sunday won their first road game after 15 straight losses. The much maligned Sam Wyche seems to have his team going fairly well so far, especially the previously disappointing Vinny Testaverde, who seemed to be suffering from secondary illiteracy until the last few weeks. Before you go out and buy playoff tickets, or even a pair of orange pants, you might note that the Bucs victims are …
Motivating Athletes: Tampons At Catholic University And Bull Castration At Mississippi St., Richard C. Crepeau
Motivating Athletes: Tampons At Catholic University And Bull Castration At Mississippi St., Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Probably the most famous halftime speech ever given was the Knute Rockne, "Win One for the Gipper" classic, which many of us have seen delivered by Pat O'Brien in "The Knute Rockne Story." It is remembered as well because the Gipper was played by the somnambulant President of the United States who incessantly evoked its memory for whatever feeble cause he was pushing. As motivational speeches go this one has no peer.
Nfl: Some Labor History, Richard C. Crepeau
Nfl: Some Labor History, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Over the past three months an antitrust suit was before a jury of eight women in a Minneapolis Federal Court. Eight players brought suit against the National Football League claiming that the Plan B free agency system was illegal.The verdict rendered last week ruled Plan B too restrictive and awarded four of the players considerable damages, while leaving the NFL to pay the legal fees for both sides. These fees are in excess of $10M. Other matters of free agency arising from the decision are yet to be ruled upon by the judge.
Baseball Stadiums: Tiger Stadium, Atlanta, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Stadiums: Tiger Stadium, Atlanta, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Philip Lowry chose the title Green Cathedrals for his book on the baseball parks of America because of the religious devotion that baseball fans seem to bring to the sport, and the majesty of many of these parks, especially the older ones. Over the past summer my wife and I had the good fortune to visit three parks, representing three distinctly different eras in baseball history.
Baseball Commissioner, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Commissioner, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
As I record this piece the baseball owners are meeting in Chicago to decide the future of Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent. He has been under fire for several months now. The immediate issues are Mr. Vincent's use of his powers to force a realignment, an attempt he abandoned earlier this week, and his renewed challenge to the power of the superstations like WGN and TBS. Some owners see the Commissioner as too friendly to the players and would like to remove him so that they could fly headlong into a struggle to the death with the MLBPA. They would reopen …
The Olympics And Performance Enhancement, Richard C. Crepeau
The Olympics And Performance Enhancement, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
As has been the custom over the last several decades the Olympic games, and the trials, were plagued by drug scandals and disqualifications. Throw in a few accusations of illegal substance use and you have the international athletics scene in a nutshell. Three British athletes were sent home for drug violations which occurred before the games, a Chinese woman volleyball player and a Russian woman marathon runner were disqualified for use of stimulants, two Americans, a male hammer thrower and a female shot putter were disqualified for use of anabolic steroids, and countless others were disqualified before the games began. …
Baseball Stadiums:Wrigley Field, Tiger Stadium, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Stadiums:Wrigley Field, Tiger Stadium, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It is clear why Philip Lowry chose the title Green Cathedrals for his book on the ball parks of America. Over the past two years I have had the good fortune to visit five of them representing three distinctly different eras in baseball history.
Pat Williams Magician- St. Petersburg Giants - Nbc's Final Olympic Overkill, Richard C. Crepeau
Pat Williams Magician- St. Petersburg Giants - Nbc's Final Olympic Overkill, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
There is Magic. There is the Orlando Magic. And now there is the Magician. Pat Williams has clearly earned that title for his latest prestidigitation. I don't know anyone who thought that Williams could pull off the signing of Shaquille O'Neal prior to the deadline to match the offer sheet that Dallas had tendered to Stanley Roberts. Certainly the fact that Rich DeVoss was willing to shell out $40M to get the deal done, and then turn around and cough up another $15M of pocket change for Stanley, made Pat's job a little easier. But nonetheless, Pat Williams has achieved …
Hall Of Fame Inductions: Cooperstown And Akron, Richard C. Crepeau
Hall Of Fame Inductions: Cooperstown And Akron, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Three weeks ago in the middle of the Olympics two sports conducted their Hall of Fame ceremonies. On Saturday August 1, the NFL held its ceremonies at Canton, Ohio, and on Sunday August 2, Major League Baseball held its ceremonies at Cooperstown.
Olympic Sponsorship:Theme And Variation, Richard C. Crepeau
Olympic Sponsorship:Theme And Variation, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It is enlightening to page through the "Olympic Preview" issue of Sports Illustrated. The photos are beautiful, but the advertising is clearly the central feature. Not unlike the Olympic Games themselves.
Olympics In Barcelona: Up Close And Personal, Richard C. Crepeau
Olympics In Barcelona: Up Close And Personal, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The 1992 Summer Olympics from Barcelona is less than a week old and already I am irritated by any number of things, but especially by NBC. Those who chart such things tell us that NBC will provide 161 hours of mostly taped coverage of the XXVth Olympiad. What they don't tell us is that of these 161 hours, approximately 10 minutes of each hour contains actual event coverage. The other 50 minutes of the hour are filled with commercials from every major U.S. corporation featuring Olympic athletes past and present; promotional spots for NBC programming; endless carping about the personal …
Wimbledon - Baseball At Mid-Season, Richard C. Crepeau
Wimbledon - Baseball At Mid-Season, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The world's oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament is heading into its final weekend. Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon go back over a century, and the royal trappings surrounding this tournament are enough to make a tennis millionaire feel right at home. One suspects however that this year Lady Diana will not make her usual appearance in the Royal Box at Centre Court, with most of the love having gone out of her game.
"A League Of Their Own", Richard C. Crepeau
"A League Of Their Own", Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It may come as a surprise to some that "A League of Their Own," the new motion picture starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna, is based on fact. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League(AAGPBL) was founded in 1943 by Philip Wrigley, with the encouragement of Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck.
Expansion In Professional Sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Expansion In Professional Sports, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The big news in Florida sports last week was expansion. The Florida Marlins sent two farm teams onto the field for the first time, and the dreams of future glory were put into motion. Also the Tampa Bay Lightning began stocking its roster, first with the castoffs of other teams, and then in the entry draft. The big news this week in Orlando was the drafting of Shaquille O'Neal, finally.
The Beauty Of The Athleticism In The Nba And The Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau
The Beauty Of The Athleticism In The Nba And The Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Two or three decades ago there was a joke that circulated about a kindergarten teacher who asked the children if they knew the four seasons of the year. An eager young boy waved his hand, and shouted the answer: Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey. That cute little joke has lost all of its meaning in this, the last decade of the 20th century.