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The Beauty Of The Athleticism In The Nba And The Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau Jun 1992

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.


Nba And Nhl:Success And Failure, Richard C. Crepeau Jun 1992

Nba And Nhl:Success And Failure, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

While watching NBA and NHL playoffs over the past few months I have been struck by the remarkable difference between what has happened to these two professional sports leagues in the last ten to fifteen years. Under the leadership of David Stern the NBA has prospered with Bird and Magic, expanding its presence to what is now approaching world-wide dimensions; while the NHL first with Gretzky and now Lemieux languished with John Zeigler at the helm.


Father's Day Tribute To My Father, Richard C. Crepeau Jun 1992

Father's Day Tribute To My Father, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This week I want to talk about the man who taught me a love of sport, and especially a love of baseball, and who taught me much about life.


Indy 500 - Lyle Alzado And Ed Gantner- Fsu And Uf Bowl Money, Richard C. Crepeau May 1992

Indy 500 - Lyle Alzado And Ed Gantner- Fsu And Uf Bowl Money, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks a number of small items have caught my eye. They are not large enough issues and topics to occupy the entire commentary, so I have been saving them for a chance to dump them all together.


The America's Cup, Richard C. Crepeau May 1992

The America's Cup, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I have a confession to make. I enjoy the America's Cup. I watch it on television. It is neither exciting nor rollicking fun, but I find it interesting, and at times filled with tension. Apparently unlike most sports fans I am not bored by it.


Title Ix, Richard C. Crepeau May 1992

Title Ix, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Twenty years ago Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act made sexual discrimination illegal for any high school district or institution of higher education that received federal aid. This meant that it applied to almost every school in the nation. It also meant that in the area of sport, discrimination against women was illegal. This legislation was opposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the NCAA. At the time of Title IX's passage college athletics for women were under the auspices of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, the AIAW.


Isaac Murphy: A 19th Century African-American Jockey, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 1992

Isaac Murphy: A 19th Century African-American Jockey, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The name Isaac Murphy is not exactly a household word in American Sport, and I suspect even among those who follow horse racing the name is not likely to evoke recognition. But on this day before the Kentucky Derby it might be worth recalling the career of Isaac Murphy.


The Babe: Flim Review, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 1992

The Babe: Flim Review, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

If you like scatological humor, overdone caricature, stupidity masking as innocence, then you might well enjoy The Babe, the over hyped, over promoted new film from Universal Pictures starring John Goodman as the Bambino. If you go to this film in search of the definitive life of George Herman Ruth, as is promised by Director Arthur Hiller and writer-producer John Fusco, you will be greatly disappointed.


Hockey Strike Ends - Arthur Ashe Hiv - Magic Ticket Price Increase, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 1992

Hockey Strike Ends - Arthur Ashe Hiv - Magic Ticket Price Increase, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The last words of last week's commentary were, "This could be a long a one." It wasn't. The Hockey Strike is over, and it was a short one, ten days. Did the Sure-Footed Northern Rink Rat succumb to the call of the Stanley Cup? Or did the owners cave in under the economic pressures of the moment? Who blinked first, the players or the owners?


The National Hockey League Strike, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 1992

The National Hockey League Strike, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For just over a week now something has been happening in sports that has never happened before. In the seventy-five year history of the National Hockey League there has never been a strike. Many thought there never would be.


The Final Four: History And Pressure, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 1992

The Final Four: History And Pressure, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Are you feeling like you have been run over by a truck on the road to the Final Four? Does the road to the Final Four go through your living room? Are you beginning to think that Billy Packer is robosportscaster? Do you have any idea why Curry Kirkpatrick is on the sidelines, or Mike Francesa is in the studio? Do you care? Well, as Dick Vitale says, "It's time to take a T.O. baby."


The World Cup Is Coming To Orlando, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 1992

The World Cup Is Coming To Orlando, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Mark your calendar Orlando, June 17 to July 17, 1994, because those are the dates for the World Cup, and the big big news in Orlando this week was the announcement out of New York that the City Beautiful will play host to at least four first-round games in this premier international sporting event. Congratulations to the city, and thank you to Joanie Schirm and her committee, World Cup Orlando/ Kissimmee/St.Cloud who worked so hard to make this a reality.


The Iditarod: The Last Great Race On Earth -Florida Hs Athletic Assn. Fails, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 1992

The Iditarod: The Last Great Race On Earth -Florida Hs Athletic Assn. Fails, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

With the sun getting warmer, the days getting longer, and the azaleas in bloom, it is clear that spring has arrived in Florida. And so it is a curiosity in these early days of March to read of the exploits of some of the heartiest athletes in the world.


Baseball Salaries And Profits - An Analysis, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 1992

Baseball Salaries And Profits - An Analysis, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

"These modern ballplayers care about nothing but money. They don't care about their team, or their city, or their fans. In my day they were different."


The February Lull In Sport - Sports Gambling, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 1992

The February Lull In Sport - Sports Gambling, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Late February and early March on the sport's scene is a time between, and a time of anticipation. This is especially true if you live in the cold climates, where by this time of year cabin fever has set in, the Super Bowl is over, and the sports in season are biding their time.


The Winter Olympics, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 1992

The Winter Olympics, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

After sixteen days the Winter Olympics in Albertville have ended and like all the previous winter games, these produced their share of great stories, great performances, and disappointments. It's difficult to pick out the highlights, but for me several moments stand out.


The Winter Olympics - Some History, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 1992

The Winter Olympics - Some History, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For nearly two weeks now the Sixteenth Winter Olympics has filled television screens across the world. In the United States CBS and TNT have carried countless hours of competition.


Mike Tyson Case - Sexual Assault And Athletes - Coverups, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 1992

Mike Tyson Case - Sexual Assault And Athletes - Coverups, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This has been a week of compelling sports stories. The NBA All-star game in Orlando produced high drama when Magic Johnson was the MVP and finished the game making three shots from three point range. The sixteenth Winter Olympic Games opened in Albertville, France, against the backdrop of the awesome natural setting of the French Alps.


Howard Cosell Retires: A Tribute - Baseball, Seattle, And Japan, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 1992

Howard Cosell Retires: A Tribute - Baseball, Seattle, And Japan, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

At the end of January Howard Cosell retired from broadcasting. For the most part talking heads come and go without making a major impact, but the retirement of Howard Cosell marks the end of career that transformed sports broadcasting and left a mark on American society.


Super Bowl Disappointment Again - Michelle Akers Ucf And Usa Soccer Superstar, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 1992

Super Bowl Disappointment Again - Michelle Akers Ucf And Usa Soccer Superstar, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was one more of those Super Sundays that seemed to fall short of expectations. But then most have. And more to the point, with all the hype, how could it be any other way?


Thorstein Veblen Explains The Super Bowl, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 1992

Thorstein Veblen Explains The Super Bowl, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Harvard Economist John Kenneth Galbraith once observed that the rich are among the least understood social groups in America. Unlike the poor who are studied intensely, constantly surveyed by social workers and graduate students, the rich have gone largely uncharted. The only real exception to this is to be found in the works of Thorstein Veblen, the Norwegian American economist from Minnesota, who wrote several books on the social habits of the rich, the best known being The Theory of the Leisure Class. It was in this work that Veblen coined those wonderful phrases, "conspicuous consumption," "conspicuous leisure," and …


U.S. Figure Skating Championshiip In Orlando - Ucf Basketball- Nfl Playoffs, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 1992

U.S. Figure Skating Championshiip In Orlando - Ucf Basketball- Nfl Playoffs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Last weekend was one of those wonderful sports weekends when quality, quantity and variety were available to the sports fan in Orlando. Within less than three days I had the good fortune to see the 1992 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, an excellent and competitive college basketball game on the UCF campus, and the NFL conference championships on television. It was a reminder to me that for all the nonsense and crassness on the contemporary sport scene, sport itself still is the thing.


Fung Shui And Sport, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 1992

Fung Shui And Sport, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There really is something drastically different about California, the left coast, la-la land. I spent last week out in lotus land and was treated to the spectacle of an annular eclipse and people all agog over the possibilities for human improvement that such cosmic forces might bring. Solar and planetary alignment seem more important than front-end alignment in the land of the automobile.


Nfl Playoffs Begin - Bowling For Dollars, Big Dollars, Richard C. Crepeau Dec 1991

Nfl Playoffs Begin - Bowling For Dollars, Big Dollars, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Now that Christmas is over and we are headed to the New Year it's time to suit up and get ready to hit the line hard. Tis the season to go bowling, fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis also the season for the National Football League to begin its second season with the opening of the playoffs.


Books For Christmas Gifts, Richard C. Crepeau Dec 1991

Books For Christmas Gifts, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As we head down the homestretch of the Christmas shopping season people are still looking for that perfect gift for that certain someone, as they say on TV. So as a public service I offer my suggestions for the last minute shopper: Sports books of quality for the discriminating sports fan.


Charles K. Mcneil And The Point Spread, Richard C. Crepeau Dec 1991

Charles K. Mcneil And The Point Spread, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Charles K. McNeil is not a name instantly recognized by most sports fans across the nation. But Charles K. McNeil is as significant a person as there is in Sport in America in the 20th Century.


Baseball, Japan, And Pearl Harbor, Richard C. Crepeau Dec 1991

Baseball, Japan, And Pearl Harbor, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As was predicted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt December 7, 1941 was a day that has lived in infamy. Fifty years ago tomorrow the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor drew the United States into World War II.


Pat Dye And The Raincoat Theory Of Education, Richard C. Crepeau Nov 1991

Pat Dye And The Raincoat Theory Of Education, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Several years ago a friend from East Carolina University told me that it was believed that Pat Dye would never leave his position as head football coach at East Carolina because he would never be able to find a university with lower academic standards. But then he did, and so he left for Auburn.


"Magic" Johnson And Hiv, Richard C. Crepeau Nov 1991

"Magic" Johnson And Hiv, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Just over a week ago rumors swept through the media that Ervin "Magic" Johnson was about to retire from professional basketball because he had AIDS. A few hours later Johnson appeared at a press conference to confirm the rumor of his retirement. He said he did not have AIDS, but rather he had tested positive for the HIV virus, a precursor to AIDS. It is a virtual certainty that Johnson will contract AIDS within the next decade. Because he had tested HIV positive, it was determined that medically it would be wise for him to retire from basketball.


Florida High School Athletic Assn. And Transfer Rule - Nfl Malaise, Richard C. Crepeau Nov 1991

Florida High School Athletic Assn. And Transfer Rule - Nfl Malaise, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The Florida High School Activities Association and its board of principals made headlines this past week with one of those decisions that make absolutely no sense to anyone. At Lake Brantley High School the football coach made a decision to add a player to his squad, who although he had attended Lake Brantley High, did not live in the district. He was attending Lake Brantley in order to take advantage of the Emotionally Handicapped Resource program which was not available at the school in his district. This student was on the football team, not because he was a great runner …