... discussed. To start when I am talking about professional athletes I am speaking of male athletes at the highest level competing in the major north American sports. Therefore I am only discussing the salaries of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Football League (NFL). As far as the definition of what constitutes a salary that ... however she is still the only female to play in one of the four major sports. Another factor is size and body type, for instance in basketball a player in the NBA can be ...

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... in today in sports, most professional teams are changing their look or logo to catch the attention of their fans. For example, in the NBA the New Orleans Hornets are now the Pelicans, and the Charlotte Hornets are now the Bobcats. In the MLB Washington Expos are now the ... is a racial epithet" (Looney 6). Last year, Oregon's Board of Education decided to cut state funding to schools that fail to retire their Native American mascots, while Wisconsin passed a law in 2010 that forces schools to drop race-based mascots if a complaint is filed and the practice is found discriminatory. ... Pr...

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... in some sort of federally funded and privately funded sports activity. Jon Alter, a NBC News contributor, is a strong believer in Title IX. "Many American are learning that the triumph of women's team sports is the result of something called Title IX."" In fact, men have noticed the change in the ... provided themselves as positive role models for the youth of today. As quoted in Business Week, women have "few Leagues of their own."" The American Basketball League was forced to fold after the television networks turned down all offers to broadcast the games. On the other hand, the Nati...

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