... "the company that owns the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers "and Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals. Each case involved a professional athlete seeking damages against another for actions committed away from the field of play, causing significant physical harm. While in court, both plaintiffs relied upon the principle of "respondeat superior- to hold the owners of the franchises partly responsible for the tort ... . In fact, the purpose of some of some contact sports is to withstand the violence being inflicted in order to rise above the competition. On February 21, 2000, the National Hockey Leagues' ...

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... ;are valued equally. On many campuses money, equipment, and facilities have traditionally been allotted to football and basketball at the expense of less visible sports such as swimming, tennis, and field hockey. Men's sports have been given a disproportionate amount of support, and "winning- teams and coaches have been compensated accordingly. In fact, according to Sue M. Durrant, until recently it was not unusual ... ...

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