American football

Texas Hold ‘em. The room was fairly bare other than the table we play on, a small television, and a vast iconic American flag. The small television was tuned to a sports channel, but the volume was obscenely low. They were covering all the week one College football games. Although we could not hear what they were saying we all had our eyes glued to the television. This first week of football was a rough one. My favorite team lost their opening game. This was why I desperately needed a win today. The

This Saturday when the springboks play their opening rugby world cup math between Japan you are bound to see a tall Roberts on the sideline accompanied by dark haired Rene Naylor, During campaigns such as a World Cup, Roberts and Naylor work night and day to heal damaged muscles, joints and ligaments, at least to the extent that the player can make it back onto the field. Roberts and Naylor have been with the Boks for a long time. Naylor, a single mother who grew up on the Cape Flats, started her

Over 15 million Americans attend sporting events every year. Many spectators may falsely assume that they are safe at such events, or that the owner/operators of sporting venues are ensuring their safety and will take responsibility if they are injured. Over the years there has been several reports of fans falling or being hit and being severely injured. But who takes the responsibility for this? Just last week, a construction worker fell 50 feet off the roof into a snow gutter while working on the

The minimum salary for a rookie professional football player is 20,000 dollars more than the president of the United States. The New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes more than 202 times the average teacher in Massachusetts. Brady is not the only player to be paid well, the Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis earned more than 33 times the average salary of a neurosurgeon (Tognotti). Professional athletes do not have a harder job than the president or a neurosurgeon but their salaries are

Alabama football has a bye week and the weekend off, but the fun never stops in the one and only Tuscaloosa! There will be plenty of music, entertainment, and thrills for the kids to fill your Halloween weekend. You do not have to travel to catch a Rocky Horror show, we have one here! On Friday night, the Dexateens will be back in Tuscaloosa to bring the workingman’s blues consisting of high decibels of classic country, garage punk, and mainline folk. Furthermore, due to the success of the entertainment

"If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great. Nothing just happens" - J. J. Watt (A-Z quotes) J.J. Watt is an american football player for the Houston Texans.He was born on March 27 1989 (29 years old). He studied at the University of Wisconsin for life sciences communication. J.J. Watt is a influential advocate of humanitarianism through his actions including Hurricane Harvey relief, the Watt foundation, and his charity softball game. J

“The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.” Orenthal J Simpson: famous football player, father of four, and recent husband of the dead Nicole Brown Simpson. Being in a relationship with Nicole for seven years made outsources conclude/believe that Simpson really did love his wife. However, the reports and phone calls made by Nicole Brown Simpson to the police would say otherwise. The day June 12th, 1994 would haunt

My fictional subject is Jack Brown, age 47, white male, 6ft 7in, and 196lbs. He was all-American boy in his home town of Meiland, NC. He was high school football star quarterback, valedictorian and class president. MR. Brown was raised in a dual family home. His father was Mayor of the town. His mother was the high school biology teacher. They lived well for their means. Jack attended the local community college. He attained his A.A.D and Engineering Degree. After college, Jack decided to enlist

this wasn't always the case. In the early 1800’s, Americans were opposed to sports. Organized sports like the ones that we have today were not common at all. The idea of sports wasn’t even on the radar of most people. In the 1800’s, people believed in things that helped them in the long run. Things that would help them lead more productive lives, more survival traits rather than games. Don’t get me wrong there were games created by the Native Americans, that were later developed into sports.  These

What started as an American Indian substitute for war, is now played for enjoyment and competition all over the world. Lacrosse is the fastest growing college and high school sport in the United States. From 2000 to 2014, women’s college lacrosse has grown 109 percent and men’s college lacrosse has grown 95 percent. It is often called the fastest sport on two feet. Lacrosse is most popular on the East Coast, however, it is gaining popularity in the Western United States and other parts of the