Sports in America"A comprehensive, controversial examination of sports as a major force in American life." Los Angeles Times There is a crisis in American sports, and it's getting worse. Drugs, violence, and the corrupting effects of money and fame. Even before these problems made national headlines, master writer James A. Michener was growing concerned about the state of sports in America. Only Michener could tackle a subject so big and leave us amazed and apalled by what we've learned, yet still loving the games we grew up on. |
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... graduated . To maintain their eligibility , they had been encouraged to take Mickey Mouse courses of no possible substance which enabled them to get B grades but which did not count toward graduation credits in their major fields . They ...
... graduated . To maintain their eligibility , they had been encouraged to take Mickey Mouse courses of no possible substance which enabled them to get B grades but which did not count toward graduation credits in their major fields . They ...
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... graduated ; of the 43 blacks , only 46.5 percent had done so . Those black athletes who were admitted to one ... graduating as the black athletes who entered with satisfactory prediction scores . Black athletes also commented that ...
... graduated ; of the 43 blacks , only 46.5 percent had done so . Those black athletes who were admitted to one ... graduating as the black athletes who entered with satisfactory prediction scores . Black athletes also commented that ...
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... graduated , which is a remark- able achievement , especially since only 82.5 percent of the total student body did so . ( Of the fourteen basketball players , all graduated ; of the sixty - one football players , fifty - six did , with ...
... graduated , which is a remark- able achievement , especially since only 82.5 percent of the total student body did so . ( Of the fourteen basketball players , all graduated ; of the sixty - one football players , fifty - six did , with ...
Contents
Basic Principles | 15 |
Ways of Participating | 33 |
Sports and Health | 87 |
Copyright | |
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