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Hazing Rituals in Sports – Not For the Fainthearted

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

Hazing as a way of initiating a person into a group has been around for centuries. This popular rite of passage has often included acts of abuse, harassment, and humiliation towards the person or persons ...

Sports Rage and the Destructive Out of Control Fans

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

The start of a new baseball season is usually a reason for fans to rejoice and get excited about their team making its annual run for the coveted World Series Championship title. But for Giants ...

Sports Doping and the Price of Winning

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

Since I live in the Bay Area, it has been impossible to escape the daily local news coverage dealing with the Barry Bonds perjury trial taking place in San Francisco. He has been accused of ...

The Sport of Cheerleading

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

Before cheerleading became an integral part of professional sports as a way to help fans cheer on their team, it had its beginnings at the collegiate level. Through many decades it has evolved not only ...

Video Games – Training Tools for the Military

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

Imagine if part of your job training requirement included playing video games? Sound like fun? For young military recruits already experienced in gaming long before their high school graduation, this is a pleasant reality. Playing ...

Team Loyalty and My Love Affair With the Dallas Cowboys

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

Everyone has their reasons why they are loyal to their sports team. Whatever the motives behind fan allegiances to their favorite team, these loyalties are emotional and can last a lifetime. I can still remember ...

Blackball – Remembering Negro League Baseball

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

Whenever I watch a baseball game the last thing I pay attention to is what race or color the players are. While most of us, especially the younger generation, takes integration in sports for granted, ...

Baseball’s Legendary Babe

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

When baseball fans of today think of power hitters, names like Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds come to mind. These players have been admired and celebrated as among baseball’s elite home run hitters, breaking records ...

American Football – The Origins of a Great Game

By Anna Kelly · 13 years ago

I love football. Every year I eagerly await the fall season not just for the cooler weather and the change of color on the leaves of the trees, but also because it means the start ...