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...Outside soccer's World Cup-and even that isn't yet big news in North America or the Indian subcontinent-there are only two exceptions to the rule that sport isn't global. They are the National Basketball Association of the U.S. and the English Premier League. Both organizations recruit worldwide-the NBA now has players from 33 different nations on its roster, while on any given Saturday a 16-man Liverpool squad can include footballers of 10 nationalities. Both leagues provide exciting, all-action games of the kind that offend purists. And both have targeted Asia for growth. Last...
...Crimson has enjoyed more than a fair share of success; however, despite the stellar season, the bleachers at Beren have never been more than half-full, perhaps because tennis is often perceived as a quiet and individual sport...
...anticipation is warranted. Participating in NCAA tournaments and earning that opportunity to compete for a national title is what drives collegiate athletes to exert the tremendous effort that they devote to their sports. It’s also what drives college sports fans to hop on the bandwagon of teams in every sport, even if they’ve hardly noticed them throughout the regular season...
...Every sport but one that...
...February the U.S. Army suspended 17 guards at the prison. It became clear why last week, when pictures taken at the jail by the guards themselves were obtained and broadcast by CBS News. Image after image showed that soldiers at the prison had made sport of abusing and humiliating their wards. In one photo, two grinning guards give the thumbs-up as they stand before Iraqis who have been stripped naked and forced into a sexually suggestive dogpile. Another shows a prisoner forced to stand on a box, connected to electric wires and told, according to CBS, that he would...