Blog Post #7

In Trevor Martin's, documentary $chooled--The Price of College Sports he exposes the NCAA of unjust treatment of their athletes. The author first depicts the electric college atmosphere with fast-motion and slow-motion clips to emphasize the atmosphere. The NCAA showed unjust treatment towards their athletes as they exploit them. The NCAA make billions of dollars in revenue off of these athletes, but refuses to compensate them. The author also used sympathy towards two individuals Devon Ramsay and Kent Waldrep which showed two cases of extreme injustice. His purpose was to sway the opinion of the public into making them for college athletes getting compensation. He seems to gave the young audience in my mind as he shows the nonsensical responses by the "old white dudes" who run everything. I believe what the NCAA did was wrong and they should compensate their athletes. Previously I had held the same opinion just because of the sheer numbers in the profit the NCAA is making.

The documentary $chooled--The Price of College Sports they make the argument as to why college athletes should get paid. The Schools are generating billions of dollars off these athletes. The NCAA has many strict rules which gives the athletes little to no rights. The athlete could break a violation with out even knowing and lose eligibility to play. This is shown when Devon Ramsay was "set up" by the NCAA and lost his eligibility. This example showed that many times the NCAA doesn't care about the case they just mark it as a violation so they can make a certain quota. This documentary limits bias as it covers both sides of the argument and disproves counterarguments. This documentary is very thorough in its argument as to why college athletes should receive compensation. The NCAA a nonprofit organization has exposed its athletes multiple times. Kent Waldrep a TCU running-back was another example of the injustice of the NCAA. Waldrep was paralyzed in freak play causing him to never walk again. TCU refused to pay his medical bills and dropped his scholarship. The documentary goes into detail of how the scandal was handled and how the made up term student-athlete came into play.

The Green Generation 
This documentary will depict the turn around of Norton High's Tennis team. After the first year coach Mr. Langmead coached the team to 2-16 season. The players bounded together to come to an agreement of a coaching change. After, the firing of Mr. Langmead the team was able to reel in Katelyn Green. The team already had the core pieces bound to make a deep run in the tournament, but the coaching was just not there before. With the new coach, the expectations for this season are at an all time high. When Katelyn Green was asked what she could bring to this team she was quoted, "I don't know anything about tennis." As you can see  the new coach has a lot to bring to the table and it looks to be all on the players to bring this team to success. This year the Tennis team is facing a championship or bust scenario.

Blog Post #6 Article Summary

                          Smart's Impact Not Lost on Celtics

               Rookie point guard Marcus Smart was the feature of this ESPN article written by Chris Forsberg. Fosberg was discussing the contribution Marcus Smart has been able to give to the Celtics. As the Celtics are making the push to the playoffs they're relying on rookie guard Marcus Smart more and more. Smart is a stingy defender who has recently increased his productivity on the offensive end. But how much does Brad Stevens trust Smart? Being put into the starting Stevens has shown that he trust his rookie point guard. Ready to make an immediate impact Smart has been a huge help and continues to be as the Celtics try to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Blog post #5 News Writing

Last Night, Norton's own Adam Winarz defeated Shooter McGavin  in the 2019 Pro Golf Tour Championship in the final hole. In a miraculous finish Adam Winarz was forced to putt the ball through the viewing tower to clinch  the championship and get the famous gold jacket.

Image of Shooter McGavin after the tournament clinching putt by Winarz

Adam Winarz was battling back from a large deficit and finally overcame it by finding his happy place. The championship became an instant classic as the underdog Adam Winarz was able to defeat the highly favored Shooter McGavin.

Adam Winarz was upset that the match had been that close. At hole 17 Winarz missed a putt dropping him to a triple bogey that round. He was seen yelling at his ball, "Why don't you just go HOME? That's your HOME! Are you too good for your HOME? ANSWER ME!"

                                                                             
        Shooter McGavin was quite upset with the loud rambunctious crowd following Winarz. As he was pleading the refs to quiet the crowd he even went so far as comparing it to a rock concert. He stated "Damn you people. This is golf. Not a rock concert."

At the end of the day Adam Winarz couldn't believe he had won the gold jacket forever cementing his legacy as a golf great. He was very blithe after the tournament and shouted "Anything Is Possible" This looks to be the start of a great golf career for Winarz. On the other end, it seems as if Shooter McGavin has cemented a legacy of his own for being a notorious "choke artist".

Sports Impact on our Culture

Professional sports bring down cultural and racial barriers. In sports there is no black and white; one is not based upon their religion or nationality. Players are only based on skill and character. Often times we see disputes between nationalities put aside with sports. Sports have a special way of bringing us together as people. Many times sports have impacted history, as Jackie Robinson broke down the race barrier in baseball which help transcend society and start a movement towards the end of segregation in America. 

  Sports still play a pivotal role in society today. As these sports team are representitve of their respective cities, with teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots representing the hard working class of their cities. Sports can rally a nation together as it puts all eyes on the Olympics and the World Cup. Sometimes there are miracles in sports that give us faith and hope in life. Such as the 1980 US olympic men's hockey team defeating the seemingly unbeatable Russian team. These miracles in sports do not happen often, but when they do it is something truly spectacular. 

Sports are especially important to our youth. The first thing they teach their youth about sports is sportsmanship. Sports teach children many valuable lessons such as respect, hard work, focus, modesty, and etc. Your teamates in sports are often times your closest friends. For a young kid it can be very hard making new friends and sports are a great way to do that. Kids grow up idolizing sport figures such as Tom Brady. In Brady's case it may be considered benficial as he is a nice guy and does charity work. However, there are some sports figures like A-Rod and Mike Tyson who can lead a kid to do the wrong choices. Sometimes we hold our athletes above the.law and condone very negative behaviors. This can lead.to.many problems.as kids who grow up idolizing these men may believe it is ok do break the law. Sports has many influences on our youth and our society.

GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME

Tom Brady has cemented his legacy as the greatest of all-time as he led the Patriots from a double digit deficit in the fourth quarter against one of the greatest defenses in the history of the NFL. This game had one of the most exciting finishes of all time with extreme highs and lows. It felt for a moment that a third Superbowl would be ripped away from the Patriots on a unbelievable play. The odds that David Tyree makes that catch, Jermaine Kearse somehow catches that pass, and Eli Manning throw a perfect pass are so slim you could play those games a million times and never get that to happen again. After the Jermaine Kearse catch every Pats fan was in awe of the extreme bad luck the Patriots have experienced. But then the Superbowl ended in the greatest way as the undrafted rookie out of West-Alabama picked off Russell Wilson sealing the Pats fourth Superbowl in 14 years. 

Villains In Sports

In sports many times the media portrays teams as the good guys and the bad guys. Recently the New England Patriots were subject to this. ESPN was presenting leaked out rumors as facts to villainize the Patriots. These rumors had some effect as the view of unintelligent sport followers deemed them as cheaters, but anyone who actually read the full story will understand that Deflate-gate was a non-story brewed up by the media just trying to take the Pats down. In many cases villains in sports are greatly exaggerated by the media. The loyal fans of these so called villains love their teams. The notorious Bad Boys from the late great Detroit Pistons teams were portrayed very negatively by the media. But these "villains" had some of the best fans in sports. When the "villains" come out on top in makes the victory so much sweeter.

ROB GRONKOWSKI WILL THROW KAM CHANCELLOR OUT OF THE CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The general argument made by the associated press is that the Superbowl will show a great match-up as it will pit Rob Gronkowski, tight-end for the New England Patriots, against Kam Chancellor, strong safety from the Seattle Seahawks. They write that Pats' tight end and Seattle safety is a marquee match. The associated press says that this match up will be a focus point to watch in this years Superbowl. The article pits Gronk and Chancellor are equal. However, I beg to differ.




 Kam Chancellor is without a doubt one of the best players at his position.  Kam Chancellor is a safety with a linebacker build and cornerback speed and who his perhaps one of the best players to match up against Rob Gronkowski. I do agree with this however there is not one player in the league that could stop Gronk. If the Seahawks want to take out Gronk they will need to double team him all game. Rob Gronkowski already has 54 touchdowns since entering the leagues in 2011. Not only does he hold these record numbers Gronk has achieved them when battling through injuries. It seems as if Gronk could score on any play he wanted to. (see clip for evidence)