I am in the process of writing a dissertation on the power of sports. A timely topic considering that each season seems to bring a new story from sports that easily transcends the fun and playfulness that sports is intended to be. When I first started researching for this project, the NCAA was finalizing their investigation into Penn State University and inflicting harsh penalties on a state sponsored institution that was involved in an unfathomable scandal that involved child rape and molestation. All along this time, there have been countless stories from Major League Baseball regarding players who used steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. There has been a major labor dispute in the National Hockey League which finally has been resolved, following a major work stoppage and costing millions of dollars in lost revenues for local businesses. And these are just a few of the major national headlines …
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