Sports in Boston and Greater Boston area make a constituent part of local culture. The international community knows Boston sports fans for their devotion, loyalty, and knowledge of Boston sports history. Boston (Massachusetts) hosts major league sports teams, including the New England Patriots (football), the Boston Red Sox (baseball), Boston...

While Major League Baseball Players have always sought an edge, by the 1990s, they found one that was profound. Many players began using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), also known as steroids, to improve performance. This changed the game, as players grew bigger, gained power, and hit more home runs. Eventually, Major...

For the first time in twenty years, the National Hockey League will not be sending players to the Winter Olympics. As the ceremonies begin in PyeongChang, NHL players will remain playing for their teams, rather than their countries. The move was made after careful deliberation of the Olympics' impact on...

The institutions described in Amanda Ripley's article, "A Case Against Sports," (2013) are the numerous schools that rely heavily on a culture of sports. The article begins by describing the culture shock that many foreign exchange students experience when seeing how much attention American schools give to sports over academics....

Study Purpose & Sample DescriptionNumerous quantitative articles lack important information and sampling; however, the article “"Race and Gender Equity in Sports" (Pickett, 2012) seems suitable. This article discusses bias and discrimination while showing that there is support for gender equality in sports. The purpose of this study was to showcase...