The News Review:
- Through Pan Ams Americans earn Olympic berths in 10 sports – Olympics
- Poor Sports
- Bob Smizik: A sure bet — Sports will survive no matter the scandal
Through Pan Ams Americans earn Olympic berths in 10 sports – Olympics
ESPN – Jul 29, 2007
In all the United States has qualified athletes in 10 sportsfor the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. At Rio shooters picked up three spots in the final opportunityto earn Olympic quota slots. Sandra Uptagrafft (Beverly HillsCalif. ) secured the women’s 25-meter pistol berth with her goldmedal.
Poor Sports
Washington Post – Jul 29, 2007
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Bob Smizik: A sure bet — Sports will survive no matter the scandal
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Jul 29, 2007
htm –>Bob Smizik: A sure bet — Sports willsurvive no matter the scandalSunday July 29 2007Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe major news coming out of the world of sports in recent dayshas been on the far side of gloomy. Steroids point-shaving anddogfighting are not terms that comfortably fit baseball basketballand football but they have been tightly linked with those sportsby the news of the day. Although it all tends to lend an atmosphere of impending doom tothe three major sports nothing could be further from thetruth. We live in the golden age of sports an era where society is farmore fascinated with games than it ever has been. To suggest inthe case of football and basketball the misguided actions of oneperson will bring down the sport or even come close to doing thatis preposterous.
