A League of their Own

I think that it was an act of kindness toward Kit to make her the star for once. All of her life she was second best to her sister and was very upset by that fact. I think that Dotty dropped the ball on purpose to give her sister the limelight for once. Dotty had been hit in front of the plate many times before and had not dropped the ball so why would she have done so now. They were discriminated against because of the short dresses that they were forced wear as uniforms. Also, initially they were made fun of because people thought that they could not play. My favorite part of the movie was the end when Kit was given the opportunity to shine.

Women in Sports

I do not think that women are treated equally in sports, which is very unfortunate. They cannot compete at the same level as men because they are not able to be as strong. They should definitely be treated equally in regards to respect as the same as they are in real life. Women should make the same amount of money and their sports should be televised more to make things more equal.

Lakers helped launch Thunder

ESPN

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7931629/los-angeles-lakers-helped-launch-oklahoma-city-thunder

5/15/12

Summary: The Oklahoma City Thunder trampled the Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 in the first game of the series. The article talks about how the Thunder were being pushed by the Lakers to compete at their level. The Thunder seem to be on a roll and could potentially sweep the Lakers if they keep playing this well.

Significance: This is very significant because the Thunder showed how good they are at this point in the season and they are peaking at the perfect time. If the Thunder do beat the Lakers then it will be interesting to see if they will win the championship. It is very likely that they could do so if they continue to play at this level.

Question: Should the Lakers be concerned being down early in the series?

Alternate Heading: Thunder took Lakers in game 1

MIracle

It was a big deal that the USA beat the Soviets because they were the number one in the world. Also, they were beaten by the same team a few weeks earlier at MSG, which was very disheartening. Herb was such a good coach because he did not want all the star players on his team, he wanted the players that would work well together. Also, he focused on conditioning which allowed his team to still be efficient late in the game. I liked the underdog aspect of this movie because everyone loves a good underdog story.

Melo takes N.Y. back to South Beach

ESPN

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7898793/nba-playoffs-2012-carmelo-anthony-wills-new-york-knicks-game-4-win

5/7/12

Summary: The Knicks beat the Heat for their first playoff win, and to snap their 13 game losing streak. They were able to battle back as the underdogs and continue their playoff run. Anthony led the team to their victory and even though he missed his free throws he played very well.

Significance: This is very significant because this keeps the Knicks in the playoffs. This shows that the Knicks could potentially be the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit to move on. This also significant because Anthony scored 41 points, which shows that he could be good enough to beat the Heat.

Question: Is it possible for the Knicks to come back from a 3-1 deficit and move on to the next round?

Alternate Heading: Knicks Stay Alive

Race Blog

I do not think that there is an intentional racial division in sports. You can clearly tell that in certain sports there are a higher number of certain races. This is not necessarily a bad thing just because the athletes should not be looked at by their ethnicity. There might be a tendency for certain races to be better at particular sports, but that is not set in stone. I think that as the years go on there is less racism in sports just because all races are present in them. Even though I am sure that there are people that are racist in sports, but it seems that in this day in age it has diminished.

Yanks send Freddy Garcia to 'pen

ESPN

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7869683/new-york-yankees-demote-freddy-garcia-bullpen

4/30/12

Summary: After a series of terrible starts for Freddy Garcia, the Yankees have moved there fifth starter to the bullpen. The rookie David Phelps will now have the opportunity to show his skills in the rotation. Garcia had a terrible ERA and therefore was moved, hopefully he will be able to succeed in the pen.

Significance: This is a very significant move for the Yankees and for the young rookie. This is a big move for the Yanks because they might be able to finally secure their rotation. This is important for David Phelps because he needs to prove his worth with the veteran Andy Pettitte coming back next week.

Question: Should the Yankees be a little concerned with the struggling Garcia?

Alternate Heading: Phelps given opportunity as new starter for Yanks