Sports and athletes: opposing viewpoints

Do sports benefit children?

Organized sports do not benefit children / John R. Gerdy

Organized sports can benefit children / David Brooks

A preoccupation with sports is detrimental to Black youth / John Hoberman

A preoccupation with sports is not detrimental to Black youth / Richard E. Lapchick

Professional athletes should be better role models / Mark Patinkin

Professional athletes should not be viewed as role models / Ashley Brown

Should college sports be reformed?

College athletes should be paid / D. Stanley Eitzen

College athletes should not be paid / Jason Whitlock

College entrance requirements for athletes are unfair / Robert M. Sellers, Tabbye M. Chavous, and Tony N. Brown

College entrance requirements for athletes are fair / David Goldfield

Gambling on college sports should be banned nationwide / William S. Saum

Gambling on college sports should not be banned nationwide / Danny Sheridan

Is discrimination a problem in sports?

Minority coaches face discrimination in hiring / New York Amsterdam News

Minority coaches do not face discrimination in hiring / Roger Clegg [and] Greg Franke

Title IX is necessary to reduce sexual discrimination in sports / Women's Sports Foundation

Title IX has harmed men's sports / Jessica Gavora

Is drug use a problem in sports?

Steroid use in major league baseball is widespread / Tom Verducci

The problem of steroid use in major league baseball is exaggerated / Dayn Perry

Performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from professional sports / Paul Weiler

Performance-enhancing drugs should not be banned from professional sports / Claudio M. Tamburrini.