368 Readings Schedule

For June 5:

  • Fair Play pages 1-16
  • Cheating and Deception in Sports
  • Flopping in the NBA
  • Remember to bring in a copy of the syllabus OR an electronic device that displays the syllabus.

For June 6:

  • Lying in Baseball
  • Deception in Sport Chapter 3, pages 85-109
  • For fun: Worst NBA flops collection

For June 7:

  • Fair Play pages 39-70

For June 10:

  • No reading

For June 11:

  • What’s not in the Mitchell Report
  • Steroid Debate

For June 12:

  • Fair Play pages 71-110

For June 13:

  • Tommy John Surgery Among Young Players
  • AMA Principles of Medical Ethics
  • Equipment, Technology, and Fairness

For June 14:

  • Whistle Swallowing
  • Robotic Umpires
  • 368 Exam 1 assigned

For June 17:

  • EXAM 1 DUE
  • Fair Play 111-124
  • Women Playing Hardball

For June 18:

  • Fair Play 124-137

For June 19:

  • Fair Play 139-148
  • Coaching Costs
  • Spending Disparities

For June 20:

  • Fair Play 148-164

For June 21:

  • Where the NCAA gets its money (poke around the site a bit, especially the FAQ)
  • Where the NCAA money goes
  • Student-Athletes as employees
  • Recommended: Long but very detailed argument concerning the proper legal status of student athletes

For June 24:

  • Pete Rose Debate
  • Gambling in European Sports (pp 9-38)

For June 25:

  • Fair Play 165-192

For June 26:

  • How Competitive are Professional Sports

For June 27:

  • Concussion proposals
  • Are Player Safety Concerns Putting the NFL’s Future in Jeopardy?

For June 28:

FINAL EXAM in class, notes permitted.