Sportsmanship

Read this article by Rick Reilly. 

Once you have finished, tell me what you think the purposes of playing sports are.  What is the most important thing about sports?  What is important to some, but not important to you?

Make a connection

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming up on Monday.  Write about the importance of his work in creating opportunities as it relates to the three pictures below.  Feel free to use the googles (or the asks, or the bings) to add to your base of knowledge on the subject.

                                              1950 team photo, Indian Head Rockets

1950 team photo, New York Yankees

2011 National League All-Star Ballot