Russia Banned From Winter Olympics by I.O.C. : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/olympics/ioc-russia-winter-olympics.html
Discussion Question(s):

President VladimirPutin expected a boycott of the 2018 olympics by other countries. Should other countries boycott or no? Why?

Should clean Russian Athletes be allowed to compete? Does it lessen the punishment to let some athletes compete?

Are the neutral jerseys that significant of a punishment if it means the athletes wearing them are from Russia? Or is the more significant punishment that the national anthem will not be played and no medals will be on record for Russia?

Because a doping case has never been this extensive and serious, the I.O.C. has never had to tender a punishment like this. Do you think that the punishment fit the crime? 

Article Title: Article Link: Discussion Question(s):

Article Link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2639506-how-the-nfls-catch-rule-became-the-worst-rule-in-sports

Questions:
1. What can the NFL do to "fix" the rule?


2. Is the catch rule hurting the NFL and its officiating in anyway?


3. What do you think the NFL rule for catch or no catch should be?


4. Should all catches be reviewed from the booth, or only when the challenge flag is thrown?

Super Teams

Article Title: Article Link:

https://bustingbrackets.com/2017/07/19/nba-super-team-mentality-trickling-down-college-basketball/

https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/7/21/12243850/duke-basketball-superteam-recruiting-rankings-jayson-tatum-harry-giles

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2738402-michael-jordan-on-nba-superteams-28-teams-that-are-going-to-be-garbage

Questions:

Do you feel like superteams are hurting the NBA?


Do you feel like super teams are hurting  NCAA basketball?


Will people stop watching because of super teams?


How should the NBA and NCAA handle this situation?

Article Title: Yuli Gurriel Tips Helmet to Yu Darvish after Racist Controversy


Article Link: http://nypost.com/2017/11/01/yuli-gurriel-tips-helmet-to-yu-darvish-after-racist-controversy/


Discussion Question(s):

1. Is the Yuli Gurriel incident a true act of racism, or something else? Why?

2. Is racism only still prevalent in baseball, or is it still active in other sports? Explain.

3. Do you think the MLB did a good job responding to the accident? If yes, why?

4. If no, what should they have done differently?

Article Title:
Should The Washington Redskins Change Their Team Name?
Article Link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/at-eagles-game-natives-and-allies-protest-redskins-name-20171023.html

 Discussion Question(s):
1. Should the Redskins change their team name? Why or why not?
2. If yes, what does that mean for other controversial team names (ex. Blackhawks)?
3. If the term only offends a small amount of people, is that enough to make them change the name?
4. Does it matter whether the use of a disparaging term has good intentions?

Jacob and Casey

Article Title:

NBA Teams Are Resting Players Earlier And Earlier

Article Link: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/nba-teams-are-resting-players-earlier-and-earlier/
Discussion Question(s):
1. Should the NBA be able to take away player’s right’s to rest?

2. Will resting really prevent injuries in the playoffs or future games?

3. What should be the penalty, if any, for resting players?

4. Does this process of resting players help or hurt business in the NBA, why or why not?

Nick D. and Jonny M.

Article Title:

Yankees Incident Revives an Old Question: How Responsible Are Teams for Foul Ball Injuries?

Article Link: https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/09/21/new-york-yankees-netting-ballpark-injury

Discussion Question(s):

1. Should the teams be reliable for the injuries done to the fans in the stands, or is the warning given before the game enough?

2. Should there be more protection added to the stadiums in order to further protect fans?

3. Should this apply to other sports like basketball, hockey or football where objects can be flung into the stands.

4. Should there be more protection in places where foul balls are commonly hit?

5. What legal action are the fans allowed to take when injured, based off the fact that the stadiums do give warnings about foul balls and other projectiles.