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Macmillan, Amanda. (2017) "Is Watching Sports Bad for Your Health? Here’s What New Research Says"
Time:
http://time.com/4969707/watching-sports-heart-risk/

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Simons, Eric. (2014) "What science can tell sportswriters about why we love sports". Columbia Journal Review:

https://archives.cjr.org/full_court_press/science_sportswriting.php

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"People like sports because they get self-esteem benefits from it. People like sports because they have money on it. People like sports because their boyfriend or girlfriend or family member likes sports. People like sports because it’s exciting. People like sports because it’s aesthetically pleasing. People like sports because, like the theater, it is a venue for emotional expression. People like sports because they need an escape from real-world troubles. People like sports because it provides a sense of belonging, a connection to a wider world." Sports is a story with a beginning, middle, and end. For people who watch sports or play they in the end want to have fun and win.

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Garrett, Miya. (2016) "Why We Love Sports". Odyssey:

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-we-all-love-sports

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There are millions of unique reasons why a person love sports. It is a whole new world whether you are playing or watching. Sports brings people together regardless of race or religion. "We love sports not because of what they are, but because of what they made us."

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Ryan, Bob. (2012) "Entertainment is fun, but it’s no contest". Boston Globe:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/09/29/bob-ryan-sports-not-just-entertainment/E9B8AvkhSpKsl3UF9kK76H/story.html

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Recent studies on hockey fans showed that watching hockey increased their pulses by 75% and watching it in person increased it by 110%. It isn't because of the outcome of the game but more from the excitement of watching the sport that causes pulses to rise. People with heart problems are obviously more at risk which is why doctors recommend people with heart problems to check with their doctors to see if it is okay to watch sports. One also suggested having defibrillators at games.

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Sports is like a movie or a museum. You have a brief description heading in but you don't know if you will like it or not. In sports you have guesses of who the winner is but over time underdogs seem to come up and prove others wrong. Sports cause different type of arguments that can come to violence. It is in it's own category and it is good and bad

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Davies, Jim. (2018) "5 Reasons Why Humans Can’t Do Without Sports". Nautilus:
http://nautil.us/blog/5-reasons-why-humans-cant-do-without-sports

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If you play a sport it can help with things in life. It helps you try to stay organized and plan out your days. For example planning practice then recovery time from practice and also leading up to game day. It can be like working on a project and planning out times to do it so you can eventually turn it in or present. Sports can stimulate the brain in ways as of playing it yourself or really appreciating how a play was made or how great an athlete is.

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Depta, Laura. (2015) "12 Ways Sports Make a Positive Impact"
Bleacher Report:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2347988-12-ways-sports-make-a-positiveimpact#slide4

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Sports impacts in many ways. For example the Chicago Cubs generated $600 million annually for the state of Illinois. It honors heroes like people who served and is very proud to represent cities. It provides jobs that pay a lot so athletes can create foundations that give back to people in need.

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Rush, Morgan. (2017) "What Is the Importance of Sports in Our Lives?"
LiveStrong:
https://www.livestrong.com/article/515163-the-importance-of-sports-in-our-lives/

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In this it talks all about the benefits of playing sports. Playing sports builds character where there is honesty, fair play, and teamwork. It gives you more self confidence and helps with self esteem. It could also help keep away from drugs as being an athlete is already hard enough. It helps with goal setting, strategizing and planning.

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Palmerin, Sophia. (2016) "6 Reasons Why High School Sports Made Me A Better Person"
Odyssey:
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/reasons-high-school-sports-made-better-person

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Students who play team sports in grades 8 through 12 have less stress and better mental health as young adults. Researchers found that people that played sports took three tests and they had lower depression symptoms, lower perceived stress, and better self-rated mental health. Exercise can also serve as an antidepressant. It also helps with addiction by acting as another way to stimulate the same part of the brain that drugs do and help with staying sober.

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Fuller, David. Boland, Robert. (2017)
"Measuring what counts: The impact of sport on society"

Sport Business Daily:
https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/02/27/Opinion/FullerBoland.aspx

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Foundations are built on the fan base. Fans want to be in a world that gives them a deeper connection. Brands study psychology to find ways to promote or make items to have more people buy their products. They make products so people can show off who they represent and what they can have in common with everyone else. Then they use those people to expand their brand and sports grow more and more everyday.

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Playing sports taught her reality. In reality you can work as hard as you can but there is always the option of failing. With growing up and learning that it teaches you reality and how not to crash when you fail. Sacrifice is another thing she talks about that can go with time management. It teaches you that you can't do everything at once and you have to sacrifice things to either play sports or other things in life. It teaches discipline so you can mature early and learn to work on yourself early.