One thing that hasnt changed is the East coast network jews not caring about the West coast at all. See the Sec contract with CBS. See the NFL canceling games after 911 but making Sandiego Chargers move to Arizona to play while there town was burning down. They cry primetime for the Olympics, SoCal girls Misty and KEri play at 7 but we have to wait until 1130pm to get to see them.
Not automatically, but I doubt a book would give you a nationalistic/xenophobic two-team parlay. In other words, they are correlated. To what extent is the correlation? Hard to say, as it likely varies from place to place.
Good contribution Hines. Glad to see someone getting the focal point of the topic.
Good contribution Hines. Glad to see someone getting the focal point of the topic.
Interesting and somewhat related topic, I would categorize this as xenophobic:
LPGA to require English for intl players
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—The LPGA Tour boasts players from all over the world, and it wants all of them to be able to speak English.
The LPGA will require players to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can’t pass an oral evaluation of English skills. The rule is effective immediately for new players.
“Why now? Athletes now have more responsibilities and we want to help their professional development,” deputy commissioner Libba Galloway told The Associated Press. “There are more fans, more media and more sponsors. We want to help our athletes as best we can succeed off the golf course as well as on it.”
The tour held a mandatory meeting with South Koreans last Wednesday at the Safeway Classic to inform them of the new policy, which was first reported by Golfweek magazine. There is no such rule on the PGA Tour.
There are 121 international players from 26 countries on the LPGA Tour, including 45 players from South Korea.
The South Koreans were informed of the rule, however LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens has not given them—or anyone—a written explanation, Galloway said.
But the message already appears to be lost in translation. The magazine said every South Korean player it interviewed believed she would lose her card—not be suspended—if she failed the English evaluation.
Angela Park, born in Brazil of South Korean heritage and raised in the United States, said the policy is fair and good for the tour and its international players.
“A lot of Korean players think they are being targeted, but it’s just because there are so many of them,” Park told the magazine.
Galloway said the LPGA is a “global tour and is not targeting any specific player or country.”
Seon-Hwa Lee, the only Asian with multiple victories this year, said she works with an English tutor in the winter. Her ability to answer questions without the help of a translator has improved in her short time on tour.
“The economy is bad, and we are losing sponsors,” Lee said. “Everybody understands.”
The policy was endorsed by at least one tournament director, Kate Peters of the LPGA State Farm Classic.
“This is an American tour,” Peters said. “It is important for sponsors to be able to interact with players and have a positive experience.”
Galloway denied the move was based on sponsors and said interest in the tour has never been stronger.
“We are connecting with fans and sponsors like never before,” she said. “But we want things to continue to get better, to continue to grow.”
LPGA to require English for intl players
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—The LPGA Tour boasts players from all over the world, and it wants all of them to be able to speak English.
The LPGA will require players to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can’t pass an oral evaluation of English skills. The rule is effective immediately for new players.
“Why now? Athletes now have more responsibilities and we want to help their professional development,” deputy commissioner Libba Galloway told The Associated Press. “There are more fans, more media and more sponsors. We want to help our athletes as best we can succeed off the golf course as well as on it.”
The tour held a mandatory meeting with South Koreans last Wednesday at the Safeway Classic to inform them of the new policy, which was first reported by Golfweek magazine. There is no such rule on the PGA Tour.
There are 121 international players from 26 countries on the LPGA Tour, including 45 players from South Korea.
The South Koreans were informed of the rule, however LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens has not given them—or anyone—a written explanation, Galloway said.
But the message already appears to be lost in translation. The magazine said every South Korean player it interviewed believed she would lose her card—not be suspended—if she failed the English evaluation.
Angela Park, born in Brazil of South Korean heritage and raised in the United States, said the policy is fair and good for the tour and its international players.
“A lot of Korean players think they are being targeted, but it’s just because there are so many of them,” Park told the magazine.
Galloway said the LPGA is a “global tour and is not targeting any specific player or country.”
Seon-Hwa Lee, the only Asian with multiple victories this year, said she works with an English tutor in the winter. Her ability to answer questions without the help of a translator has improved in her short time on tour.
“The economy is bad, and we are losing sponsors,” Lee said. “Everybody understands.”
The policy was endorsed by at least one tournament director, Kate Peters of the LPGA State Farm Classic.
“This is an American tour,” Peters said. “It is important for sponsors to be able to interact with players and have a positive experience.”
Galloway denied the move was based on sponsors and said interest in the tour has never been stronger.
“We are connecting with fans and sponsors like never before,” she said. “But we want things to continue to get better, to continue to grow.”
I don't know Dobe. I personally didn't see it myself and for the most part boxing isn't a glamorous sport as far as the non-sports fans are concerned. After Track and field, gymnastics, volleyball and basketball all of the other sports get the crumbs. I know that Universal (Which is an HD only channel) had a lions share of the boxing live or repeated it so maybe that would be their response if you asked them about NBC's coverage.
