A  HUGE waste of money....
In light of the Superbowl tonight I want to discuss how much money is wasted on the shirts and memorabilia for the "winning" team.  The NFL and other organizations have shirts and hats printed with the title "super bowl winner" well before the game even takes place so that immediately following the game the winning team can sport the shirt.  One of the first commercials after the game was one where you could order a shirt, hat and dvd package.  My question is what happens to the thousands maybe even millions of dollars worth of clothes that has the losing teams name on it?  It just seems like such an enormous amount of money to waste, money that could be donated to a better cause.  It just shows how much money the NFL makes and how much they will waste and not even think twice about it.  Maybe they donate the clothes and I dont know about it but I just cant get over the absurdity of printing shirts and hats for both teams before knowing the winner of the game!  AND AS A NEW YORKER...... GO GIANTS!!!!!! 

Tom Brady Using His Fame for Good
By now most of you have probably heard that Tom Brady has been trying to help his mentor get a kidney donor. This is a great example of an athlete using his fame to help another individual.  Often times we hear about athletes abusing their power and fame to get things for themselves or do things that are considered selfish.  By going public and asking people to step forward and donate a kidney more than 70+ people have stepped up to try and help.  My question is why did it take someone that he knew and was close to in order for him to raise awareness about this?  Often times athletes could do so much to help others and they dont realize it until it affects their family members/friends.

Josh Hamilton Drinking Again...
In 2003 Josh Hamilton was banned from baseball for abusing drugs and alcohol, and it looks like he is at it again.  This post isn't for bashing him, rather its for discussing how unfair it is that he has to go through his personal struggles publicly.  Addiction is evil and having to struggle with that evil isn't something that someone should have to share even if they are in the public eye.  He certainly shouldn't be judged for it and made a mockery by the media, but that seems to be the case.  I know that professional athletes are public figures and they make insane amounts of money but does that mean they sell their right to have a personal life? 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-passan_josh_hamilton_suffers_relapse_020212

Recruit Roger Lewis...

Division  I football recruit Roger Lewis is facing rape charges instead of attending his signing day ceremony where he was to chose from the many teams that wanted him as their wide receiver.  It seems too often that in sports, more so in the NFL, that athletes face criminal charges or are accused of rape and most of them dont see the repercussions of their actions.  Most of us can remember the many accusations against the Steelers Ben Roethlisburger, and how they always seemed to disappear or get settled out of court.  What is alarming about these accusations is this player is still in high school!  Even if the charges are dropped or he isn't convicted I bet all the schools that are lined up waiting for him still go after him.  It seems accusations against athletes don't get held over their head like  they do coaches and teachers, as discussed in my last post.  Why is it we don't hold the athletes responsible for their actions?  
You can read the full story at the following link: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/wr-recruit-roger-lewis-facing-rape-charges-instead-124158285.html