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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unlike the traditional sport giants like football and basketball, less publicized sports don't get the respect or support that they deserve, say many of their participants at Harvard...

Author: By Tobie E. Whitman, | Title: Sports That Don't Get Enough Attention | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...women's rugby junior co-captain Rebecca Wallison, lack of interest in her sport hinges upon its foreign origins...

Author: By Tobie E. Whitman, | Title: Sports That Don't Get Enough Attention | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...Rugby's not an American sport," Wallison said. "I had never even seen a game until I was a freshman...

Author: By Tobie E. Whitman, | Title: Sports That Don't Get Enough Attention | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...also said that there is a lot of misconceptions about the sport itself--such as violence and excessive drinking...

Author: By Tobie E. Whitman, | Title: Sports That Don't Get Enough Attention | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...most recent demonstration of racial insensitivity in the sports world occurred in the field of golf. Since the PGA tour remains such a lily-white enclave, perhaps it was only a matter of time before someone associated with the game made an asinine remark about the sport's new phenom, Tiger Woods. Last week, Woods won the PGA's Masters Tournament, setting records for being the youngest Masters winner in history, as well as winning with an 18-under-par score and a 12-stroke lead. However, Woods' unofficial record is being labeled the first black golfer...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: The Ugly Side of Sports | 4/23/1997 | See Source »

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