CURRENT EVENT | February 22, 2024
When a major league baseball team wins the World Series or a pro basketball team wins the NBA Finals, they are called world champions. But the title is misleading because these American teams do not play internationally. Critics of America’s claim of superiority in sports point to situations like this and the fact that U.S. teams are not competitive in some globally popular sports. Fans of American sports, however, are not easily persuaded that their beliefs about America’s athletic dominance are overblown since the U.S. consistently has a high medal count across a variety of Olympic sports. Listen to hear why America may not be working as hard to be the best in all sports and then debate: Is American dominance in sports declining?
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10/10/2023
https://app.listenwise.com/students/events/2592-debate-is-american-dominance-in-sports-declining
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