Posted on 05/20/2008 11:00:59 AM PDT by JZelle
You think the NFL has a problem with Matt Walsh, the New England Patriots and Spygate?
Is so-called rogue referee and game-fixer Tim Donaghy — he bet on more than 100 NBA games — commissioner David Stern's only gambling concern?
Does the challenge of Southern Cal in light of the Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo scandals keep NCAA officials awake at night, or does something more disturbing cause that insomnia?
Steroids haunt baseball. But is what looms on the horizon more of a challenge to the integrity of the game, a Pandora's box containing baseball's greatest mortal sin?
It could be on all counts.
What quietly is taking place just north in the small state of Delaware could change the sports landscape in America and cause more consternation among sports leaders than any other issue.
Delaware is on the verge of instituting sports betting.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
And all subsidies of sporting—or institutions associated with sporting—should be ended. Why should taxpayers fund the places of business of private money-making enterprises?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.