Violence in professional sports is seen to be the actions of one player against another, but now violence is rapidly increasing outside of the game and tarnishing the image of professional athletes as role models for kids. With the increase in on the field and off the field violence, new measures to control the athletes need to be taken. It is very difficult to change the way that a game is played because people have …showed first 75 words of 3029 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3029 total…if it is a basketball player throwing a punch or a baseball player charging the pitcher. Pro athletes, fans, and society need to all evaluate themselves and try to make a change for the better that decreases the violence. The idea of sport mirroring society, violence as a result of economic incentive, and the influence of the crowd behavior are the reasons that I feel are responsible for the increasing violence in sports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**