Includes bibliographical references and index.

With leadership comes responsibility / Dr. Chris Stankovich -- Tackling the role model debate / Daryl Adair -- Are athletes appropriate role models? / Frank L. Smoll -- Don't heap role model burden on athletes / Daniel Gallan -- Kneeling is unfeeling during anthem / Joe Elerson -- Examining the kneeling controversy / Clark Mindock -- To pay or not to pay -- Message to rich college programs: pay up / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- NCAA argues for amateurism / Jon Solomon -- Soaring salaries say something about America / PBH Network -- Premier sports stars deserve every penny they get / Nick Benas -- Athletes earn those huge salaries / Jamal E.M. Cummins -- Spotlight on morality: the Lebron James decision / Tangient LLC -- Doing all the wrong things -- An illumination of imbalance in major league baseball / Northwestern Business Review -- The need for a salary cap in MLB / Duncan Weinstein -- Judging salary caps for athletes / Jim Pagels -- Do NBA owners care about balance? / Dave -- Why athletes get away with doping / David Epstein -- Would gender pay equity in sports be fair? / Kevin Netto -- A moving story -- What role should owners embrace? / Father Raymond J, de Souza -- U.S. is haven for carpetbagging sports owners / Jacub Frankowicz -- Fans getting short end of sports stick / Ken Reed -- NFL regulation of relocation an uphill battle / Beau Lynott -- A radical argument for city-owned franchises / Neil Demause -- Why should public money be used to build stadiums? / Elaine S. Povich -- Why are cities making bad investments on sports teams? / Alexis Garcia.

"Athletes have a unique power in our world today. Their astronomical salaries, enviable lifestyles, and celebrity have tremendous influence over young people. This is reflected in advertising dollars as well as merchandise and ticket sales. For every athlete who uses their platform for charitable, political, and social good, there are many whose unethical or even criminal behavior sends the wrong message. What is the responsibility of athletes to their fans, to their teams, and to their leagues? And how much responsibility do we hold for holding them in such high esteem? The viewpoints in this volume explore this complicated issue" -- Provided by publisher.

Grade 9 to 12.