Professional News

Uniondale - Professional bull rider Matt Triplett sat down and chatted with Digital Journal on September 22 at Mulcahy's Pub and Concert Hall on Long Island.

Sacramento - A privately owned soccer field at the California state fairgrounds in Sacramento was chosen last week as the first of six venues for a new professional rugby league beginning play next year.

Houston - Former major leaguer Darryl Hamilton, an analyst for the MLB television network, was killed Sunday in what appears to be a murder-suicide.

Professional beach volleyball player Mark Burik chatted about his career in the sport, his future plans, as well as his high school, Saint Francis Prep.

Famous F1 Driver Michael Schumacher had an unexpected skiing accident that left him in terrible condition. His injuries were so bad doctors had left him in a coma to help reduce the swelling on his brain.

Bahama - It has been eleven years since Aaliyah died in a plane crash along with eight others, shortly after filming the music video, "Rock the Boat."

Any athlete who completes will tell you they would rather win than lose and a championship is the ultimate goal, still there is more to sports than just winning and losing.

The decline of print journalism is raising questions about business models, advertising revenues, and writers' pay. But while crowd journalism makes a vital contribution to a free press, what will happen if professional journalism disappears?

Professional sports permeate modern American society and it may be difficult for some people to grasp the fact that this was not always the case. Once there was a strong belief that professionalism would destroy sports and help promote bad morals.