Cancer has always been important to me because of its impact in my family. Three out of my six grandparents have had cancer and two of them have passed away. So, when I saw that Lauren Hill, a young girl with terminal cancer, was able to play in a NCAA basketball for her last game, really warmed my heart. But, she had to take special precautions. The tumor has affected her right side of her body the most. This caused her to have to use her left hand to score a layup. She was also very tired when she walked out on the court for warm ups. But, when asked about it she said everyday is getting worse and worse but you can not let it get you down. She was only allowed to play for a couple seconds at a time. Cancer has been showing itself more in sports, for example Devon Stills has a four-year old daughter with cancer and his pro football team the Bengals has really helped him financially throughout this process. Finding teams like this to help you through rough times is really hard. Most would let you go because of the liabilities this disease brings with it. But both Lauren and Devon's teams have shown what true sportsmanship is. This is truly amazing!

Joe Kay. "College player fight tumor for moment on court." The Associated Press. 24 October 2014 Web. 2 November 2014.

No privacy!!

In my blog this week, I read that college recruits are now paying more attention to the players social media activity and are using this as their background checks.  I think, though some may disagree, that this is totally wrong! I could argue both ways, but when weighing the pros and cons, the cons win. These players are in their teens, and while they shouldn't be making a fool of themselves, they have a right to have fun. We all need to have a point in our lives that we should be able to experience new things. We also need to learn what is good and what is bad. During high school we learn these things. And shouldn't the recruits be happy that it's already over with by the time we go to college? I would want my players to have gone to parties and learn lessons so that I won't have to deal with it when they come to me. Some may feel different, but the teenage period is for mistakes, don't judge what they did before they met you.

Newsela Staff. "College recruits take social media behavior seriously." newsela.com 19 October 2014. Web. 19 October 2014

This week I read an interesting story on girls playing in the Little League World Series. Mo'ne Davis and Emma March were the girls. All I have to say is why has it taken so long?! Us girls have been more than ready to play baseball with boys. In some ways, girls are an advantage. They are able to make other boys feel bad when the girl pitcher strikes them out. That's very embarrassing because boys think they are stronger than girls. Now who's the weaklings? I am so proud of those girls standing up for what they love. I know so many people told them they couldn't do it or they will only make the team worse. But if anything else they made the team much, much better. For years girls have been discriminated against playing boy dominated sports. But now we have girls in baseball, football, and wrestling. Hopefully in the future boys will start to play softball or become dancers. Maybe not.
https://newsela.com/articles/littleleague-girls/id/4859/

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