Discusses trhe role of sports and violence surrounding it.

In today's society, mediated violence is on the rise through such programs as America's Most Wanted and Cops. The same holds true in the world of sports and how different media outlets portray violence. On the court, violence is expressed by almost everyone involved from the athletes themselves to the coaches and spectators. Off the court, instances of violence still have the potential to make it on the "Sports Center Top 10", such as an ugly …

…Violence sells and it appears to be a permanent fixture in our society. Therefore, audiences will be exposed to mediated violence in sports for a long time to come. Shock value is important to the American media and violence falls under the category of shock value. People want to be on their edge of their seat at all time and want to sit there with their jaw dropped, saying to themselves, 'Oh My God!'.