As everyone knows by now, Tennessee beat Rutgers in the Division I women's basketball national championship. Tennessee got a lot of recognition for its many championships and for Pat Summitt's great coaching. Tennessee's athletic program received a lot of positive attention and publicity for its achievements. This was deserved and expected especially because of the sensational Candace Parker, who is arguably the best women's college basketball player of all time.
But what about Rutgers women? After having a great team for years, Rutgers was finally able to advance to the final game. The team was able to pull off a win over Duke after losing to them by 40 points earlier in the season. Duke was expected to win the national championship because they only had one loss on the season prior to the tournament. Rutgers was able to pull off a one-point victory over Duke to advance to the elite eight.
In the men's championship, Ohio State reclaimed its title as the runner up school, but they still got positive attention for having a great athletic program. Ohio State proved its strength in athletics, the Buckeyes just proved the Gators to be better. However, in the women's tournament, Rutgers lost in the final game and has gotten a ton of negative attention.
Thank you Don Imus for being irresponsible and unprofessional. To go on the air and refer to the members of the Rutgers team in a racist and sexist manner is completely unacceptable. I am still in shock over the comments he made, but what shocks me more is that he was not fired immediately. He has now been fired for his unreasonable behavior. Hopefully broadcasters will learn from his mistakes and there will be no similar incidents in the future.
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