NBA player Latrell Sprewell chokes his coach. Dennis Rodman kicks a courtside photographer. Baseball's Roberto Alomar spits on an umpire.

No big deal. It's only sports, right?

Wrong, says Jan Boxill, lecturer and associate
chair of philosophy. Sports have an important role
in our society, even for people who don't participate. Of course, sports entertain us. But they also help shape the way we see the world.    
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