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Evaluating articles and sources

I read and evaluated the history of writing and Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia.r

Nothing in either document distracted me, on the page about Jimmy Wales there was a section that talked about his personal life and at first I thought it was distracting because I thought they were only going to talk about his involvement with Wikipedia. But then I realized that it was a page designed to inform you about his entire life, not just the foundation of his company. Both articles were neutral and strictly fact based. With the page regarding Jimmy they discussed some of the controversies he has had with Wikipedia, but they kept it to the facts and weren't biased. All of the sources and links worked when I tried them, and all of the sources were listed at the bottom of the page. Not only that but I really didn't notice any bias in either document.

I chose the topic, boxing in the united states. Not because I have a particular interest in this subject, but because I know from a historical standpoint that boxing has been a very popular sport for years and years and I believe that there isn't enough information supporting that. So I plan to contribute the historical standpoint (Ali, Tyson, Mayweather), boxing during the great depression,as well as boxing in America today.

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/05/30/boxing-a-manly-history-of-the-sweet-science-of-bruising/

Dr James Andrews(Physician)

On second thought I think I'm going to switch to edit the page about Dr. James Andrews. This guy is a legend in the world of medicine and I don't think he has enough information about him posted. He has performed hundreds of surgery's on the most famous and accomplished athletes and his page doesn't even list one of their names. Not only that but there isn't even a picture of him on his page. The sources are pretty weak as well considering this man has numerous articles by bleacher report and espn. It also doesnt talk much about what he is doing now and give a good biography about him. It includes his residence but doesn't really talk about where he practices or the company he works for and many of his affiliations aren't included.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/158217-dr-james-andrews-the-athletes-surgeon

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/9/15/4723700/nfl-injuries-dr-james-andrews

https://www.andrewssportsmedicine.com/physicians/james-r-andrews-md

http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/James_Andrews

http://www.webmd.com/james-andrews

http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/richest-doctors/dr-james-andrews-net-worth/

James Andrews (physician)

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James Andrews
Born September 1942 (age 74)

Homer, Louisiana

Residence Mountain Brook, Alabama
Nationality American
Education Louisiana State University (B.S.,M.D.)
Occupation Orthopedic surgeon
Known for Orthopedic surgery, Andrews Sports Medicine
Spouse(s) Jenelle Andrews
Children 6

About

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James Rheuben Andrews, M.D. (born September 1942) is an American orthopedic surgeon. He is a surgeon for knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries and is a specialist in repairing damaged ligaments. Practicing in Alabama, Andrews has become one of the most well known and popular orthopedic surgeons and has performed on many high profile athletes. According to the richest.com, he has a net worth of $100 million dollars. Earning $10 million dollars a year from his contract with the New York Yankees, and $60 million dollars a year as the owner of a minor league baseball team. He also is the team doctor for the Tampa Bay Rays, Auburn University Tigers, and Washington Redskins.

Biography

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Doctor James R. Andrews is one of the founding members of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also co- founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) a non-profit institute dedicated to injury prevention, education and research in orthopedic and sports medicine. He continues to serve as Chairman of the Board and Medical Director of ASMI. Doctor Andrews is also a founding partner and Medical Director of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He is President and Chairman of the Board of the Andrews Research and Education Foundation also dedicated to prevention, education and research at the Andrews Institute. He has mentored hundreds orthopedic/sports medicine Fellows and more than 84 primary care sports medicine Fellows who have trained under him through these Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs. He has become a pioneer in the medical field and has worked for many professional athletes and teams.

Career and education[edit]

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Andrews received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Louisiana State University, where he was an athlete, winning a Southeastern Conference Championship in polevaulting. He completed his residency at Tulane Medical School and completed fellowships at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the University of Lyon.

Andrews is well known for performing orthopedic surgery on high-profile athletes from a wide array of sports and was the subject of an ESPN.com article that praised his talents and listed some of his notable clients. One excerpt from the magazine stated that "[Andrews] is the alpha doc at the center of a sports-medicine network that extends well beyond doctors. Every athletic trainer, physical therapist, strength-and-conditioning coach in the land seems to have Andrews' cell phone number".

He created the HealthSouth Sports Medicine Council and was the driving force[citation needed] behind the successful Go For It! Roadshow. He serves on the medical advisory board for Tenex Health, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures and markets the Tenex Health TX System for the treatment of chronic tendon and fascia pain.

List of Notable Patients

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Andrews has performed on many high profile athletes. His popularity rose when he first performed a procedure in 1985 on a young pitcher named Roger Clemens. Clemens was starting to second-guess the team's diagnosis of a shoulder injury that was causing him a lot of pain and knocking some speed off of his fastball. Despite reassurances from the club that he could pitch through it, Clemens' agent sent him down to see Dr. James Andrews, an accomplished doctor specializing in minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. Scoping was just beginning to catch on and Dr. Andrews was at the forefront of the movement. He diagnosed Clemens with a tear of the lab rum and performed the surgery himself. Eight months later Clemens was back in the major leagues striking out 20 players in a game.

Clemens repaid him tenfold by becoming a walking business card for Andrews' practice. Word of mouth started to build. Andrews gained a reputation as a player's doctor who they could trust for an athlete-centric diagnosis instead of a team physician. Stars like Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, John Smoltz, Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson have all sung his praises in the 28 years since Clemens.

Football players

• Bo Jackson: shoulder, 1984; hip, 1992

• Doug Williams: knee, 1988

• Bruce Smith: knees, 1990 and 1991

• Troy Aikman: elbow and shoulder, 1991

• Michael Irvin: shoulder, 1994

• Emmitt Smith: shoulder, 1994 

• Trent Green: knee, 1999 and 2001

• Chad Pennington: shoulder, 2005 (twice)

• Deuce McAllister: knee, 2005

• Daunte Culpepper: knee, 2005 and 2006

• Takeo Spikes: achilles tendon, 2005

• Donovin Darius: ACL, 2005; shoulder, 2006

• Drew Brees: shoulder, 2006

• Byron Leftwich: ankle, 2006 

• Donovan McNabb: knee, 2006

• Matt Hasselbeck: shoulder, 2007

• Joey Porter: knee, 2007

• Kenny Irons: knee, 2007

• Isaiah Kacyvenski: knee, 2007

• D.J. Shockley: knee, 2007

Baseball players

• Roger Clemens: 1985, shoulder, 1985

• David Wells: 1985, elbow, 1985 

• Jimmy Key: elbow, 1988; shoulder, 1994, 1995

• Jose Rijo: elbow, 1995; five more elbow ops, 1996-2003

• Steve Karsay: elbow, 1995; shoulder, 2003

• Kerry Wood: elbow, 1999

• John Smoltz: elbow, 2000 and 2003

• Carl Pavano: elbow, 2001 and 2006 

• Jon Lieber: elbow, 2002

• A.J. Burnett : elbow, 2003

• Andy Pettitte: elbow, 2004

• Gary Sheffield: shoulder, 2004

• Jim Thome: elbow, 2005

• Mark Prior: shoulder, 2007

• Anibal Sanchez: shoulder, 2007

• Freddie Garcia: shoulder, 2007

• Chris Ray: elbow, 2007

Basketball players

• Charles Barkley: shoulder, 1990

• Michael Jordan: shoulder (therapy, not surgery), 1994

• Penny Hardaway: knee, 1996 

• Randy Livingston: knee, 1996 

• Scottie Pippen: elbow, 2001 

• Allen Iverson: elbow, 2001 

• Aaron McKie: shoulder, 2001 

• Chris Webber: knee, 2003 

• Shaun Livingston: knee, 2007 

Golfers

• Jack Nicklaus: knee, 1984 

• Jerry Pate: shoulders, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2006 

• Mark McCumber: shoulder, 1996

References

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Report, Bleacher. "Dr. James Andrews: The Athletes' Surgeon." Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report, 12 Apr. 2017. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/158217-dr-james-andrews-the-athletes-surgeon

Eddie. "Will Dr. James Andrews Fix My Kickball Injury?" SBNation.com. SBNation.com, 15 Sept. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/9/15/4723700/nfl-injuries-dr-james-andrews

"James Andrews AL | Orthopaedic Surgeon | Sports Physician." Aggressively Pursuing Victory Over Injury. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. https://www.andrewssportsmedicine.com/physicians/james-r-andrews-md

"James Andrews." James Andrews - Bhamwiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/James_Andrews

"James Andrews." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. http://www.webmd.com/james-andrews

Cabanas, Ave June. "The World's Most Entertaining Site." TheRichest. N.p., 17 June 2014. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/richest-doctors/dr-james-andrews-net-worth/