Div 1 Women’s Sports

Let’s not be smug about the WNBA

I suppose I could have entitled this post “Some Controversy before New Year’s,” but whatever the title, I think it’s an ethical issue that needs exploration. To push the hypertension needle ever higher, I feel the NBA, sponsors and owners could potentially kick-in a lot more to the subsidy pool. If that isn’t workable, how about tax considerations? The issue is not one of men versus women or professionalism versus “almost professional” or even above the rim versus below, or any other argument Sports Ethics has heard this way and that. The […]

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Why the Portland Thorns must matter to all of us

As a sports ethics keynote speaker, sports ethics consultant and co-author of Monday Morning Ethics, my heart is invested in ethical choices and consequences. As grandfather to girls, my heart is invested in their future happiness. Whether they become athletes — or not, is not relevant; that they have an equal chance to compete in all phases of life, is both my desire and my cause. Every time I think society has “arrived,” something comes along to discourage my optimism. The Portland Thorns Before touching on the key points of […]

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Hope Solo needs help, not judgement

Hope Solo, much like you and me, has had her share of triumphs and tragedies. At the end of March 2022, Solo was discovered to be unconscious in a parking lot. It was not so much a “medical condition,” as an alcoholic condition. When the police awakened her, she was combative and tried to convince the officers she was merely taking a rest. She refused a sobriety test. The police pulled her from her vehicle; she resisted and was placed under arrest. A warrant was issued and she was found […]

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In the Midst of March Madness, the “Maddest” Thing was Gender Inequality

by Bruce Wolk and Chuck Gallagher (from March 16, 2022) Sedona Prince is today’s sports ethics hero. Ironically, her heroism was unintended but as with most whistle-blowers and stand-up people, her motivation was unselfish and generous. By “generous” I need to be clear that this has little to do with money but with the treatment of women in sports. A TikTok Firestorm It goes back about a year ago to the NCAA tournaments. Before I get into the subject matter, I must remind everyone of the obvious: collegiate athletes are […]

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