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Sports has always been linked to politics

In our recent Op-Ed piece that appeared in the International Business Times (December 12, 2022), we stated: “You cannot keep politics out of sport, not on the world stage, not when it involves basic human rights, and certainly not when the governing bodies of those sports have their hands so deeply in governments’ pockets.” We were referring to #FIFA and the attempt of the organization to remove human rights issues from the #WorldCup and from the country of #Qatar. As a sports ethics keynote speaker and sports ethics consultant, I was surprised by some of the feedback […]

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NFL Leaks May Help Gruden

As a sports ethics motivational speaker and sports ethics consultant, I am consistent in my insistence that no employee of a sports organization should ever try to “take the fall” or assist in the covering up of unethical behavior. When any kind of cover-up occurs, it always comes back to haunt the person who thought they were being the good guy, the model employee or the assistant insider to the assistant coach. An employee cannot work their way up that way; not a DIII line coach or someone in marketing […]

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NIL Deals: Nice, shaky and miserable

There are rumors stemming from people associated with D1 schools in Texas of of illegal payments from alumni to athletes under the guise of ‘Name, Image, Likeness.’ In addition, it is alleged that athletes are making local deals with restaurants are often not aware there are huge tax implications on any money earned. These athletes separate small amounts of money paid (sort of) under-the-table, and big deals with major companies. Undoubtedly, financial “advisors” looking to take advantage of the naivete of the athletes. In an article by Laine Higgins for […]

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Deshaun Watson’s apologists step-up

Other than the “Kars for Kids” jingle, we can think of possibly no other song as obnoxious as the 1974 classic, “Feelings.” It is possibly the most over-sung song in the history of Karaoke. We recall the song under the strangest of conditions, as the Houston Texans (currently at 1-9-1) prepare to take on the Cleveland Browns (at 4-7). The game, under normal conditions, would be a sleeper. You would clean the bathroom floor or check the dog for fleas during a game of this diminished magnitude. Caveat: I have […]

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