Looking at the sports news headlines, I came across this article regarding the Marion Jones case and comments made by former sprinter Ben Johnson. I found this article unique in many ways. First, Johnson makes a statement that it is not only elite athletes like Marion Jones that are Read more…
It’s always interesting to see how people try to “spin” a story around to make themselves look better to their various target audiences. This was the case for Texas A&M football coach Dennis Franchione, who has been in the news recently for charging boosters for his injury newsletter. What Read more…
As another week comes and goes, there are more of L & O candidates. As I posted a while ago, I decided that there needed to be a PR Nightmare Award, and so I developed the L & O Award (or known as Liver & Onion Award– what can I Read more…
When I was looking at the news today, I came across the headline that Marion Jones had finally come clean and said that she took steroids before the 2000 Olympics. The article said that she had taken the steroid known in the BALCO case as “the clear.” Well, I Read more…
I have written on this topic several times on my blog, and I believe that besides the use of steroids and other drugs among athletes, sexual harassment in sports is one of the top issues that brings about PR crises and nightmares. For example, look at what is happening with Read more…