Category Archives: Sports
Hurray for the “O!” in “The Star Spangled Banner,” And The Man Who Put It There
A sportswriter is offended by a tradition from Baltimore. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Continue reading
Filed under Sports, Arts & Entertainment, Popular Culture, Journalism & Media, Love, Character
Comment of the Day: “Ethical If We Want It To Be: NBA Flopping and Fooling the Ref”
The Comment of the Day explores the inconsistencies and contradictions in allowing basketball refs to be fooled. Continue reading
Filed under Sports
Ethical If We Want It To Be: NBA Flopping and Fooling the Ref
Gamesmanship or cheating? It’s a matter of culture. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Sports
Ethics Hero: The Boston Red Sox
Yes, some big organizations are capable of being generous and loyal. Luckily, this is one I like a lot. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Ethics Heroes, Sports
Ethics Dunce: Sportswriter Jason Reid
You know Jason, there is no purpose in asking yourself uncomfortable questions if you are going to ignore the answers. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Is Buzz Bissenger Right? Should College Football Be Banned?….”
The Comment of the Day shows how unconscionably sports makes education unaffordable. Continue reading
Is Buzz Bissenger Right? Should College Football Be Banned? Is He KIDDING? Of Course It Should. And Everybody Knows It.
Buzz Bissinger thinks college football does more harm than good. Isn’t that obvious? Continue reading
Filed under Education, Journalism & Media, Popular Culture, Sports, The Internet, U.S. Society
New Passengers on the Roger Clemens Ethics Train Wreck
The news media manufactures drama in the Roger Clemens trial where none exists…except in the minds of clueless reporters. Continue reading
Filed under Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Sports
More On The Ethics Of Watching Football From Malcolm Gladwell
Ethics and insurance premiums may eventually send football the way of pro boxing, says smart person Malcolm Gladwell. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Health and Medicine, Popular Culture, Professions, Sports
A Worm In The Culture: Warped Competition Ethics
Imagine if Ted Williams, LeBron James, Joe Montana, Bobby Orr and Venus Williams had been kicked off their high school teams because they dominated. What kind of Maoist, mediocrity-rewarding, excellence-stifling values is Southhampton High trying to infect the nation with by penalizing high performance and achievement? Continue reading
Filed under Education, Gender and Sex, Sports, U.S. Society
