Sports in Society

Football player study finds cumulative force of head hits related to CTE disease

Daily / Wednesday, June 21, 2023

A new study on head injuries in football published yesterday in the scientific journal Nature Communications “added a critical wrinkle" -- a football player’s chances of developing CTE are "related to the number of head impacts absorbed, but also to the cumulative impact of all those hits,” according to...

SBJ Spotlight: Elise Lindborg talks benefits of Pride

Morning Buzz / Thursday, April 27, 2023

Elise Lindborg of Brand|Pride talks with SBJ’s Austin Karp about “rainbow washing” and how sports organizations can benefit in their Pride celebrations by partnering with and sourcing from people from the LGBTQ+ community.

Anquan Boldin on how the Players Coalition continues to fight for social justice

Daily / Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Getting the NFL to run a Super Bowl ad spotlighting issues related to police brutality was a big moment for the Players Coalition, said Anquan Boldin, a longtime NFL player and co-founder of the group. Boldin, a speaker at last week’s SBJ All In conference, also talked about the...

Saudi Minister of Sport addresses 'sportswashing' questions on '60 Minutes'

Daily / Monday, April 10, 2023

The issue of sports washing by Saudi Arabia was examined by CBS’s “60 Minutes” last night, with CBS’s Jon Wertheim. Saudi Arabia has suddenly emerged as a major player in global sport, hosting events, buying teams and luring athletes with staggering contracts. Wertheim noted the country...

Popovich slams lawmakers over inaction on guns

Morning Buzz / Monday, April 10, 2023

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich yesterday "forcefully slammed 'cowardly, selfish legislators' for failing to enact stricter gun laws in the wake of school massacres he said have contributed to making the United States the 'laughingstock' of the world." Popovich finished his final pregame news conference of the season, a...

NFL Votes reaches 160 million people ahead of Election Day

Daily / Wednesday, November 2, 2022

NFL Votes has become a “vital community engagement initiative for the league” in its third year -- and according to the league the campaign has reached more than 160 million people, according to Chris Bumbaca of USA TODAY. The NFL has spent “months preparing and targeting” the midterm elections...

More U.S. fans paying attention to women's sports, but large gap still exists

Daily / Wednesday, October 26, 2022

New data from National Research Group shows that while more U.S. sports fans are watching and paying attention to women’s sports, there is still plenty of room for growth. The study, conducted this month among 2,500 respondents in partnership with Ampere Analysis, shows almost a third of fans are watching...

Biden administration 'focused' on negotiating Griner's return

Daily / Monday, August 8, 2022

The fallout from Brittney Griner's Russian prison sentence made its way to the Sunday morning news programs, with former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson indicating that President Biden and his team "are very focused" on negotiating her return. Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Richardson said a return likely would...

Cavaliers, parent company to cover employees' travel costs for out of state reproductive health services

Daily / Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The Cavaliers will "cover the costs for their employees to travel outside Ohio for reproductive health care services," which follows the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade last week, according to Zach Koons of SI.com. The Cavaliers along with the NBA G League Cleveland Charge, AHL...

Poll: 67% of Americans know "not much" or "nothing" about Title IX

Daily / Thursday, June 23, 2022

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, but a Washington Post-Univ. of Maryland poll showed 67% of Americans "know 'not much' or 'nothing at all' about the federal law," according to Clarke, Clement & Guskin of the WASHING POST. The poll, conducted May 4-17 among 1,503 people...

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