Photo Credits: WNY Women's Foundation On Monday, May 23rd at 5 p.m., the Western New York Women’s Foundation is hosting the What She’s Made Of 2022 event at Highmark Stadium. The event provides an opportunity for attendees to mingle over cocktail and hor d’oeurves, then hear from a panel of leaders in the sports field.... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: Reuters/ Andrew Couldridge On Wednesday, the All England Club, organizers of the Wimbledon tennis competition, announced it has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus in response to the continued Russian-waged war in Ukraine. In a statement announcing the decision, the All England Club stated “[i]n the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Athit Perawongmetha Canada’s Minister of Sports recently announced the development of an independent mechanism for allowing athletes to report incidents of misconduct in sports.[1] The development of this important mechanism comes with the news of an open letter written on behalf of over 70 Canadian gymnasts to Sport Canada demanding an investigation into... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: Kelly Swanson I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Kelly Swanson, founder and president of Swanson Communications, a public relations and marketing firm. Through owning her own business for the last 25 years and working in the sports and public relations world, Ms. Swanson has witnessed the evolution of this industry first... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: KHOU11 My previous post featured various incidents of misconduct from National Football League (the “League”) owners and other major sports leagues. The recent trade of Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans to the Cleveland Browns brings to mind the topic of player misconduct. This article will focus on various incidents of recent National... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports Even in the off-season, the National Football League (“NFL”) cannot seem to escape bad publicity. One of the league’s most prominent owners is dealing with a paternity lawsuit filed against him on March 3rd. The lawsuit alleges that Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, agreed to a... Continue Reading →
Photo credits: Petr David Josek / AP The IIHF U-18 Women’s World Championship tournament, previously cancelled in late 2021, is now rescheduled for June of 2022.[1] The cancellation of the tournament in December of 2021 sparked outrage from many members of the women’s hockey community, especially considering the men’s IIHF world junior tournament was already in... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock On Friday the UEFA Europa League announced its decision to move the Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Paris. The game, set for Saturday, May 28, 2022, was slated to be in a St. Petersburg stadium previously built for the 2018 World Cup.[1] This decision comes in the wake of the... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: REUTERS/Phil Noble The controversy surrounding the Russian Olympic Committee figure skaters and coaches was on full display for the world to see these past few weeks during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and have caused many to question the treatment of these young athletes. The athletes from Russia are competing as the “Russian... Continue Reading →
Photo via: AP Photos/ Eric Gay https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/01/womens-sports-growth-ratings-business/ As a former female college athlete, I would be remiss to not acknowledge the 50th Anniversary of Title IX coming in June of 2022. My ability to participate in sports throughout my middle and high school years and then into college is a direct result of the changes... Continue Reading →