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THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN, IN CLEVELAND…Sports Logos, Like the Law, Reflect Public Policy
After an 80-year tradition, the Cleveland Indians has decided to part ways with their “Chief Wahoo” mascot, commencing in the 2019 baseball season. Although Cleveland had been using a “C” as their primary logo for the last few years, “Chief Wahoo” was still stitched on each uniform. The debate on this issue (with other teams, too) […]
Confidentiality Agreements in Sports
In today’s age of news leaks, social media, and with the Internet literally at your fingertips 24-7, keeping anything confidential would seem to be quite the challenge. Now imagine that you are trying to keep confidential the actions (or inactions) of a famous person, particularly a well-known athlete. On the surface, this would seem impossible, […]
Cheers! Three New Year’s Resolutions for The World of Sports
It’s that time of the year again, when you evaluate your successes and shortcomings for the past year and decide what to change. Making New Year’s Resolutions has become an integral part of many self-improvement plans. An avid sports fan, I started thinking over the holidays about important resolutions our favorite athletes could consider. Here […]
Divorce-proof Your Marriage After Retirement
These days it’s common to see couples divorcing later in life, particularly after one of the spouses retires. Once a couple is faced with spending more time together, they may find their interests aren’t as compatible as they once were. Add to that women’s financial independence and the fact that divorce no longer has the […]
Holiday Cheer: Athletes Leading by Example
As a change of pace to stories we often post about an athlete’s troubles, I thought it would be refreshing to report on two athletes whose off-the-field actions on Christmas Day are an inspiration. Houston Texans Offensive Lineman David Quessenberry, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, spent the last three seasons battling lymphoma. Until […]
Oklahoma, and not the Musical!
Everyone knows the story about former Oklahoma Sooner Joe Mixon. He was the star Sooner running back who was caught on video punching a woman in a restaurant, which caused him to be suspended for a year from college and damaged his NFL draft stock and earnings. Well, history may have sadly and unfortunately repeated […]
Another Firing Over Sex Harassment: When Will It All End?
The firing this week of long-time NBC Today show co-host Matt Lauer over sexual harassment charges has significant consequences for his future, his family and his alleged victims, and it saddens many of us who have watched the show faithfully for years. The firing is the latest in an ever-growing list of harassment charges against […]
The firing this week of long-time NBC Today show co-host Matt Lauer over sexual harassment charges has significant consequences for his future, his family and his alleged victims, and it saddens many of us who have watched the show faithfully for years. The firing is the latest in an ever-growing list of harassment charges against […]
California Dreamin’
California Dreamin’: Don’t Be a Distraction off the court or In a Court of Law In the wake of a recent incident in China in which team members were arrested for shoplifting, the entire UCLA basketball and athletics program needs to hit the reset button. Three UCLA freshmen (LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill), […]
Introduction to Todd Talks…Sports
Todd Talks…Sports blog evolved because of the ever-increasing number of complex cases that Gemma Allen, Todd Glassman and the team at Ladden & Allen, Chartered, are involved in with high profile clients. The last few years Gemma and I have been presenting interactive programs for professional and collegiate sports teams, ranging from the rookie class […]
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