by sumac | Sep 27, 2017 | Sports Apologies
Fabio Fognini was having a bad moment at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. Actually, 3 bad moments. In the singles, Stefano Travaglia, was beating him. In the process of losing he had 3 temper tantrums. These were directed at umpire Louise Engzell. Fognini,...
by snarly | Jul 21, 2017 | Bropology, Sports Apologies
By the end of this horrible, un-yogic apology you will be lying in savasana on your floor. (See what I did there.) THE BACKSTORY: Earlier this week, in a 20,000-member closed Facebook group for yoga teachers, a fat yoga teacher (I use the word “fat” as a...
by snarly | Mar 21, 2017 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
You may recall our dismay at one of the worst media “apologies” of the last year — The Daily Beast’s half-assed, defensive, self-aggrandizing responses to criticism of Nico Hines’s “story” about pretending to be gay to pick up...
by sumac | Feb 17, 2017 | Sports Apologies
Steven Bowditch is an Australian golfer. Good player, currently on the PGA tour and the PGA tour of Australasia, known for bewitching eyebrows and a struggle with severe depression. In the low-digit hours of February 3rd, Bowditch was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona,...
by sumac | Jan 20, 2017 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
After the second round of the Australian Open, after playing Lucie Safarova, Serena Williams took questions from reporters. The first ‘question came from a reporter who favored her with his evaluation: “Congrats on the win. But it looked a little bit of a...
by snarly | Aug 19, 2016 | Bropology, Sports Apologies, Youth apologizes
It is a busy day at SorryWatch HQ, so a quick look at Ryan’s “candid and careful” (mmmphhhh) “apology” (ahahahahahahaha) appears on SorryWatch’s Facebook page, which you should follow for short takes on apologies that do not warrant...
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