by sumac | Apr 5, 2015 | Sports Apologies
A young phenom, discovered playing football, famous for playing baseball, but really wants to play basketball. What do you call the kid? Not “slut.” Mo’ne Davis is the athletic prodigy from South Philly. (Pronounced Moe-nay.) Coach Steve Bandura discovered the...
by snarly | Dec 7, 2014 | Institutional Apologies, Sports Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Jon Stewart was amusant last week in a report about the St. Louis Rams’s “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” gesture. We shall now weigh in with our analysis belatedly, as is our frequent wont. We are busy ladies. The St. Louis County Police Association...
by snarly | Nov 18, 2014 | Sports Apologies
Former New Zealand star cricket player Lou Vincent threw dozens of matches. Threw ’em like confetti. When charged with the crime, he pleaded guilty. He apparently tried no weaselly moves to save his career. Though he has struggled with depression and...
by snarly | Sep 10, 2014 | Sports Apologies
People keep asking us to weigh on the new Ray Rice video. We said what we have to say back in May. (We did update the post, though.) So let’s not talk about Fox needing to apologize for making douchey jokes about taking the stairs. Or about boxer Floyd...
by snarly | Aug 19, 2014 | Sports Apologies
This is our fourth post in a row about a GOOD apology. A SorryWatch record! Republican political strategist Mark McKinnon has said he’s sorry to cyclist Greg LeMond for repeatedly slurring his name and career. It’s not the best apology on the planet...
by snarly | Jun 30, 2014 | Sports Apologies
Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez, after being banned for four months and fined £66,000, has finally acknowledged biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini, and apologized. (He did not acknowledge or apologize for his two previous chomping offenses.) He tweeted: Need I...
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