Media

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Media Interviews/Mentions:

• Dungan, Ron. “In a Valley of transplants, Arizona’s professional sports teams struggle to find their fan base.” KJZZ, February 9, 2023. Web: https://kjzz.org/content/1838189/valley-transplants-arizonas-professional-sports-teams-struggle-find-their-fan-base#two
• Vennochi, Joan. “With the Celtics and Udoka, it’s about brand.” The Boston Globe, September 27, 2022.  Web: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/26/opinion/with-celtics-udoka-its-about-brand/
• Tully, Mike. “The Mike Tully Show,” August 29, 2022. Podcast: https://tullyshow.libsyn.com/shawn-klein-the-sports-ethicist
• Weinreb, Michael. “Complicity and Deflection at the LIV Golf Traveling Circus.” The Ringer, July 28, 2022. Web: https://www.theringer.com/2022/7/28/23281048/liv-golf-traveling-circus-pumpkin-ridge-bedminster
• Wharton, David. “Was it hypocritical for the NFL to suspend Calvin Ridley for gambling? Maybe not.” Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2022. Web: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-03-14/gambling-embraced-by-sports-leagues-complicated-relationship
• Hinkle, Jeffrey. “Opinion: ASU Baseball Will Be Troubled by MLB Lockout.” The State Press. January 26, 2022. Web: https://www.statepress.com/article/2022/01/asu-baseball-will-be-troubled-by-a-mlb-lockout
• Eaton-Robb, Pat. “Tribe accepting bets on games involving WNBA team it owns.” AP News. Oct 1, 2021. Web: https://apnews.com/article/sports-business-sports-betting-connecticut-sun-chicago-sky-d91d9256b5d5fc9ecb25427517387683
• Skretta, David. “College football kicking off in pandemic all over again.” AP News. Aug 25, 2021. Web: https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-football-health-texas-longhorns-football-4a28342d1875c8d4bf57b415a98a3ab1
• Fenno, Nathan and David Wharton. “To vaccinate or not? For U.S. Olympic athletes, the debate creates division.” LA Times. July 28, 2021. Web: https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-07-28/vaccination-theatre-us-olympic-team-covid-19-testing
• Montgomery, Hanako. “Their Black Power Protest Stunned the World in 1968. Today, Politics Are Still Taboo at the Olympics.” Vice World News. July 24, 2021. Web: https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ex9p/tokyo-olympics-protests-kneeling
• Gregorian, Vahe. “What sports leaders (and all of us) gain by encouraging, not demanding, vaccinations.” The Kansas City Star. May 22, 2021. Web: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article251571263.html
• Riley, Koki. “To mandate or not mandate? Greater access to COVID-19 vaccine raises ethical questions in sports world,” Cronkite News. April 7, 2021. Web: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2021/04/07/covid-19-vaccine-raises-ethical-questions-in-sports-world/
• “Outside the Studio: Ep 6: Sports Betting” https://www.365sportscast.com/ Feb 12, 2021. Web: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/outsidethestudio/episodes/2021-02-12T14_21_55-08_00
• Barron, David. “Will A.J. Hinch, Jeff Luhnow, Alex Cora have jobs in near future after Astros scandal?” Houston Chronicle. Oct 29, 2020. Web: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/astros/article/Will-A-J-Hinch-Jeff-Luhnow-Alex-Cora-have-jobs-15682819.php
• Bielik, Tim. “Should the Big Ten have let the 2020 fall football season happen? Examining the ethics behind the decision” Cleveland.com. Aug 20, 2020. Web: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2020/08/examining-the-ethics-of-the-big-tens-decision-to-cancel-the-2020-fall-football-season.html
• Bauer, Ethan. “The grim reality facing the sports world” Deseret News. July 28, 2020. Web: https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/7/28/21327211/baseball-mlb-coronavirus-miami-marlins-outbreak-sports-pandemic-covid-19-nba-bubble
• Faris, Nick, “Risk Vs. Reward:Exploring the ethics of resuming sports” The Score. May 2020. Web: https://www.thescore.com/uefa/news/1975490/risk-vs-reward-exploring-the-ethics-of-resuming-sports
• Brodie, Mark. “How Should MLB and Its Fans Respond to Sign-Stealing Scandals” KJZZ “The Show”. January 15, 2020. Web: https://theshow.kjzz.org/content/1396256/how-should-mlb-and-its-fans-respond-sign-stealing-scandals
• Zielonka, Adam and Matthew Paras. “Astros symptoms of bigger problem” Washington Times. January 13, 2020. Web: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/13/j-hinch-astros-symptoms-bigger-problem/
• Bauer, Ethan. “So your favorite team is tanking. Do you have to cheer?” Deseret News. September 27, 2019. Web: https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/9/27/20876030/favorite-team-losing-miami-dolphins-marlins-nfl-cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james
• “Ethics of Sports.” St. Louis In the Know with Ray Hartmann and Jay Kanzler. Big 550 AM KTRS. August 26, 2019. Web: https://soundcloud.com/550ktrs/stlitk-with-jay-8-26-19-shaun-kleine-ethics-of-sports?in=550ktrs/sets/jaykanzler
• Cherwa, John. “Joint stake in horse by state regulator and Santa Anita executive raises questions.” LA Times. August 5, 2019. Web: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-08-05/race-horse-ownership-madeline-auerbach-timothy-ritvo-conflict-of-interest
• Martin, Michel.” The Ethical Question of Running Up the Score.” NPR’s All Things Considered. June 15, 2019. Web: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/15/733081720/the-ethical-question-of-running-up-the-score 
• Taylor, Phil. “Age of the megadeal: Do athletes make too much money?” The Christian Science Monitor. May 13, 2019. Web: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2019/0513/Age-of-the-megadeal-Do-athletes-make-too-much-money
• Branch, John. “March Madness’s Toughest Matchup: Brackets vs. Ethics,” The New York Times. March 27, 2019. Web: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/sports/ncaa-tournament-bracket-ethics.html
• The Ticket with Tracey Holmes. “Castor Semenya and Intersex Athletes,” ABC NewsRadio (Australia) February 22, 2019. Web: https://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/content/s4949139.htm
• Bogage, Jacob. “MLB aims to crack down on the game’s tradition of sign stealing,” Washington Post, February 20, 2019. Web: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/02/20/mlb-aims-crack-down-games-tradition-sign-stealing/
• Keeler, Sean. “Kickoff fair catch rule meant to increase safety, but critics not so sure,” GlobalSportsMatters.com, August 30, 2018. Web: https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2018/08/30/fair-catch-rule-meant-increase-safety-but-critics-not-sure/
• Wharton, David. “Troubling details of Ohio State report present a problem college football must fix,” Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2018. Web: http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-college-football-wharton-20180825-story.html
• Wharton, David. “Maryland takes step in right direction, but much more is needed from big-time college programs,” Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2018. Web: http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-college-football-wharton-20180814-story.html
• Guest Panelist, “A Public Affair: The Real Deal in Sports,” KGNU Radio: 88.5 FM/1390 AM (Denver/Boulder). July 18, 2018. Web: https://www.kgnu.org/apublicaffair/7/18/2018
• Gaillot, Ann-Derrick, “Five ethicists walk into a World Cup,” The Outline. July 13, 2018. Web: https://theoutline.com/post/5381/who-should-i-root-for-in-the-world-cup?zd=1&zi=itvo7djn
• Ethical implications of legalizing sports gambling. “Closing Bell,” CNBC, May 15, 2018. Archived Video: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/15/as-long-as-theres-been-sports-people-have-gambled-on-it-expert.html
• The Ticket with Tracey Holmes. “Crossing the Line,” ABC NewsRadio (Australia) March 17, 2018. Web: http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/content/s4817804.htm
• Riley, Koki, “The FBI investigation of college basketball may stop rampant corruption,” The State Press. February 26, 2018. Web: http://www.statepress.com/article/2018/02/spoinion-the-recent-fbi-investigation-into-college-basketball-may-stop-corruption
• Gaillot, Ann-Derrick , “Four ethicists walk into a Super Bowl party,” The Outline. February 1, 2018. Web: https://theoutline.com/post/3177/is-it-okay-to-watch-the-super-bowl
• Guest Panelist, “A Public Affair: The Real Deal in Sports,” KGNU Radio: 88.5 FM/1390 AM (Denver/Boulder). December 20, 2017. Web: https://www.kgnu.org/apublicaffair/12/20/2017
• Newman, Eric. “Beyond the face paint: Sports fandom rooted in connections.” Cronkite News, Arizona PBS. December 14, 2017. Web: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2017/12/14/sports-fandom-rooted-connections/
• Hohler, Bob. “Red Sox case gives an electronic jolt to a long history of spycraft” Boston Globe. September 7, 2017. Web: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/09/07/red-sox-case-gives-electronic-jolt-long-history-spycraft/qk7hXMN0oxLtYCtQ7mTIXN/story.html
• Meek, Austin. “Watching football has become an ethical question for me.” The Register-Guard (Oregon). July 30, 2017. Web:  http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/35811034-81/watching-football-has-become-an-ethical-question-for-me.html.csp
• Chiappetta, Mike. “MMA Debut of 12-Year-Old Momo vs. Adult Draws Outrage Abroad, Support at Home.” May 11, 2017. Bleacher Report. Web: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2708389-mma-debut-of-12-year-old-momo-vs-adult-draws-outrage-abroad-support-at-home
• Pritchett, Bonnie. “Liberty defends hiring of athletic director involved in Baylor scandal.” November 30, 2016. World. Web: https://world.wng.org/2016/11/liberty_defends_hiring_of_athletic_director_involved_in_baylor_scandal
• Sokol, Chad. “Is dealing with athletes’ criminal activity really ‘a team matter?’” September 18, 2016. The Spokesman-Review. Web: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/18/is-dealing-with-athletes-criminal-activity-really-/
• Helfand, Zach. “What should USC do with a Coliseum photograph of suspended linebacker Don Hill?” September 16, 2016. Los Angeles Times. Web: http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-don-hill-photograph-20160916-snap-story.html
• Wharton, David. “When college players are suspected of lawbreaking, the ethics can be tricky for schools.” September 13, 2016. Los Angeles Times. Web: http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-college-football-assault-20160913-snap-story.html
• Haas, Savannah. “Athletes are not tied to their fans’ morality.” September 5, 2016. The State Press. Web: http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/09/spopinion-athletes-shouldnt-be-held-to-a-higher-moral-standard-than-anyone-else
• NewsRadio 1080 KRLD, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth. Interview about MLB on-field fight between Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. May 16, 2016, 11:50 Central Time.
• Minnesota Public Radio. “Domestic Violence and Pro Sports” April 28, 2016. Archive: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/04/28/sports-ethics
• Cooper, Darren. “Paramus Catholic’s headliner: Michigan football coach.” April 12, 2016. The Record (Bergen County). Web: www.northjersey.com/news/paramus-catholic-s-headliner-michigan-football-coach-1.1542758
• Gallagher, Noel K. “Deering athletic director broke policy by using school stationery to praise wife’s clinic.” March 18, 2016. Portland Press Herald. Web: http://www.pressherald.com/2016/03/18/athletic-directors-praise-for-private-clinic-sent-on-school-stationery-broke-policy/
• Lussenhop, Jessica. “Super Bowl 50: A troubled year for American football.” February 7, 2016. BBC News. Web: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35497076
• Herzenberg, Michael. “Top High School Running Back Set to Play in City Championship Despite Attempted Murder Charges.” December 4, 2015. TV: NY1; Web: http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/12/4/top-high-school-running-back-set-to-play-in-city-championship-despite-attempted-murder-charges.html
• Rhoden, William. “Fantasy Sports’ Real Crime: Dehumanizing the Athletes.” New York Times. Nov. 25, 2105. Web: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/sports/football/fantasy-sports-real-crime-dehumanizing-the-athletes.html Print: B9, Nov. 27, 2015.
• MacMillan, Amanda. “Is It Ever Okay to Race With Someone Else’s Bib Number?” Runner’s World. Nov. 12, 2015. Web: http://www.runnersworld.com/racing/is-it-ever-okay-to-race-with-someone-elses-bib-number
• Schuppe, Jon. “Was it Right to Keep Dad’s Death From World Series Pitcher?” NBC News. Oct 28, 2015. Web: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/was-it-right-keep-dads-death-world-series-pitcher-n453096
• The Ticket with Tracey Holmes. “Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin,” ABC NewsRadio (Australia) August 30, 2015. Archive:  http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/content/s4302734.htm
• Huff Post Live, “Roger Goodell Upholds Deflategate Suspension,” July 28, 2015. Web: http://huff.lv/1OztCLV
• Guest Panelist, “A Public Affair: The Real Deal in Sports,” KGNU Radio: 88.5 FM/1390 AM (Denver/Boulder). June 17, 2015. Web: http://www.kgnu.org/apublicaffair/6/17/2015
• Peter, Josh. “Professor: NFL ambiguity creates ‘breeding ground for rules violations'” USA Today. May 14, 2015. Print: 2C; Web: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/05/13/tom-brady-deflategate-bountygate-breeding-ground-rules-violations/27268957/
• Lothian, Dan. “Q&A: Sports Ethicist on Why Rules Matter” Heartbeings.com May 11, 2015. Web: http://www.heartbeings.com/qa-sports-ethicist-on-why-rules-matter/
• MacDonald, James. “On Performance Enhancing Drugs and Cheating in Mixed Martial Arts” Bleacher Report. February 20, 2015. Web: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2371326-on-performance-enhancing-drugs-and-cheating-in-mixed-martial-arts
• Fenno, Nathan. “Lance Armstrong’s lies carry a steep, and rising, price” L.A. Times. February 18, 2015.Web: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0219-lance-armstrong-consequences-20150219-story.html
• Reed, Phillip. “Sports Ethics Expert From Rockford University Discusses ‘Deflate gate'” FOX WQRF 39 & ABC WTVO 17. Air Date: January 30, 2015. Web: http://www.mystateline.com/fulltext-news/d/story/sports-ethics-expert-from-rockford-university-disc/25822/NciecHQbjESjevINxOKlTA
• Lothian, Dan. “Sports Ethicist Sees Honest Lesson in Deflategate” Heartbeings.com January 26, 2015. Web: http://www.heartbeings.com/sports-ethicist-sees-honest-lesson-deflategate/
• ESPN The Classroom, Marist College Center for Sports Communication. 1220 ESPN. January 24, 2015. Web (podcast): http://espntheclassroom.podomatic.com/entry/2015-01-24T09_33_16-08_00
• Huffpost Live “The Latest on Deflate Gate” January 23, 2015. Web: http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/deflate-gate/54bfe93078c90a13b500019f
• CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello. January 23, 2015. Transcript: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1501/23/cnr.04.html Video Archive: http://archive.org/details/CNNW_20150123_150000_CNN_Newsroom_With_Carol_Costello#start/2040/end/2100
• Maese, Rick. “Patriots, Bill Belichick walk, sometimes cross, line between competitiveness and cheating” Washington Post, January 22, 2015. Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/patriots-bill-belichick-walk-sometimes-cross-line-between-competitiveness-and-cheating/2015/01/22/e4152bf4-a271-11e4-91fc-7dff95a14458_story.html
• Spewak, Danny. “Science Claims Deflategate Was No Accident!” WGRZ, Buffalo, NY. January 22, 2015. Web: http://www.wgrz.com/story/sports/2015/01/22/sports-science-for-the-patriots/22184649/
• Alesia, Mark. “Sports ethics experts analyze Belichick, ‘DeflateGate'” Indianapolis Star, January 22, 2015. Print (January 23, 2015): A1; A6. Web: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2015/01/22/sports-ethics-deflategate-bill-belichick-new-england-patriots-indianapolis-colts/22153199/
• Gloster, Rob. “PGA President Ouster in Growing Effort on Sexist Comments” Bloomberg News, October 27, 2104. Web: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-27/pga-president-ouster-in-growing-effort-on-sexist-comments.html
• Gloster, Rob. “NFL Wobbles as Abuse to Concussions Steal Headlines From Sport” Bloomberg News, September 13, 2104. Web: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-14/nfl-wobbles-as-abuse-to-concussions-steal-headlines-from-sport.html
• Fish, Mike. “OTL: NBA lax in Sterling oversight” ESPN.com, June 1, 2014. Web: http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11003074/otl-nba-investigate-prior-donald-sterling-incidents
• “In booming marketplace for Cuban players, Puig’s tale far from unique” Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2014. Web: http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cuban-players-20140427,0,5392208.story#ixzz307g9uk7c
• Arise America. April 25, 2014. Interview regarding the ejection of Yankee pitcher, Michael Pineda, for using an illegal substance. http://arise.tv/
• Stross, Matthew. “Experts: Let Birdsong Pick School” Daily News-Record (Harrisburg, VA), April 22, 2014. Web: http://www.dnronline.com/article/experts_let_birdsong_pick_school (login required)
• Strict no-transfer rule not fair either” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb 9, 2014. Page: C2. Web: http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/high-school/first-person-shawn-e-klein/nc84f/
• “Fantex: Is Buying Shares in Athletes Risky Business?” Knowledge@Wharton. December 4, 2013. Web: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/fantex-buying-shares-athletes-risky-business/
• DeSantis, John. “Ethicists say Destrehan coaches deserve punishment.” Tri-Parish Times. November 6, 2013. Web: http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/sports/article_9daf2778-470a-11e3-aaed-001a4bcf887a.html
• Taylor, Phil. “Point After.” Sports Illustrated. October 14, 2013. Web: https://www.si.com/vault/2013/10/14/106381077/rules-are-meant-to-be–rules
• Radio interview for CKNW Morning News in Vancouver, BC, Canada. 18 January 2013.
• Provided comments for “Give Lance another chance?” 15 January 2013. Web: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/opinion/opinion-roundup-lance-armstrong/index.html
• Hoffman, Kevin. “Playing by the Rules.” Coach and Athletic Director Magazine, January 2013.
• Web: http://www.coachad.com/pages/Issue-to-Internet-January-2013-Playing-By-The-Rules.php
• Spillane, Chris. “Ousted Badminton Players Lose in Challenge to Olympic Spirit” 2 August 2012.
• Web: http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-01/expelled-badminton-players-lose-in-challenge-to-olympic-spirit.html
• Crouse, Karen. “Shades of Gray on Way to Podium.” New York Times 11 August 2012. Print: D1 Web: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/sports/olympics/separating-the-person-from-the-olympic-performance.html