28 Aug
A very ugly situation got even uglier Wednesday when Rick Pitino, head basketball coach at the University of Louisville, held a press conference to, essentially, chastise the media for its heavy coverage of the bizarre extortion case involving him that the FBI is currently investigating.
The case involves an alleged $10 million black mail attempt by the [...]
Posted in Sports PR by: Ted Leshinski
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24 Aug
Over the last few years, many great and well-respected Major League Baseball players have been humiliated and have suffered tremendous embarrassment after it was revealed they had, at some point in their careers, used steroids or some type of performance enhancing drug.
One by one, important names in baseball were being “outed” and their status as [...]
Posted in Sports PR by: Ted Leshinski
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18 Aug
Regardless of one’s stance or personal feelings regarding the Michael Vick situation, the notorious quarterback has officially returned to the NFL with the approval and support of the league and its commissioner.
As a result, a full-court press of a public relations plan has been activated and it will be fascinating to watch as the NFL, commissioner Roger [...]
Posted in Sports PR by: Ted Leshinski
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13 Aug
It seems like it’s getting rarer and rarer these days for the world of sports media to find a positive and relevant story and make it a big deal in the day’s news cycle.
Which is why it was great to see, this week, the tremendous press coverage and collective (and much deserved) respect from the [...]
Posted in Sports PR by: Ted Leshinski
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