Sports PR 101 http://sportspr101.com A Public Relations Sports Blog Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:04:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Turning On Strange Tides We, as a society, have come along way into 2012. There have been boundaries pushed and broken through, new movements formed and new paths blazed not only from 2011, but going back since the beginning of this century. In many cases throughout modern history, the world of sports has helped to usher in those new eras. Civil Rights movements have been edged along by the likes of Jackie Robinson and Jessie Owens. Men like Roberto Clemente have taught us the value of international altruism. Magic Johnson made the pain, struggle, and reality of AIDS the forefront of the global health [...]

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]]> http://sportspr101.com/2012/01/06/turning-on-strange-tides/ Ryan Braun, PEDs, the Media, and Other Things That Ruin a Perfectly Good Sunday Full Disclosure – I wrote this article for the Milwaukee Brewers Fansided site Reviewing the Brew. I posted this article here as well because I thought the subject matter lent itself to our particular mission at Sports PR 101. Yes, children, reigning NL MVP and Milwaukee Brewer Ryan Braun has failed a test for banned substances. I am going to say that again, because I want to make my position on this matter very, very clear: Ryan Braun has failed a test for banned substances. There’s no way around this, there’s no way to defend or apologize for it. It’s [...]

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