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Oct 05, 2023
With aligned missions to leverage the power of sport to drive positive change, Global Sport Institute at ASU and Green Sports Alliance team up to launch the sport + sustainability venture challenge.
Athletes protest police shooting of Jacob Blake by refusing to play
Aug 30, 2022
In protest, the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks decided to not attend their playoff game in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back by police seven times as he tried to enter his car. Kenneth Shropshire joins Marketplace.
Locksley Forms National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches
Aug 30, 2022
According to a news release from Maryland, a study from the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University showed that at least 77% of offensive coordinators hired throughout college football over the past 10 years were white...
National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches Announces Official Launch and Board of Directors
Aug 30, 2022
In a 2019 working paper out of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, the data revealed that at least 77% of offensive coordinators – a favored position when considering head coach candidates were white.
Washington Football Team Owner Dan Snyder Could See A Financial Boost From A Name Change
Aug 30, 2022
It helps the team that NFL franchises tend to make money regardless of athletic performance.
Don’t Shut Up and Dribble
Aug 30, 2022
Professor Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, explained in an interview this summer how this change in media could have a big effect in the influence athletes have in future politics.
John Carlos included on Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice
Aug 30, 2022
The leadership team also features Scott Brooks, an associate professor at the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics and associate director of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University...
Arizona Pro Sports Teams Respond To NBA Protests Of Police Brutality
Aug 30, 2022
“Nothing like this has ever occurred,” said Kenneth Shropshire, the CEO of Global Sports Institute at Arizona State University.
Athlete Activism Against Police Violence Reminds Ken Shropshire Of '85's 'Sun City'
Aug 30, 2022
For Only A Game regular Kenneth Shropshire, this week's events have reminded him of the year 1985 ... and a song.
NBA-led walkout over Jacob Blake's shooting marks evolution of protest in pro sports
Aug 30, 2022
"Now that we have the calibration that's done by social media followers, we know where LeBron James stands in terms of popularity and influence, so there's a greater acknowledgment that they have they this platform," said Kenneth L. Shropshire...
How these player protests stack up historically and why they matter
Aug 30, 2022
About 24 hours after the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the court in the NBA playoff bubble, Kenneth Shropshire got to thinking about the sports world's mass boycott of apartheid South Africa, the biggest mobilization of activist athletes in history.
Sports Brands Bolster Diversity Efforts With New D&I Roles
Aug 30, 2022
With more leadership positions in sports being established for diversity and inclusion, numerous hires don’t always have sports experience — but that might actually be more beneficial, says Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sports Institute.
Can NFL Owners Keep Up?
Aug 30, 2022
A social justice movement is sweeping the country—and professional sports. Is the NFL ready for whatever comes next?