Tag Archives: integrity

What’s Happening to Our Sports Heroes?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

The MLB steroid scandal, Tiger Woods and infidelity, and Lance Armstrong and rampant cheating are just three examples of the lacking integrity in sports these days – prompting many to ask why?

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Major League Baseball Weighs Bonds, Sosa, and Clemens Cheating

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame voters will decide if Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Roger Clemens deserve to be enshrined even though all three have been accused of cheating by using steroids. Should they still be elected?

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Are You Really Trying to Win if You’re Not Trying to Cheat?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Former Major League Baseball star Mark Grace once said, “If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying,” a modern day mantra that truly opens Pandoras Box when it comes to the lengths some athletes, coaches, and teams will go to in …

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The Widening Gap Between “Student” and “Athlete” in College Sports Today

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

There is a lot of criticism when it comes to the caliber and type of “student” NCAA college football and basketball coaches recruit these days, with many feeling that athletic talents far outweighs anything the student is capable of accomplishing …

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Doctors and Scientific Journals Compromised by the Big Bucks of Pharmaceutical Companies

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Dr. Chris Stankovich

As a mental health clinician for almost 20 years, not a day goes by where I don’t engage in a conversation with a client, colleague, friend, or family member about the various therapeutic modalities and related efficacy rates pertaining to …

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