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Cowboys Clothing Controversy
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 10 a.m., ET, ESPN2)
https://youtu.be/CZu5eJ-lWFo
Last year, the Dallas Cowboys ranked third in the NFL in merchandise sales, and three years ago their operation generated more than $90 million. But virtually none of the shirts, jerseys and jackets made for “America’s Team” are made in America. Instead, Cowboys merchandise is produced all over the world, in some cases in factories that are considered sweatshops. Currently, claims of labor rights violations — such as mandatory overtime and unfair pay — are coming from workers in some overseas factories that produce Cowboys’ apparel. Mark Fainaru-Wada traveled to Cambodia to visit two of those factories and talk to workers, who make 29 cents per hour, about their working and living conditions.
“I’m terrified every day. They (the factory supervisors) force us to work, and we don’t dare question them. All they care about is that they meet the quotas, meet the quantity demanded.” — Tim Lakena, 23, makes 29 cents an hour sewing garments at the Bright Sky factory in Cambodia
“Clearly, these are important issues. But I can go into any restaurant and find a roach. I can go into any hotel and find a fire hazard. We just need to keep our head down and try to improve.” — Bill Priakos, COO, Dallas Cowboys Merchandising
ESPN Radio: Breaking and Making News for 20 Years
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for new studios June 1, 2011, nearly 20 years after network launch.
In its initial weekend (Jan. 4-5, 1992), ESPN Radio was the first to report that free-agent Danny Tartabull would sign with the Yankees. In fact, ESPN Radio broke the news to Yankees manager Buck Showalter during an on-air-interview. ESPN Radio has been breaking news, and presenting opinion, analysis, entertainment and journalism for two decades.
Shooting on Net Rather Than at Each Other is Siglo 21’s Goal
ESPN Deportes SportsCenter (Sunday, 11 a.m.)
Reportajes Especiales piece on ESPNDeportes.com
https://youtu.be/-YsPV8fJcDw
How does a family stay safe in a city where thousands have been killed by drug-related violence, and more often than not there are criminals among neighbors? In the shanty town of Siglo 21 in Ciudad Juarez, the answer was to create a soccer tournament involving the same gang members, killers-on-hire, and criminals who used to attack the community with the hope of building a relationship of trust and respect.
Saban’s Turning Point
College GameDay (Monday, 6 p.m., ESPN)
https://youtu.be/lCjOARUO1Cg
When Nick Saban leads Alabama onto the field Monday night, trying to win his third national championship, he does so as one of the most accomplished coaches in college football history. But his career nearly took a different path almost four decades ago when, during his very first job as a graduate assistant at Kent State University, his father died of a sudden heart attack and the young coach returned home to West Virginia and planned to leave the game behind. Tom Rinaldi shares the story of how one conversation — and one decision — changed the course of Nick Saban’s life.
“She said, ‘You know, your dad would want you to go do what you’ve set out to do. We sent you to college. We made sacrifices. You have opportunities to do other things. Whatever you want to do, we want you to do that with your life. And you’re not coming back here to do this, and have the same life that we had. Because we tried to make it better for you.’ That was really a strong statement from my mom.” – Nick Saban, recalling the conversation with his mother, Mary, and her insistence that he continue coaching
Steel Bond
Sunday NFL Countdown (Sunday, 10 a.m., ESPN)
Steelers’ wide receiver Mike Wallace and defensive back Keenan Lewis forged their friendship long before playing together in the NFL. Wallace and Lewis became friends while growing up in the rough Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, playing high school football together before going their separate ways for college — Wallace to Ole Miss, and Lewis to Oregon State. The Steelers re-united the duo by selecting them in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Josina Anderson reports on how two lifelong friends live out their dreams as NFL teammates.
Saints’ Rita Benson LeBlanc Stands Out
ESPNW.com
New Orleans Saints co-owner Rita Benson LeBlanc is used to being around the guys. She’s known many of them since she was a kid. But she likes being different and standing out. Liz Merril writes:
“She is not even 35 years old, and LeBlanc, hands-down, is one of the most unusual executives in the NFL. How many 30-somethings can say they’ve sat in a boardroom full of some of the richest and most powerful men in sports, mostly much older than her, and fit in seamlessly?”
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