Sports Figures Who Engage In Terrible Behavior Often Find Ways to Fall Up

By Evan F. Moore When the smoke clears—and a sufficient amount of time has passed—after a sports figure is linked to a terrible act, who decides the measure of accountability?& Seems like the sports figure and their handlers make the call.& What if there’s no apology to speak of, and we’re back to our regularly scheduled program?& And, perhaps most importantly, how does a great apology land with the people who’ve been most affected by someone’s negative actions?& Unfortunately, this is the type of behavior where non-apology apologies suffice. It appears that nothing changes. Earlier this month, the NHL reinstated coach Joel Quenneville and executives Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac for their roles amid the fallout regarding the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal. Amid the aftermath of this disgrace, Quenneville and Bowman have reportedly been linked to NHL coaching and front office jobs.& One would think that covering up a sexual assault of a player by a coach and then engraving said coach’s name on the Stanley Cup (the coach’s name was later removed), and that coach moving on to another team to engage in similar behavior causing shame and embarrassment to the NHL and the Blackhawks, would warrant permanent...