League of Fans - Health and Safety Action!

Ralph Nader and League of Fans Call for Federal Government-led Advancement in Prevention of Sports Injuries (6/8/05)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: GOOD SPORTS - Commissioner of Baseball Shows Commitment to Stopping Performance-Enhancing Drug Use; BAD SPORTS - Adidas, Reebok Overstepping Commercial Bounds by Interfering with Sports (5/18/05)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans Ask LeBron James to Push for Child Marketing Curbs in Contract Negotiations with McDonald’s and Coca-Cola (4/12/05)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column: If Only there were the Outrage for Super Bowl Commercial Assaults on Children's Health as for the "Wardrobe Malfunction" (1/28/05)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: GOOD SPORTS - Steroid Precursors No Longer Available Over the Counter; BAD SPORTS - Chairman of President's Fitness Council Peddling Junk Food (1/25/05)
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League of Fans' Position on the Use of Steroids and other Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sports (1/14/05)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Performance-enhancing drugs and supplements; 2. Performance-enhancer prevention; 3. BCS (Big Cash Scheme) (11/19/03)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Sportswriter comes out; 2. Nike unscathed in sweatshop case; 3. MLB and the Dominican Republic; 4. Redskins and racism (10/7/03)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Stadium naming rights; 2. Gender-biased pay; 3. Title IX; 4. Performance-enhancing drugs (7/8/03)
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League of Fans' letter to the NCAA and NFHS asking them to commit to the safety of student-athletes and require that the performance of non-wood baseball bats be aligned with the "wood standard" (5/8/03)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge leaders to take real action against ephedra and dietary supplement law (3/11/03)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans ask newspapers to include a "Recreational Sports" page (11/27/02)
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League of Fans' letter to the editor regarding dirty play in the NFL (11/9/02)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column calling for an end to the use of artificial turf (2/1/94)
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(Complete List of Actions)

Media Coverage

"Nader Calls for Government-led Sports Injury Prevention Program," Common Dreams, June 8, 2005. (Sports Injuries)

"Ralph Nader and League of Fans Ask LeBron James to Push for Child Marketing Curbs in Contract Negotiations with McDonald’s and Coca-Cola," Chicago Independent Media Center, April 12, 2005. (action)

"Ralph Nader & League of Fans ask LeBron James to curb child marketing in endorsement deals," Cleveland Indy Media Center, April 12, 2005. (action)

"Ralph Nader and League of Fans Ask LeBron James to Push for Child Marketing Curbs in Contract Negotiations with McDonald’s and Coca-Cola," Atlanta Independent Media Center, April 12, 2005. (action)

Ray Buck, "Fans want players to come clean," Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, April 3, 2005. (Performance-Enhancing Substances)

Patrick Linsey, "Ass-Backwards Advertising," Fairfield County Weekly, February 10, 2005. (In the Public Interest)

Ralph Nader, "On Alcohol Advertising at Super Bowl," BigAlcohol.com, February 7, 2005. (In the Public Interest)

Jay Weiner, "The sports biz: Are those Super Bowl commercials worth the price?," Star Tribune (Minneapolis), February 4, 2005. (In the Public Interest)

Ralph Nader, "Superbowl Advertising," The Progressive Trail, January 31, 2005. (In the Public Interest)

Ralph Nader, "Super Blitz," Common Dreams, January 29, 2005. (In the Public Interest)

Ralph Nader, "If Only there were the Outrage for Super Bowl Commercial Assaults on Children's Health as for the "Wardrobe Malfunction"," Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, January 28, 2005. (In the Public Interest)

Selena Roberts, "Don't Forget to Bring Your Own Truth Serum," New York Times, December 8, 2004. (more on performance-enhancing drugs)

"Are steroids ruining sports, and should cheating athletes be held accountable?," Hi (Arabic language monthly magazine), August, 2004. (Performance-Enhancing Drugs)

"League of Fans Urges the NCAA and NFHS to Ban All Non-Wood Baseball Bats that Exceed the Performance of Wood Bats," Common Dreams, May 8, 2003. (action)

Luke Cyphers, "A deadly game of politics," ESPN The Magazine, March 18, 2003. (action)

"Ralph Nader and League of Fans Urge Leaders to Take Real Action Against Ephedra and Dietary Supplement Law," Common Dreams, March 11, 2003. (action)

Stephen Koff, "Nader asks papers to help inspire couch spuds," Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 13, 2002. (action)

Shawn McCarthy, "Cleaning Up Dirty Football," Washington Post, November 9, 2002, p A24. (action)

Luke Cyphers, "Nader Group Wants Ephedra Ban," New York Daily News, September 6, 2001, p 95. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Artificial Turf Is Taking Heavy Toll," Oklahoma Observer, February 1, 1994. (action)
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(Complete List of Media Coverage)

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