![]() ![]() Readers gained this perspective because Jenkins made a deal as old as her craft: access in exchange for a blind eye, either permanent or occasional. ![]() Because of Jenkins, we knew more about Armstrong than most athletes of his stature. She also closely hitched her star to Armstrong’s by penning with him two books, “Every Second Counts” and “Not About the Bike.” I wonder if she consequently will-and should-be sucked into the draft of Armstrong’s nosedive. 1 spot on the New York Times best seller list. Jenkins is a sports columnist for the Washington Post who has written for Sports Illustrated, been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and occupied the No. Because I’m a sportswriter, I’m mainly pondering one of the best of us, Sally Jenkins, whose role in diversifying one of the last of the holy male sanctums – the locker room – qualifies her for pioneer status. As Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after losing lucrative sponsorships and even his perch atop LIVESTRONG, I wonder what you tell the kids who defied the Charles Barkley maxim (“I’m not a role model”) and adopted an utterly human, and therefore unfailingly imperfect, sports figure as a hero. ![]() He kicked cancer’s ass, but there otherwise isn’t much silver in the lining through which so many others are being sucked. It also was referenced at, the popular and influential media blog.Īt least Lance Armstrong has his health. Lance Armstrong: Stripped This post originally appeared at. ![]()
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