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Sports Doing Good Newsletter #425

October 22, 2023 Welcome to week four hundred and twenty-five of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include: 1. Nate Ebner talks NFL and rugby careers, blood-flow restriction technology, MLR ownership (SportsBusiness Journal)2. For these sports and…

Sports Doing Good Newsletter #343

Welcome to week three hundred and forty-three of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include:   Hollywood stars and ex-USWNT players unite to bring NWSL team to Los Angeles (ESPN) Thorpe’s scandal-tainted…

Griner stands tall – Baylor student-athlete winning on and off the court

It has been an up and down year for Baylor University’s sports teams, mostly up, as their football team enjoyed a stellar season, its star player Robert Griffin III won…

On the losing side but still victorious

Yesterday was not a good day sports-wise. I started off the day with a 2-0 loss in a soccer game. I proceeded to then watch my favorite team, and alma…

A great legacy: Parents’ love for sports gets passed down

Much has been made of Jeremy Lin’s story. A story that includes Harvard, not being drafted, being cut a few times, and his Asian heritage. What also is often mentioned…

NHL takes the lead in supporting equality, on and off the ice

In light of the NHL’s highly publicized support of the “You Can Play” campaign, which includes statements by some of the League’s top players saying they support an open, homophobia-free…