Better than retiring a number? Honoring it in action. The following piece comes from the Blue & Gray, http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=44776. Coveted Football Jersey Ranks High Among Hoyas When the Hoyas take…

The story of how this community in New Orleans is rebuilding with a commitment to sport and play is instructive of the challenges to get things done but how a…

Another benefit of the influx of athletes from other countries playing in U.S.- based professional leagues is the built-in connection they have to their homelands, ones often which have real…

Just received the latest newsletter from the organization Peace and Sport. (www.peace-sport.org). One of the stories, more specifically one name and picture, stood out. It is that of Mikhail Prokhorov,…

From PRNewswire-FirstCall. You can find the full release at http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-22-2009/0005098760&EDATE=, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association Announce Twenty-Two College Football Players Named to the…

We do occasionally include items that, while not sports-specific, are surely relevant when it comes to a discussion of CSR. The following is from the Boston College Center for Corporate…

When it comes down to it, you can basically summarize much of what needs to be addressed in the U.S. and other countries by the following statement: (truly one of…

I remember the shot James Forrest hit in the NCAA tourney. Spring of 1992, I was in my last months of college bliss at Georgetown and Forrest helped me get…

He has been one of the best players over the past decade in the NBA. A clutch performer and champion on the court, Paul Pierce is showing the same leadership…

Great to see the Players Association contribute so significantly to this historical effort. Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. NFLPA pledges $1 million toward King Memorial in…