There was a story last week about 3 current NFL players who have committed to donating their brain and spinal cord tissue after they die to a study working to…

This is one helluva of an alumni association. Congratulations to the guys for putting on the Summit and for providing ongoing support to its members and the game of basketball….

The guy also walks away with a million bucks. Nice! I don’t know if I am more surprised by the shot or the fact that there is a Mark Eaton…

You can join The Platform’s Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=20674774578&ref=ts. The weekly digest is but one of the great ways to stay in touch with sport and development. You can read…

KaBoom! has been around for almost 15 years and captures the spirit of play, development and entrepreneurship unlike most others. Its model of community and business partnerships, and the sharing…

Below is an Opinion piece I wrote that was published this week by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. This week’s issue has a special section on Sports Giving Back. You…

“A kid from UCLA, one of the O’Bannon brothers, once said, ‘We really owe you,’ ” Lloyd said, “I said, ‘You don’t owe me, but you owe the people coming behind…

This is a great story (You might need some tissues for it). A quick intro first. Many of the problems out there, whether macro in nature, e.g. global warming, and…

You can learn more about this global grassroots effort at http://www.playsoccer-nonprofit.org/2009invitation.html. We have provided an excerpt below. (Excerpt) The Global Peace Games for Children and Youth are an annual event…

The championship we are talking about is the 2009 Homeless World Cup.This great 8-day event in Milan culminated with the Ukraine topping Portugal 5-4. Congratulations to all of the players…