Do Good, Be Great

That is one of my catch phrases for this blog. (please don’t steal it!) An interesting story from Canada highlights a research study that gives some credence to the idea…

World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame Inducts NBA's Adonal Foyle, MLS great Diego Gutierrez, US hurdler Tracy Mattes

Sorry I missed this but certainly want to highlight the organization and its newest members. Congratulations to all. You can find the full press release at http://www.sportshumanitarian.com/press_releases/HOF_pressrelease_09_09_03.pdf, with an excerpt…

The NFL and Breast Cancer Awareness

Great job by the League in building this campaign. This past weekend was the most high profile part of the campaign but this is a comprehensive effort that should make…

The Beauty of Sports

It can be captured with the written or spoken word, and certainly with great photos. I am a big fan of Sports Illustrated (and Getty Images) and much of that…

Give it a chance – UFL (United Football League)

I am excited by the start of the UFL’s inaugural season. I admit that excitement is more about the prospect of seeing a new league, especially a pro football one,…

Commercially supported campaigns – Lady Foot Locker

It is not all about donations. We have seen a trend, thankfully, of giving people the chance to buy products they can really use and at the same time contribute…

Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry to front PepsiCo's anti-obesity ads

I like the partnership between government, corporate, and individuals to bring attention to this issue. You can find the full article by Mark Sweney at The Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/05/frank-lampard-anti-obesity, with…

CNN Heroes – It's All Good

CNN Heroes is a terrific initiative to highlight the positive works of everyday individuals around the country and around the world. Right now voting is taking place to pick the…

What does football sound like?

There is a great story that was featured by ABC News at the end of last week.  It was part of ABC News’ “Person of the Week” series. It is…

Addressing a problem at the point of impact

We highlighted a story a few days about the NFL study that looks at the possible relationship between playing careers in the league and memory-loss and brain related diseases later…