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Sports Doing Good Newsletter #354

January 3, 2021 - Charitable Work, International, Marketing and promotions, Media, Newsletter, Social entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility, Uncategorized - Tagged: Boxing Day steeplechase, breaking gender barriers, City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’, Female jockey, Hockey has a race problem, José Andrés, Justin Forsett, NBA players, NFL nightmare to the Pro Bowl, radio host Chiney Ogwumike, Sasquatch logo, semi-pro soccer team, shuttered by COVID-19, Stadiums must serve the public good, Success Happened For Former NFL Player, The sport is not speaking to them, When sport had to pause, WNBA star, Young Chess Phenom, Younghoe Koo's career - no comments

Welcome to week three hundred and fifty-four of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include:

  1. 2020: When sport had to pause, but unleashed its power (BBC)
  2. How a semi-pro soccer team with a Sasquatch logo arose from a college program shuttered by COVID-19 (Yahoo)
  3. With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’ (New York Times)
  4. José Andrés and NBA players have made it clear: Stadiums must serve the public good (Washington Post)
  5. Female jockey makes history in famous Boxing Day steeplechase (CNN)
  6. How a Young Chess Phenom Spends His Sundays (New York Times)
  7. ‘The sport is not speaking to them.’ Hockey has a race problem, but there’s hope for a better future (Toronto Star)
  8. How Success Happened For Former NFL Player Justin Forsett (Entrepreneur)
  9. How Younghoe Koo’s career went from NFL nightmare to the Pro Bowl (ESPN)
  10. WNBA star, radio host Chiney Ogwumike talks breaking gender barriers: ‘Let’s own the room’ (Yahoo)

10+   Completing the 2020 Beyond Sport Global Awards Journey (Beyond Sport)http://beyondsport.org/articles/completing-the-2020-beyond-sport-global-awards-journey/2020 Impact Report (PeacePlayers International)https://www.paperturn-view.com/us/bailee/peaceplayers-report-2020-2?pid=MTM131576&v=22020 on sportanddev: A year in review (Sport and Dev)https://www.sportanddev.org/en/article/news/2020-sportanddev-year-reviewPeace and Sport and FC Lokomotive Leipzig join forces to promote football as a tool forsocial development (Peace and Sport)https://www.peace-sport.org/news/peace-and-sport-and-fc-lokomotive-leipzig-join-forces-to-promote-football-as-a-tool-for-social-development/10 People to Follow in 2021 (Global Sport Matters)https://globalsportmatters.com/year-2021/2020/12/21/10-people-to-follow-in-2021/

We present again our “Featured Video” offering(s). With the explosion of video content out there highlighting the good in sport, we want to showcase such content for your enjoyment and learning. This will be an ongoing effort.
Silke Sollfrank: The former gymnast who says parkour ‘slapped her in the face’ and gaveher freedom (CNN)https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/sport/silke-sollfrank-parkour-gymnastics-cmd-spt-intl/index.html#ColortheWater – Fighting racism one wave at a time (YouTube)https://youtu.be/0CE38IIQTi0The Champions Network (YouTube)https://youtu.be/jIhrbT2zLHo

Introduction

Surprise! I thought getting the newsletter out on Thursday, the 31st instead of on Sunday would give you the opportunity to head into the New Year with a great collection of stories to read. Let’s start 2021 on the right foot, shall we. A couple of the stories we include this week do look back on major issues in 2020 in a review format, while the others all touch upon a topic that resonated in society during this unprecedented year. Such topics include: sports and social activism; resilience in the face of the pandemic; race relations; the emergence of sports venues for non-sports purposes; progress by females on and off the field (or in this case, the racetrack and boardroom); chess (thank you The Queen’s Gambit); inclusion in sports; activities of athletes and former athletes in the world of business; and the determination of overlooked athletes in making their way to the pinnacle of their sports. Finally, I just wrote an article that expresses my thoughts on 2021 and beyond. Thanks goes to the great folks at the Sports Business Journal for giving me a forum to express my views. You can find the article, “The Sports Business Industry’s Resolutions for 2021 and Beyond,” at https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/COVID19-OpEds/2020/12/28-Singh. Please continue to send along your stories. You’re both our audience and best source of stories.

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So enjoy. And have a good week.

Top Stories of the Week
2020: When sport had to pause, but unleashed its power (BBC)For full story, please click here.

How a semi-pro soccer team with a Sasquatch logo arose from a college program shuttered by COVID-19 (Yahoo)For full story, please click here.

With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’ (New York Times)For full story, please click here.

José Andrés and NBA players have made it clear: Stadiums must serve the public good (Washington Post)For full story, please click here.

Female jockey makes history in famous Boxing Day steeplechase (CNN)For full story, please click here.

How a Young Chess Phenom Spends His Sundays (New York Times)For full story, please click here.‘

The sport is not speaking to them.’ Hockey has a race problem, but there’s hope for a better future (Toronto Star)For full story, please click here.

How Success Happened For Former NFL Player Justin Forsett (Entrepreneur)For full story, please click here.

How Younghoe Koo’s career went from NFL nightmare to the Pro Bowl (ESPN)For full story, please click here.

WNBA star, radio host Chiney Ogwumike talks breaking gender barriers: ‘Let’s own the room’ (Yahoo)For full story, please click here.

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516-287-7141
Associate Professor/ChairpersonSport Management DepartmentFarmingdale State College

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