Welcome to week three hundred and fifty-nine of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include:
- The 10 young Americans bound to become household names at the Tokyo Olympics (Yahoo/Insider)
- Damian Lillard’s love for boxing fuels his fighting spirit (ESPN)
- The NBA’s First ‘Ball Girl’ Changed the Game Without Ever Playing It (Glamour)
- Former MLB Star Adam LaRoche on Raising Cattle, Helping Veterans, and the Time Luke Bryan Stole His Hat (Men’s Journal)
- Chris Webber hopes to inspire the next generation at Morehouse College (The Undefeated)
- Alex Morgan, Sue Bird Launch Media Platform for Millennial, Gen Z Women (Sportico)
- From the NFL to Esports, Johanna Faries Is Trailblazing a League of Her Own (Adweek)
- ‘Overlooked My Whole Life’: H.B.C.U. Set Stage for an N.B.A. Career (New York Times)
- MLB creates annual “Lou Gehrig Day” (SportBusiness)
- Azzi Fudd is unbreakable (ESPN)
10+Why the Black Girl Hockey Club Matters (by Saroya Tinker) (The Players’ Tribune)https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/saroya-tinker-black-girl-hockey-club-nwhlSport’s voice is being heard around the world, says Sebastian Coe (Laureus)https://www.laureus.com/news/sports-voice-is-being-heard-around-the-world-says-sebastian-coeSouth Sudan’s First National Women’s League Breaks Gender Perceptions (Beyond Sport)http://www.beyondsport.org/articles/south-sudan-s-first-national-women-s-league-breaks-gender-perceptions/VISTA Highlight: John Bilbao (Up2Us Sports)https://www.up2us.org/blog/2021/2/25/2lsxsdbi22cqkuc5nq735bx5ajocdgDear Black Women (by A’ja Wilson) (The Players’ Tribune)https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/dear-black-women-aja-wilson-wnba-basketball
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.
They only have ONE HAND but they are still INSANE ballers (House of Bounce)https://fb.watch/3_dic6BuM2/ Meet Flo Meiler the 85-Year-Old Grandma Breaking World Records (SportsEngine)https://www.sportsengine.com/video/track-field/body-meet-flo-meiler-85-year-old-grandma-breaking-world-records
Introduction
A regular theme that we feature in the newsletter is that of “trailblazing,” being the first or one of the first to do something, say something, be something. That glory of being recognized as a trailblazer has to be balanced at the challenges and obstacles that the trailblazer inevitably had to face. Some times that person does not even know during their lifetime that they had such an impact on society. This week we have a host of “doers,” those leading by example, trailblazing a path for others. We have Melissa Proctor, CMO for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks; Togethxr, a new media and commerce company founded by elite female athletes, including two-time World Cup champion Alex Morgan, four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird and Olympic gold medalists Chloe Kim and Simone Manuel; eSports executive, Johanna Faries, VP and Head of Leagues for Activision Blizzard; and heralded high school basketball player Azzi Fudd. But it is not just the ladies making their presence felt. Two of the stories involve HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), fertile ground for many of our country’s most accomplished leaders, who are seeing a resurgence both with respect to athletics and in the classroom. The stories of Tennessee State graduate and current Portland Trailblazer (there is that word again) and Chris Webber and his efforts at Morehouse College are certainly worth your time as well. 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
The 10 young Americans bound to become household names at the Tokyo Olympics (Yahoo/Insider)For full story, please click here.
Damian Lillard’s love for boxing fuels his fighting spirit (ESPN)For full story, please click here.
The NBA’s First ‘Ball Girl’ Changed the Game Without Ever Playing It (Glamour)For full story, please click here.
Former MLB Star Adam LaRoche on Raising Cattle, Helping Veterans, and the Time Luke Bryan Stole His Hat (Men’s Journal)For full story, please click here.
Chris Webber hopes to inspire the next generation at Morehouse College (The Undefeated)For full story, please click here.
Alex Morgan, Sue Bird Launch Media Platform for Millennial, Gen Z Women (Sportico)For full story, please click here.
From the NFL to Esports, Johanna Faries Is Trailblazing a League of Her Own (Adweek)For full story, please click here.‘
Overlooked My Whole Life’: H.B.C.U. Set Stage for an N.B.A. Career (New York Times)For full story, please click here.
MLB creates annual “Lou Gehrig Day” (SportBusiness)For full story, please click here.
Azzi Fudd is unbreakable (ESPN)For full story, please click here.
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