December 17, 2023
| Welcome to week four hundred and twenty-nine of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include: 1. The Computer Science Major Leading College Football’s Nerdiest Contender (Wall Street Journal) 2.The Indian siblings taking the chess world by storm (BBC) 3. Oakland-area fans start Ballers, an independent baseball team (ESPN) 4. Sophia Smith, Angel Reese make Forbes’ ‘30 under 30’ list (Just Women’s Sports) 5. Meet the AI-created football expert aiming to teach Infantino a lesson (The Guardian) 6. The Sporting Chance Forum Closes with Pledges to Join #TEAMHUMANRIGHTS (Center for Sport & Human Rights) 7. Jets, Falcons run MetLife Stadium steps to honor late Greg Knapp (ESPN) 8. Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey Says Jump From Soccer to NFL Kicking Was Wife’s Idea (SI) 9. Hot Trend Alert: Women’s Lacrosse is on the Rise (Parity) 10. The growth of women’s sports in 2023 (The Gist) 10+ 4 Things to be Thankful for This Year in Youth Sports (LeagueApps) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-things-thankful-year-youth-sports-leagueapps-carze%3FtrackingId=OSJ9qRs27InYPKpHwtRCrw%253D%253D/ Why We All Need to Fall in Love with Rec Sports Again (Reformed Sports Project) https://reformedsportsproject.com/blog/f/why-we-all-need-to-fall-in-love-with-rec-sports-again Play Well the focus of Australia’s first Sport Participation Strategy (Australia Sports Commission) https://www.sportaus.gov.au/media-centre/news/play-well-the-focus-of-australias-first-sport-participation-strategy Kids Are Getting Priced Out of Youth Sports. How Schools Can Help (Education Week) https://www.edweek.org/leadership/kids-are-getting-priced-out-of-youth-sports-how-schools-can-help/2023/11? Ethics of participatory approaches in sport for development (Sport and Dev) https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/ethics-participatory-approaches-sport-development 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. And now we add podcasts! Bronx high school football team looks to turn adversity into triumph in state championship game (WABC-TV) https://abc7ny.com/cardinal-hayes-high-school-nyschsaa-state-championship-game-nyc/14125635/ SBJ Executive Insight Next League https://www.sbjtv.com/detail/videos/most-recent/video/6342342034112/sbj-executive-insight-next-league |
| www.loveequals.net Introduction: One of the great things I have seen over the years doing the Sports Doing Good newsletter is the growth of social responsibility and social good; not just as concepts, but rather as action items. I call it “honor through action.” You may have been one of the thousands who has run a 5K or 10K or even a marathon in honor of someone’s passing and to raise money to fight for a cure for whatever ailed them. I must believe that is why we have seen an uptick in the past 15 years in running these races, and that is awesome. One of the stories this week involves such “honor through action,” and it entails running, but in a different form. Instead of running a straight race, several coaches and staffers from both the New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons, the teams competing against each other on Sunday, participated in the “Knapp Stair Climb” before team warmups Sunday in support of The Coach Knapp Memorial Fund to raise money for distracted driving awareness. Coach Knapp was Greg Knapp, who was a coach for both the Jets and Falcons, and a few other NFL teams, in his career. As indicated by the focus of the memorial fund, Coach Knapp fell victim to a distracted driver while riding his bicycle. Incredibly, 50 people per day die from distracted driving. This run of the stairs by both teams is surely a great example of “honor through action.” Kudos to the Knapp family for starting the fund in order to raise awareness and money towards making all of us better when it comes to staying focused when we are on the road, whether driving, biking, scootering, etc. And kudos to all of the participants, now and in the future, in the Knapp Run. It sounds like more pro and college teams around the country are taking part. That is great for all involved and great for society. Surely, another example of sports doing good. Please continue to send along your stories. You’re both our audience and best source of stories. Our Twitter handle is @sportsdoinggood, and you can find us at www.facebook.com/sportsdoinggood and on Instagram. Finally, if you think others would like to receive the newsletter, please feel free to forward it on or have them contact us directly at sab@sportsdoinggood.com. (If you do not want to receive the newsletter anymore you can use the Unsubscribe button at the end of the email) So enjoy. And have a good week. |
| Top Stories of the Week The Computer Science Major Leading College Football’s Nerdiest Contender (Wall Street Journal) For full story, please click here. The Indian siblings taking the chess world by storm (BBC) For full story, please click here. Oakland-area fans start Ballers, an independent baseball team (ESPN) For full story, please click here. Sophia Smith, Angel Reese make Forbes’ ‘30 under 30’ list (Just Women’s Sports)For full story, please click here. Meet the AI-created football expert aiming to teach Infantino a lesson (The Guardian)For full story, please click here. The Sporting Chance Forum Closes with Pledges to Join #TEAMHUMANRIGHTSFor full story, please click here. Jets, Falcons run MetLife Stadium steps to honor late Greg Knapp (ESPN) For full story, please click here. Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey Says Jump From Soccer to NFL Kicking Was Wife’s Idea (SI)For full story, please click here. Hot Trend Alert: Women’s Lacrosse is on the Rise (Parity) For full story, please click here. The growth of women’s sports in 2023 (The Gist) For full story, please click here. |
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