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Saturday Summary – Compilation of this week’s stories (Feb. 8 – 12)

Monday, February 8 Who Dat! Pressure, privilege and positive feelings We offer our commentary on the positive influence of the New Orleans Saints on its home city over the past…

The Spirit of the Games and its athletes

Tonight is the Opening Ceremonies celebration for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The Games are sure to be a wonderful display of athletic excellence, competition, and sharing. And when it…

NBA All-Star Weekend. A time to REALLY party and do some community service

Between the bevy of sponsored events – T-Mobile Rookie Challenge, GEICO H.O.R.S.E., Haier Shooting Stars, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, Foot-Locker 3-point contest, and Sprite Slam Dunk (wow, that was exhausting…

Walter Payton Award – rewarding total excellence

In the midst of all the well-deserved hoopla around this year’s Super Bowl, the NFL presented one of its most special awards, one that acknowledges elite performance on and off…

International Sport for Development and Peace Association (ISDPA) launched

We had a posting related to the work of our friends at Sport and Dev. The love continues today with a new effort being led by our friends at Northeastern…

Sport and Dev newsletter

Just a heads up that the latest newsletter from our friends at the International Platform on Sport & Development is now available. The newsletter contains sections including: New Opportunities, News…

Who Dat! Pressure, privilege and positive feelings

Great game. Highly competitive. And the team so many people were rooting for won. Wait, are you thinking Super Bowl? I’m talking about Georgetown and Villanova basketball. Wait to go…

Saturday Summary – Compilation of this week's stories (Feb. 1 – 5)

Monday, February 1 The beautiful game’s history lesson We highlight a traveling exhibition which explores the historical connection between the development of the sport of football/soccer and that of European…

NFLPA part of effort to block violence against women and girls

We are staying with the football-themed postings today – it is Super Bowl weekend – with another item involving the NFLPA. The Association is showcasing its commitment to the eradication…

AARP teams up with NFLPA

First thought may be, “What, Brett Favre is coming back to play another year.” 🙂 By the way, since I am the same age as Favre, he should play as…