The NBA’s New Jersey Nets are winless so far this season (that Miami loss was especially hard to take. Double team D. Wade will ya!!).  The team’s top player, Devin…

We have written before about the many organizations and their efforts to provide assistance and opportunities to children, whether in the U.S. or abroad. These are wonderful programs and it…

Travis Pastrana, one of the great action sports athletes in the world, recently added his name to those supporting Race4Change, an effort that hopes to raise awareness and funds for…

At least the headquarters for his Foundation will. LaDainian Tomlinson, the future HOF running back for the San Diego Chargers, has long been recognized for his excellence on and off…

Just joking. I hope they never go in that direction and change their name. Nice story from the LA Times about the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks fundraising effort to benefit troops…

Another benefit of having more players in U.S. pro leagues with an international background, whether they grew up in the U.S. or not, is the inevitable sharing of culture and…

Josh Brooks from ESPN’s Action Sports site had a nice piece on a fundraiser held by Tony Hawk, proceeds from which will go towards the construction of a skatepark in…

This is a great achievement by the tournament organizers and especially its volunteers. The PGA players deserve a lot of credit but lets not forget the thousands of volunteers who…

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently published an interview with Bjorn Heidenstrom, a former professional football/soccer player from Norway who is currently biking throughout…

From Chris Chase at Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Usain-Bolt-adopts-a-cheetah-names-him-Lightnin?urn=oly,199623 Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:20 pm EST Usain Bolt adopts a cheetah, names him ‘Lightning Bolt’ By Chris Chase The world’s fastest man…