Legend: The American Dwight Phillips (top centre), the South African Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (top left) and the Australian Mitchell Watt (top right) pose with Julia-Vanessa, Luz Long’s granddaughter, the President…

Sports has had a significant role in major historical events – some great and some tragic – and movements in the U.S. Movements are in essence struggles, often for rights…

Just a heads up that the next Sport and Dev newsletter comes out next week. The e-Newsletter provides news, updates and important information you  should know about on a monthly…

Oceanic Bank International Plc in Nigeria is sponsoring a soccer/football talent search that it feels will not only help uncover great talent for the country’s soccer efforts in the future,…

C’mon, that is a great name for a soccer-related film festival. Well, there is one taking place from Oct. 15 – 18 in Washington, DC. As stated at its website,…

I think this is ESPN’s payback to society for airing Around the Horn on a daily basis and for still giving Dick Vitale a job. This is a great idea…

The essence of the human condition is the ability to experience great triumph and unbelievable heartbreak and then to share those feelings with others. Often heartbreak and triumph find ways…

It can be captured with the written or spoken word, and certainly with great photos. I am a big fan of Sports Illustrated (and Getty Images) and much of that…

There is a great story that was featured by ABC News at the end of last week.  It was part of ABC News’ “Person of the Week” series. It is…

Richard Hoffer from Sports Illustrated has a new book out, “Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.” In a recent issue, SI excerpted…