While this blog is usually about sports doing good, it’s also important to think about the opposite, when sport can be or do bad, to provide perspective and to motivate…

Happy first day of March! Now that we have made it through February, are starting to dig out of the snow that covered most of the East coast for the…

Over the next few months, a global development initiative will have a  decidedly sports-oriented push. In 2000, governments around the world pledged to achieve “Education for All” by 2015. While…

From yesterday’s “green” stories involving soccer, probably one of the most environmentally friendly sports, we take a sharp right turn – past the nuclear power plant and with the coal…

March 8-10, 2010 2010 International Conference on Sport and Society Conference will be held at the Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada – March 8 – 10, 2010 Global Sports…

Conventional wisdom is that sports are good for people.  Whether it was the ancient Greeks who so fundamentally believed this that they started a little tradition called the Olympics, or…

And when it comes to getting kids more active, it seems that Mrs. Obama will have the support of the nation’s school principals. Sponsored by The National Association of Elementary…

A lot has been said about the obesity epidemic plaguing the U.S. Too many adults and shockingly, kids, are overweight or even clinically obese. Putting aside the financial cost to…

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…

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…