Category Archives: Social Responsibility

On top of the world

The beautiful game – really, all games – can be played anywhere. And the messages about fun, hope, community and aspiring to fulfill our potential are just as universal. Please…

Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) Action Week(s) – Oct. 15-27

The FARE Action Week unites supporters, clubs and those targeted by racism across the continent in a concerted effort to make discrimination a thing of the past. The Action Week…

MOVE2009 World Congress on Active Cities: Sport, Health & Citizenship

The MOVE 2009 World Congress on Active Cities: Sport, Health & Citizenship Copenhagen, Denmark from 21-24 October 2009. A growing number of people live in bigger cities and urban areas….

Enforcing the (new) rule – traveling in the NBA

Traveling in the NBA has been an unchecked epidemic. Laughable actually. The League is now clarifying, at least on paper, its rule about the infraction. Let’s hope there’s actual enforcement….

International Seminar: Sport in Post-Disaster Intervention

Whether it is a tsunami, hurricane, earthquake or one of a host of other natural and even man-made disasters, our great calls to action often occur in response to events…

Football, love, and progress in Guatemala

There is a lot of great work being done out there. We will be spending even more time highlighting your accomplishments -whether you are the actual participants or a financial…

LeBron Immortalized With Corn Maze – ESPN Video

Now this is dedication. To my fellow New Yorkers, what can we do to top this?!? How about every cab puts a picture of LeBron on the hood! [clearspring_widget title=”LeBron…

Nothing strange about hoops outdoors

Okay, maybe it is a bit strange when the players are multimillionaires playing on a beautiful court with thousands of people watching but still… Last week the Phoenix Suns held…

NASCAR's Green Flag Tree Planting Program

Nice tie-in. The following comes from Gretchen Becker at Indystar.com, http://www.indystar.com/article/20091012/LOCAL1804/910120364. NASCAR pays for 40 new trees to be planted in Westside park A Westside park will receive 40 new…

Announcement of Peace and Sport’s Image of the Year

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…