This Sunday the 2009 Homeless World Cup will kick off in Milan, Italy. http://www.homelessworldcup.org/.  This is an amazing event bringing together hundreds of athletes from more than 45 countries around…

It may be hard to imagine what I, a 39-year old who grew up on Long Island and lives in NYC has in common with a 9-year old who lives…

While no player has risen to land a huge European contract, that’s okay, because that’s not the purpose behind Oscar. Rather, it is to give young children incentive to go…

Sept. 2 – 6.  NBA players Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors), Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), Jason Maxiell (Detroit Pistons) and Basketball HOFer Bob Lanier began a five-day Basketball without Borders tour to several…

I admit I was trying to work off of LL’s “Goin’ Back to Cali.” Great song and video. The Washington Wizards, who visited China in 1979 when they were known…

We live in a generation when military service is voluntary so it is often quite surprising when a professional athlete takes time out from, or leaves his career entirely, to…

Tim Tebow has become the most famous and lauded college football player in the past 25 years. And the hype surrounding him and his team, the Florida Gators, is even…

The US Open tennis tournament on 8/31 took time out to honor several sports legends for their work away from their respective fields of play. Each of them – Andre…

I was contacted by Steve Pona from St. Louis who wanted to let me know about a very special event.  Taking place Oct. 9-11, this marathon baseball game and weekend…

From ESPN’s Outside the Lines. An absolutely great story. Thanks to Tom Rinaldi and the OTL team for again bringing such thought-provoking stories to our attention. The full article can…