(From SportsBusiness Daily, 8/21/09.)  The WNBA will host a series of events beginning Sunday to generate awareness about breast cancer and raise funds to help fight the disease. Efforts will…

Giving back, whether through time, money, and/or expertise is often a very personal matter. We naturally feel for those people and places with which we have some connection.  For sports…

The full article can be found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-08-20-nfl-beer-sales_N.htm, and is copied below. NFL targeting binge drinking among fans in new season By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY The NFL will try…

There is nothing wrong with building a business that gives back to society through the promotion of the core of that business. In this case, a pro baseball team that…

In this article from the Blue & Gray, a Georgetown Univ. newspaper, a fellow Hoya, Tyler Spencer applies his idea for youth health education, not thousands of miles away, but…

Originally posted at PR Newswire. You can find the full press release at http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-20-2009/0005080514&EDATE=, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) Soccer Champions Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain Kick Off National Effort…

Australia has had a tremendous record of success in the Olympic Games and other international sporting competitions, despite it being not one of the more populous countries. People often says…

From CSRWire, August. 18, 2009.  http://www.csrwire.com/press/press_release/27492-NFL-PLAY-60-Supports-KaBOOM-Play-Days-with-25-000-in-grants NFL PLAY 60 Supports KaBOOM! Play Days with $25,000 in grants;  Communities Across the Country Get Playful and Improve Local Parks, Fields and Playgrounds…

Former MLB player Doug Glanville gives his perspective on the transition from the playing field to “real life.” Very well written, this poignant piece touches upon issues of self-esteem, confidence,…

Or in this case, wheel around a mile in his chair. Below is a great story of gaining appreciation for those in a different situation from oneself by adopting their…