Category Archives: Sports and Social Responsibility

Two minute warning – Who Gives? campaign ends tomorrow

Tomorrow is the last day to get in your donations in for the Athletes for Hope sponsored “Who Gives? Racing for a Cause” campaign. You can learn more about the…

Dialing up grassroots programs

When it comes to sports sponsorship, Deutsche Telekom Group is pretty much known worldwide, mostly based on its involvement with top-class sports properties such as Bayern Munich and the German…

Girls on the Gridiron – 2 stories

As we get into the heart of the NFL playoffs – Go JETS! – we wanted to highlight two football-related stories, neither of which includes anyone you will see on…

All in a Knight's work

John Canzano of The Oregonian penned a piece recently about Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman of Nike, and his love for and influence on the University of Oregon’s athletics,…

Sports for Peace and Life

Last week I watched the documentary, 3 Points, which chronicled NBA player Tracy McGrady’s trip to Africa to learn about the situation in Darfur. In light of the message from…

It's not only about the kids

Adults need to get in gear! We offer news of an event taking place in a few months in Luton, in the UK, in which adults will be invited to…

Athletes giving back – Part 2 – Competition time!

There is a second phase to the debate being hosted by Athletes for Hope, a phase that involves a campaign/competition to raise funds for one’s favorite cause. Called Who Gives!…

NBA and girls in the game

This is not related to David Stern’s comment about the possibility of a woman playing in the NBA. Rather, we are talking about the Chicago Bulls/Detroit Pistons game that will…

Award 3, recognize 30, educate thousands more – The Rudy Awards

I just learned about a new award given out by an organization of which, I again, am just becoming aware. This is what makes publishing this blog so much fun….

NFLPA and Native American health – a shared vision

The NFL Players Association and Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health recently co-hosted the 14th Annual Evening With the Stars Gala to benefit Native Vision, an initiative that serves…