Jason King from Yahoo! Sports has a very nice story on one of college basketball’s top players, Patrick Patterson, from the Univ. of Kentucky (see, I can do non-Georgetown stories!)….

Mike Penner from the LA Times put together a great piece on legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who celebrated his 99th birthday on Oct. 14. You can find the…

From the good folks at Sport and Dev we have a story about a young man in Kenya who has used the little that he has to assist those who…

I don’t highlight Dikembe Mutombo because he is a fellow Georgetown grad. That’s just a nice coincidence. (Go Hoyas!!) Dikembe is a model athlete and citizen and his impact on…

Al Jefferson of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves is one of the best young players in the league. He was the key player for Minnesota when it traded Kevin Garnett to…

The pro golf tours and its member tournaments and players have consistently stood out for the breadth and depth of their efforts in the world of charity and social impact….

On Tuesday, October 13, Mary Carillo and Bob Costas will host one of the largest nights in Women’s Sports. For 30 years, the Women’s Sports Foundation has celebrated those athletes who’ve open…

Sports has had a significant role in major historical events – some great and some tragic – and movements in the U.S. Movements are in essence struggles, often for rights…

While the Pittsburgh Pirates have been losing for, well it seems forever, they have shown a willingness to sign players from non-traditional sources, e.g. the countries of India and South…

We recently included a news item about NBA player Adonal Foyle and two others being inducted into World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame. Unlike other Halls of Fame, inductees can…