Category Archives: Organizations

Role of Sports – part of the global economic discussion

The Summit on the Global Agenda 2009 is currently taking place in Dubai, UAE. Amongst the Councils this year is the Role of Sports in Society.  Council members include: Dame…

Foot Locker and Leaders in the Sports World Join Forces

While a room full of men in dress suits and sneakers might evoke painful memories of awkward middle school dances, Foot Locker Foundation’s “On Our Feet” event is a long…

Development of Basketball in India

I am going to go out on a limb and predict by the 2032 Olympics, India will makes its debut on the highest platform of the international basketball stage, the…

Helping and honoring our trendsetters and role models

We have written before about the many organizations and their efforts to provide assistance and opportunities to children, whether in the U.S. or abroad. These are wonderful programs and it…

The Peace and Sport Awards 2009: Nominees and Members of the Jury unveiled

The 2009 Peace and Sport International Forum will be taking place in 2 weeks in Monaco. Part of the forum is an awards program. Peace and Sport just announced the…

From the top to the bottom, bottom to the top

(I swear that is from some rap song back in the day.) In recognition of the 20th anniversary of The Convention on the Rights of the Child, various perspectives were…

Post-game activities

No, we are not talking about “hittin’ the club” but rather “What are we going to do with the rest of lives now that ballin’ is over.” The various player…

Spirit in Motion

We want to congratulate the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for having its online video ‘Spirit in Motion’, which was produced by brandstage.tv for ParalympicSport.TV, awarded a Best in Show award…

Race4Change – Be a rally car driver…from the comfort of your own home

Travis Pastrana, one of the great action sports athletes in the world, recently added his name to those supporting Race4Change, an effort that hopes to raise awareness and funds for…

Rich History – Before there was Tiger

The good folks at the Center for Sport in Society at Northeastern recently co-hosted an event with Comcast’s Golf Channel to educate those young and old about the rich history…