Female athletes to female heroes to female role models
For good or bad, mostly good I would say, athletes are often looked at his heroes, as role models. They exploits on the field motivate thousands to try harder, to…
Category Archives: The Do’ers
Sports’ Social Responsibility Map – where to find the good
The good folks at SportAccord yesterday officially launched the Sports’ Social Responsibility Map. This interactive online map will promote the numerous Social Responsibility initiatives of its members by plotting the…
Tennis at San Quentin: Playing inside the lines and outside of ourselves
There are constant debates about the merits of locking people up, as well as programs or services to make available to those who are indeed incarcerated. Is it all about…
Update to “Cycling IS a team sport”: Damian Lopez Alfonso
We highlighted the story of Damian Lopez Alfonso last month (May 8 post, “Cycling IS a team sport”). For another great piece on this courageous athlete and his wonderful support…
Giving your all in life and in death – Paco Rodriguez
E:60 is an incredible program on ESPN whose stories we have highlighted before. But the story of Paco Rodriguez may be the one that touched us the most. It is…
First Ever Israeli-Palestinian Girls Mini World Cup Event
From our friends at the Peres Center for Peace. For the first time, the Peres Center in partnership with the Al Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue, held a Mini…
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCD) – Playing with heart
Many of us know about the tragic story of Wes Leonard, a student-athlete at Fennville High School outside of Detroit, who after hitting the game winning shot that ensured his…
Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments for 2011 – start “tracking” the news
* Liberty Mutual Insurance Teams Up With Positive Coaching Alliance to Honor “Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments” for 2011 PR Newswire BOSTON, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — After St. Mary’s…
Sons of Ben and Philadelphia Union, Founding Fathers of a film
I just had my last soccer game this season – alas, we tied and fell 1 point short of a playoff birth – but this first season back on a…
Sports for Social Change Awards: June 1st, 7:00-10:00pm, Washington, DC
We are big fans of Street Soccer USA (SSUSA), and of course, the Homeless World Cup, and want to make you aware of two great events coming up involving SSUSA….
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