There has been a number of stories about/involving gay (hereafter “LGBT”) sports personalities in the past 6 months or so. Outsports.com actually listed 27 in a piece from May 19,…

“We have extended our support to many sporting clubs in the belief that sports encourages healthy competition and motivates young people to improve their skills and develop active bodies and…

The annual Beyond Sport Awards 2011 are open for entries at http://www.beyondsport.org/the-awards/index.php “Designed to recognise and reward the best sport and development projects from across the world on an annual…

I understand the realities of big-time college sports. It has become a money game, whether the NCAA truly acknowledges it or not (they certainly acknowledge it during rights fee negotiations…

Organizations & Co’s English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) – http://www.efds.co.uk/ Comcast Spectacor Foundation – http://www.comcastspectacorfoundation.org Finish Line Youth Foundation – http://www.finishline.com/store/youthfoundation/youthfoundation.jsp Andy Roddick Foundation – http://www.andyroddick.com/charities/ Warrick Dunn Foundation…

Monday, February 22 Two conferences – 2-week notice March 8-10, 2010 2010 International Conference on Sport and Society Conference will be held at the Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada…

Monday, February 8 Who Dat! Pressure, privilege and positive feelings We offer our commentary on the positive influence of the New Orleans Saints on its home city over the past…

Monday, February 1 The beautiful game’s history lesson We highlight a traveling exhibition which explores the historical connection between the development of the sport of football/soccer and that of European…

During the week we come across more organizations and companies, events, blogs, media, and reports/studies that we want to include at the blog but may not be able to feature…

Wow, did I just channel P. Hilton and L. Lohan?  🙁 Playing sports, especially team sports, gives us the opportunity to come together for a time to share challenges, work…