Bath student competes to be greenest ever Ironman

You can find the full release at http://media-newswire.com/release_1100079.html, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) (Media-Newswire.com) – A University of Bath student is aiming to become the greenest ever Ironman when he…

Something bad will happen

As a lifelong Jets fan, excuse my doom and gloom attitude. 🙂 For Hispanic Heritage Month, Richard Lapchick writes a piece on Mark Sanchez and how his success might bring…

Social Entrepreneurship event

While not sports-specific, certainly relevant for those involved with or at least interested in social entrepreneurship. From CSRWire, Sept. 28, 2009 Walden University’s 2009 Social Change Conference to Focus on…

Wins, Wisconsin, Waste management

The following story from the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel highlights cleaning and recycling efforts done by the Green Bay Packers and other major sports properties in Wisconsin. Great to see the…

Don't take greatness for granted

This will be a reoccurring theme. The beauty of sports is the constant stream of good performances, with the occassional great ones. All should make us feel good, even if…

The trip over is not so easy

There are great stories about immigrant families that were unfortunately forced to leave their homes because of war, only to make their way to another part of the world, often…

The dark to make you appreciate the light

This site was created to celebrate the positive people and organizations involved in and around sports. However, to guard against being dulled to all the good and inspiring stories you…

No stopping them – Dreams and Kids

I received some great materials from Tom Tuohy, Founder and President of Dreams for Kids. It is a wonderful organization started in 1989. I strongly encourage you to visit their…

A FIFA Hat-trick at Clinton Global Initiative

We have seen soccer/football used by many organizations around the world as their sport of choice to connect with communities, especially young people, to bring joy and messages regarding health,…

Sport and Society's AIS

We look forward to seeing this program growing even more. Congratulations to everyone involved. http://www.northeastern.edu/sportinsociety/news/2009/193.html They’re Baaack! (9-16-09) Boston, Mass. – Sport in Society’s squad of student-athlete volunteers are trained…