I don’t think we are going to need any international observers for this “election.” Nike, a real leader in the area of sports and development, is asking for individuals to…

First off, who knew there was a Time Out Singapore!  🙂 This is a great story.  Christopher Minko from Australia has not only given a disadvantaged group an opportunity to…

Scort is a non-profit and politically independent foundation that organises and supports socially orientated sport activities for children and youth. To implement this Scort co-operates with football clubs and social…

The “Platform” is a terrific resource that we subscribe to and suggest you do the same. We highlight some of the recent stories from sportanddev.org.  http://www.sportanddev.org/newsnviews/news/?819%2FNot-the-Usual-Suspects-Swimming-Softball-Skateboarding-Table-Tennis Not the Usual Suspects:…

This Sunday the 2009 Homeless World Cup will kick off in Milan, Italy. http://www.homelessworldcup.org/.  This is an amazing event bringing together hundreds of athletes from more than 45 countries around…

It may be hard to imagine what I, a 39-year old who grew up on Long Island and lives in NYC has in common with a 9-year old who lives…

While no player has risen to land a huge European contract, that’s okay, because that’s not the purpose behind Oscar. Rather, it is to give young children incentive to go…

Sept. 2 – 6.  NBA players Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors), Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), Jason Maxiell (Detroit Pistons) and Basketball HOFer Bob Lanier began a five-day Basketball without Borders tour to several…

I admit I was trying to work off of LL’s “Goin’ Back to Cali.” Great song and video. The Washington Wizards, who visited China in 1979 when they were known…

We live in a generation when military service is voluntary so it is often quite surprising when a professional athlete takes time out from, or leaves his career entirely, to…