2 Articles “All-Star Sponsors Strive to Look Truly Charitable” By KEN BELSON, July 13, 2009, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/sports/baseball/13sponsor.html?_r=1&ref=baseball Making money by giving it away: that is part of the…

Originally appeared at CSRwire Communities Across the Country Make Play a Priority Despite Economy (excerpt) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Parents have less disposable income for children’s play-related activities because of the…

From SportsBusiness Daily’s Morning Buzz, July 13, 2009 Rockets G Tracy McGrady this week is expected to announce that he is changing his uniform number from No. 1 to No….

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/sports/soccer/11iht-hughes.html July 11, 2009 Global Soccer With Fame Comes Power for Global Sports Stars (excerpt) By ROB HUGHES LONDON — The sporting superstar has reached a level of global recognition…

More sports organizations nationwide are engaging in philanthropy, their charitable work intricately tied to building their brands and complementing their business strategies, according to the preliminary results of a national…

Economy shouldn’t change attitudes on social entrepreneurship First published April 06, 2009 in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/62169 Social entrepreneurship, often associated with corporate socially responsible behavior, is the…

NASCAR’S Hendrick Donates Ten Cars To Good News Garage (excerpt) As Hal Colston chatted with Oprah Winfrey about his brainchild program, Good News Garage, he got a big surprise: Rick…

Originally published at The Hindu, Feb. 13, 2009.  http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/13/stories/2009021355841800.htm FC Barcelona fulfilling a social responsibility (excerpt) – A. Joseph Antony ANANTAPUR: Joan Laporta I Estruch is President of FC Barcelona,…

http://www.globalsportsforum.org/index.aspx?news=873 Global Sports Forum Themes (excerpt) [11/20/2008] Sport does not exist in splendid isolation but as an essential cog in modern society’s wheel. It is a mirror held up to…