AARP teams up with NFLPA

First thought may be, “What, Brett Favre is coming back to play another year.” 🙂 By the way, since I am the same age as Favre, he should play as…

What a legacy is all about – LA84

A challenge to those organizing committees for mega events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup – hope these are on your 2010 calendars! – is the legacy of…

Something to cheer about – High School Rudy Awards

The High School Rudy Awards presented by Trusted Sports, “honor student-athletes who most completely represent the ‘Rudy’ on their team…someone whose contribution and commitment inspires others to excellence.” This year’s…

Pepsi Refresh Project – off and running

Something that we have highlighted earlier – we are ahead of the game! – got into gear this week. The Pepsi Refresh Project aims to find people, businesses, and non-profits…

Gilbert Arenas apologizes and tries to start anew

Featured yesterday in The Washington Post is an Op-ed from suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas.  In his column, Arenas apologizes for his recent mistakes, which include pulling a gun…

Making sports safe, inclusive and fair

Sometimes the worst of human behavior makes its way onto or around our playing fields. Players, and maybe worse, parents!, forget about why we play and the respect they should…

When is gym?

That used to be a question a lot of us would ask years ago. Having a respite from non-stop class, getting a chance to play – maybe even outside! –…

The beautiful game's history lesson

Sports shouldn’t be overdone, nor should its place in society, both as a driver and reflection of our individual and collective histories, be underestimated.  One of the key binding forces…

Super time to help out

My fellow Hoya Alonzo Mourning again will be combining fun times with fundraising, this time on Feb. 2 in Miami, host to this year’s Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, which…

Sunday Add-On's – Week of Jan. 25 – 31

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…