Happy Holidays and All the Best in 2010

I guess that heading pretty much says it all.  🙂 We are going to take some time off to enjoy the holidays (and hopefully fully recover from this case of…

My favorite type of holiday greeting

I received an email last week from Ben Gucciardi, Founding Director of Soccer Without Borders. It combined holiday greetings with a summary of the accomplishments of the organization over the…

Lieberman continues her trailblazing

Earlier this month we highlighted Nancy Lieberman being honored with the “Bill Walsh Champion of Change Award” at the 3rd Annual All-Stars Helping Kids luncheon.  Nancy’s speech at the luncheon…

A new acronym for sports – CPR

Forget about RBI, ERA, TD, GAA. Try CPR. This situation involving a referee performing CPR on a player invites the question of how many sporting events have CPR-trained referees of…

Another stage in the Tour de Lance?

“The American Diabetes Association estimates 23.6 million children and adults in the USA — 7.8% of the population — have diabetes. Complications of type 2 diabetes can include blindness, kidney…

5 Rings, a place to stay, and a place to live

Great idea. Simple as that. (Excerpt) From the New York Times’ Rings blog. http://vancouver2010.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/vancouver-group-combines-olympic-housing-with-effort-to-fight-homelessness/ Vancouver Group Combines Olympic Housing With Effort to Fight Homelessness By Ian Austen, NY Times Vancouver…

Local and personal – Glazer Foundation

The Glazer Family, when it comes to sports, is truly on both ends of the spectrum right now. Their Premier League ManU soccer team again is challenging for major titles…

Two of my favorite things – sports and sleep

“In partnership with American Express, Fortune searched the U.S. for outstanding female business builders. Fortune honored these game-changers at its recent Most Powerful Women Summit.” So in seeing this first…

Athletes giving back – Part 3 – Emily Cook

We had the chance to hear directly from Emily Cook, a 12-year member of the US Freestyle Ski Team, member of the 2006 Olympic Team who is currently training to…

Athletes giving back – Part 2 – Competition time!

There is a second phase to the debate being hosted by Athletes for Hope, a phase that involves a campaign/competition to raise funds for one’s favorite cause. Called Who Gives!…