Charles Woodson – Playing and acting like the best

Charles Woodson, Heisman Trophy winner from the Univ. of Michigan and current Green Bay Packer has often been viewed, rightly or wrongly, as very self-centered. Some of that was based…

NFLPA and Native American health – a shared vision

The NFL Players Association and Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health recently co-hosted the 14th Annual Evening With the Stars Gala to benefit Native Vision, an initiative that serves…

Transferring adherence to rules from the field to the home

From our friends at Sport and Dev. is a video about an organization we covered at Sports Doing Good, Colombianitos. “In Cartagena, Colombia sport is being used as a tool…

5th "anniversary" of Tsunami Disaster

I actually don’t like the word “anniversary” when it comes to acknowledging such a terrible event, as anniversary should be associated with celebratory events. But in this case, the use…

Supporting play…from birth

We have highlighted the efforts of KaBoom! before. The organization is a leader in creating opportunities for children to play and pushing discussion about the need for kids to be…

Reminder – Red Carpet Soiree

The United Way’s Young Leaders Council is having its 2nd Annual Red Carpet Soiree: A night of fun and philanthropy tonight, Dec. 12, in New York City, honoring Beverly Bond,…

Sports. Business. Philanthropy.

Sports. Business. Philanthropy. These are three driving forces behind the Sports Doing Good blog and The Kaur Group. So when I had the chance to attend an event entitled “Sports,…

Things to see – The Blind Side; Invictus

The Blind Side, the remarkable true story of NFL rookie Michael Oher, has been on a nice run at the theater, earning more than $125 million in 3 weeks. Here…

ESPN 30 for 30: The U

Premieres Saturday Dec 12 9PM ESPN “Throughout the 1980s, Miami, Florida, was at the center of a racial and cultural shift taking place throughout the country. Overwhelmed by riots and…

Parkour/Freerunning – Watch Out!

This may be an unusual item to include at Sports Doing Good but I was fascinated by the nature of the activity. I also love the creativity involved, both in…