The power, prestige and impact of retired athletes

While there was talk of legendary driver Michael Schumacher returning to F1 action this year, he is officially retired, having had one of the most impressive careers of any athlete…

Building the next generation of changemakers

There are A LOT of young people who want to work in sports. They can be found, of course, in sports management programs from the undergraduate to doctoral levels, and…

Head of the family, head of the team

Research in the world of economic development has discussed the power of women and the impact of their own economic and social growth and the positive impact it has on…

Invictus trailer and the ESPY's early look

Please take a few minutes to get a peek at the upcoming film starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, directed by Clint Eastwood. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqKjVo-9qso] Earlier this year, ESPN awarded the…

3rd Peace and Sport International Forum starts today

We wish the good folks at Peace and Sport the best of luck with this amazing event. You can read more about it in the press release copied below. Also…

An Olympian who would not be denied

(71 years married may be more impressive than anything else Gretel Bergmann/Margaret Lambert has done!) It is nice to see that this pioneering athlete will be duly recognized. Hopefully Gretel…

Alianza de Fútbol – entrepreneurship scores

The following article from Hispanic Market Weekly covers the efforts of two entrepreneurs who have recognized an opportunity to leverage existing assets – the plethora of independent Hispanic soccer leagues…

How much for a Flying Tomato?

Our friends at Sport and dev* had this recent item about Shaun White, the world champion snowboarder and skateboarder (showoff :-)). Shaun partnered with one of my favorite organizations, Right…

Nov. 27 deadline for abstracts for "Making the Difference" event

“SportBusiness event Making The Difference – The Sport and Social Responsibility Summit – is seeking submissions of papers showcasing novel ideas, approaches and campaigns in sport and social responsibility ahead…

The Positive Ladies Soccer Club

In the past couple of weeks multiple news outlets covered the story about an all HIV-positive woman’s soccer team in Zimbabwe.  They are using the sport as a unifying force…