NHL Hall of Fame induction

You don’t have to be a huge hockey fan to appreciate the accomplishments of the players, executives, writers and staff who have given so much to the game over the…

Myron, meet Byron

Thanks to Steffi Decker from Duke Univ. who passed along this article. You will be seeing Steffi’s contributions more often in the next few weeks. FSU standout football player, Myron…

Race4Change – Be a rally car driver…from the comfort of your own home

Travis Pastrana, one of the great action sports athletes in the world, recently added his name to those supporting Race4Change, an effort that hopes to raise awareness and funds for…

Reminder: ESPN 30 for 30 – The Legend of Jimmy The Greek

http://30for30.espn.com/film/the-legend-of-jimmy-the-greek.html ““The NFL Today” on CBS was one of the preeminent sports programs on television in the early 1980s. It was a perfect combination of reporting, analysis, predictions, humor and…

Bringing history to life

While it may not be Field of Dreams, it gets very close. Several very industrious individuals took on the very difficult task of building a statistical archive of Negro League…

Big kid with a small request – I want to play football

This is a tremendous story that highlights the desire to be part of a team, just to fit in, and to experience the joy of sports. This young man, Brenden…

LT goes home

At least the headquarters for his Foundation will. LaDainian Tomlinson, the future HOF running back for the San Diego Chargers, has long been recognized for his excellence on and off…

Los Angeles Ducks of Anaheim

Just joking. I hope they never go in that direction and change their name. Nice story from the LA Times about the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks fundraising effort to benefit troops…

Using life experiences to change lives

Another benefit of having more players in U.S. pro leagues with an international background, whether they grew up in the U.S. or not, is the inevitable sharing of culture and…

900 degrees of Tony Hawk

Josh Brooks from ESPN’s Action Sports site had a nice piece on a fundraiser held by Tony Hawk, proceeds from which will go towards the construction of a skatepark in…