Diversity across the board

Diversity on the field, or on the track, is but one step in the development of any sport. Not every sport, of course, will have the same racial, gender or…

New Balance – makes sense

With more and more discussion about the “triple bottom line” and companies taking into account their profit and social impact goals, i.e. having balance, it should not be a surprise…

Patrick Patterson – Star student-athlete-friend

Jason King from Yahoo! Sports has a very nice story on one of college basketball’s top players, Patrick Patterson, from the Univ. of Kentucky (see, I can do non-Georgetown stories!)….

John Wooden – leadership in action

Mike Penner from the LA Times put together a great piece on legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who celebrated his 99th birthday on Oct. 14. You can find the…

SI Pictures of the Week

You can find the full portfolio starting at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0910/leading.off.101909/content.1.html. We highlight 3 below, including one of Ruth Frith, a 100-year old hammer thrower. An you thought Shaq was an elite…

Right to learn

A great piece on work being done by Right to Play in Thailand in conjunction with with the United Nations Children’s Fund, the MOE, Chulalongkorn University, Thaksin University and the…

Reminder: ESPN 30 for 30 – Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

http://30for30.espn.com/film/small-potatoes-who-killed-the-usfl.html “In 1983 the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL. The new league did the unthinkable by playing in the spring and…

Recognizing good works – All Stars Helping Kids and Jefferson Award For Public Service

While I hope we never go down the road of the entertainment industry and have 20 awards shows, the following partnership sounds like it will provide the proper recognition to…

Ayiera Initiative – Passing it Forward

From the good folks at Sport and Dev we have a story about a young man in Kenya who has used the little that he has to assist those who…

Make a Difference Day – Oct. 24

http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others, is sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazine and its 600 carrier newspapers. Make A Difference Day is held in…