Tag Archives: NBA

Sports Doing Good Newsletter, #220

June 26 – July 2, 2016 Welcome to week two hundred and twenty of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include: Shooting for a Different Goal Ex-NFL…

Sports Doing Good Newsletter, #219

June 19 – June 25, 2016 Welcome to week two hundred and nineteen of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include:   1.      Soccer league pits man…

Sports Doing Good Newsletter, #216

May 29 – June 4, 2016 Welcome to week two hundred and sixteen of the Sports Doing Good newsletter. This week’s 10 stories include: ‘Listening to our anthem was really…

A great legacy: Parents’ love for sports gets passed down

Much has been made of Jeremy Lin’s story. A story that includes Harvard, not being drafted, being cut a few times, and his Asian heritage. What also is often mentioned…

Free agency, free hope – LeBron, Wade, Bosh, etc.

The NBA free agency kicked off today, July 1, at 12:01am. While this is the most anticipated free agent class ever, I don’t hold out a lot of hope that…

Manute Bol – A gentle giant of a man

For those of you who may not have followed college and NBA basketball in the 1980s/early ’90s, you may have not heard of Manute Bol. Manute was freakishly tall, 7’7″…

You can be nice and still reject folks

Long-time NBA star Grant Hill, a forward for the Phoenix Suns, has always been known for his pleasant demeanor and off-the-court efforts to help others. In recognition of all his…