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Baller-in-Chief

Love or hate, voted for or not, President-elect Barack Obama will be stepping into the White House very soon and his every move will be observed.
One thing that Obama loves to do is ball. The team over at Black Fives has created a new website appropriately called: Baller-in-Chief.
The blog covers everything about [...]

Operation Yao Ming, Beijing Olympics

Operation Yao Ming: The Chinese Sports Empire, American Big Business, and the Making of an NBA Superstar, written by Brook Larmer, is a fascinating book that I just finished reading.
The story begins with a groundingbreaking introduction into the forbidden kingdom of China and the communist-style sports system that Yao Ming was [...]

Yao Ming Foundation

Want to help children affected by the 8.0 earthquake in China? And also be the personal guest of Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?

The Yao Ming Foundation is offering this very opportunity.
Yao’s Foundation is selling raffle tickets ($2.00/ ticket, minimum purchase of 5 tickets) that will go toward rebuilding schools and [...]

Essay Contest: “Make History Now”

Here is a heads up for anyone interested in an essay contest. Go here for the full details on the contest.
The deadline is July 31, so I have some work to do, if I am going to enter my essay.
There are three questions that must be answered:
1. What does “make [...]

Charity Global, Inc

Here is a new link that I have stumbled upon: Charity Global, Inc.
Charity Global is a non-profit organization, founded in 2006, dedicated to global change through water and sanitation, hunger, disease, and education initiatives.
Their first initiative was Charity:Water.
Why Water? 1.1 Billion people (1 in 6 people) in the world don’t have access to [...]

Sports Moments That Inspire

After reading a post by Claude, discussing if sports and politics mix and if sports transcend into real life inspiration, I was prompted to give a response.
Historically, there are a few sports moments that stand out.
1. Jesse Owen

Jessie Owens, in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, excelled in track and also impacted the political world. [...]

Why Did The Bridge Collapse In Minneapolis?

Footage from the scene.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wG0dhA_RT8

PeacePlayers International

In a recent ESPN article, it is reported that two men on opposite sides of Northern Ireland’s violent 30-year conflict are going to be honored the Arthur Ashe Courage Award that is presented annually to individuals whose contributions transcend sports.
Trevor Ringland, a Protestant rugby star, and Dave Cullen, a Catholic who grew up using basketball [...]

(Product) Red

(Product) Red was created by Bono (U2 singer,activist) and Bobby Shriver (DATA) to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands.
Partners include: American Express, Converse, Gap, Giorgio Armani, Motorola, and Apple.
A percentage of each (Product) Red sold is given to help women and children affected by [...]