Happy Fathers Day! In his book Fatherhood: Rising to The Ultimate Challenge, former NBA player Etan Thomas writes the book he “wish [he] had as a young boy.” Thomas says:
“Because I wanted the book to be as broad and inspirational and educational as possible, I called upon a wide range of men to [...]
The Stanley Cup Final will showcase a racist team name. Is it time to question that name?
The Stanley Cup Final is set, and I am oh so excited to see some amazing hockey. Both teams are original six teams and bring both grit and scoring to the ice. This series should be epic. The [...]
Pop Quiz: How many months must a Cambodian Nike Factory worker toil to to purchase a pair of 2013 Nike Air Jordan 28′s in America?
Answer: 4 Months — but only if they receive the $88 per month salary they demanded.
via The Guardian
At least 23 workers were [...]
A couple of weeks ago POPSspot asked a few SportsDocs to provide their general plain-spoken reactions to the news of Jason Collins announcing he was gay. In all four reactions to Collins, the gay double-standard to gender was cited, and the fact that we still have a long way to go.
SportsDocs share a commitment [...]
One year ago, Derrick Rose tore his anterior cruciate ligament. Early in March, doctors medically cleared him to play and he began to practice with the Bulls. It became difficult to go anywhere in Chicago, where I live, without the subject coming up. Someone might turn to a stranger in a Bulls [...]
Via WashPost: “After 24 knee operations, the National Football League’s former Man of the Year leans heavily on a crutch. When Reggie Williams pulls up his pants leg, what’s underneath looks like the trimmings from a butcher shop. His right leg is so ravaged that it’s three inches shorter than his left. Worse, [...]
Press Release – Mianyang, China: Former NBA All Star, Humanitarian, entrepreneur and author, James Donaldson made a recent visit to several schools in the earthquake stricken areas in the Sichuan province of China. Donaldson, who spends a great deal of time in China working with The China Service Centre for Friendship and Cooperation with Foreign [...]
Jason Collins’ coming out is no big deal. Lots of male athletes have “come out” during retirement and we all know there are lots of successful gay male athletes who are still “in the closet”. More than that, lots of successful female athletes have come out prior to retirement.
So then why are so many [...]
TELL GOODELL: NO MORE RACISM
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