Throughout each NASCAR season there are days that fans and drivers mark on their calendar with great anticipation. Some of these days end up defining a driver's season and their chances at the title, while some of these days transcend motorsports.
We wish to make a commitment to learn more about the problem and to combat it by taking steps to educate and ensure that those organizations involved in youth sports implement policies to stop abuse.
I have always wondered why so many times if you ask a mother what she wants for Mother's Day, she may reply, "Nothing." Now that I have my child, I know it's not because you don't actually want anything, it's because no matter how good or how bad our kids may be sometimes, we realize what a gift they are.
College athletics, as it intersects with the educational and life outcomes of black male athletes, is in crisis. This crisis is evident in many ways, including the prevalence of once-aspiring professional black male athletes who end up with no degree, few job prospects, and used-up eligibility.
Christine Gary had hopes of setting a world record as the youngest person to run a marathon on each continent. But when she found out that someone else beat her by just a few weeks, she settled on a new challenge.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing utilizes fly fishing and fly tying in the rehabilitation of disabled servicemen and women in Military Hospitals, VA Medical Centers and Warrior Transition Units all across the country.
With the lives that were touched and the leadership skills that will be taken into NFL locker rooms this fall, Kelli Masters may have just turned the tables on the way NFL agents entertain their clients.
Malaria is a disease that is not on the top of mind of the general public, and it's important that we change this, the more people know about it, the better chance we have to make it a disease of the past. We can't let a mosquito win.
I stood at mile 23 and watched runner after runner force themselves through the hardest part of a grueling race. And when I saw that every one of them was wearing a black ribbon in honor of the city of Boston, I found the release I had been longing for in a run.
Last Monday I ran and finished the marathon in 3:16:44, more than 30 minutes before the bombs detonated, feeling achy and with stiff legs. Days later, I returned to the finish line where a makeshift memorial showcased flowers, photos of victims, and shoes worn by runners during the race.
Something remarkable started the moment my wife, Ellen, and I first met Hope on a ministry trip to Zambia four years ago.
Throughout his tenure as WWE CEO, Vince McMahon has made charitable giving and philanthropic projects cornerstones of the WWE business model.
My recent trip to Haiti brought me into constant contact with people who inspired me and others to take action. It didn't matter where they came from or what work they did, they were actively making those words real. We can all make those words come alive be it here in Philadelphia, in Haiti, or in your own backyard.