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Olympics

British Team Donates Goods to Vancouver Kids

Thanks to the Britsh Olympic Association, MoreSports, a Vancouver non-profit that organizes sports programs for disadvantaged inner-city youth, scored gold of their own during this year’s Winter Games. The Vancouver Sun’s Jeff Lee reported that the Brits donated “everything from flat-screen televisions to bar fridges to irons and chairs” to MoreSports.
British Olympic Association CEO [...]

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Usain Bolt Participating in Charity Cricket Match

The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has agreed to play with some of his Caribbean cricket heroes in a 15-over charity tournament that begins on Sunday at Discovery Bay in Jamaica.
“I grew up watching cricketers like Courtney Walsh take the West Indies to new heights and I am a big admirer of Chris Gayle for [...]

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Chicago 2016 Donates Millions to Charity Group

Chicago’s attempt to host the 2016 Olympic Games brought an outpouring of private money, the remainder of which will be diverted to World Sport Chicago, a non-profit arm of the City of Chicago’s Olympic bid delegation.
World Sport Chicago was founded in connection with the 2016 Olympic bid to promote youth sports programs in Chicago’s parks [...]

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Usain Bolt’s 9.58 SuperParty Has Charity Tie

To celebrate his amazing accomplishments on the track this year, Jamaican speedster Usain Bolt is hosting a two day series of activities ending with a one-of-a-kind 9.58 SuperParty, December 4-5 in Jamaica. While the event will be heavy with celebrity guests, it also takes the opportunity to raise funds for charity and community activities. [...]

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News Bytes: Catching Up On the Week’s Stories

Golf takes the top this week, with the Mike Weir Foundation being named an official charity of the RBC Canadian Open. Plus, Tiger’s foundation announced a matching donations effort. Also after the jump, bytes on Michael Phelps, Athletics for Kids and reader suggestions from the West Coast.

Mike Weir: RBC and the Royal Canadian [...]

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Canadian Olympic Athletes Supporting Right to Play, Which Was Cut From 2010 Vancouver Games

In Toronto, Randy Starkman writes that about 70 Canadian Olympic athletes “sent a message to the officials who booted the charity Right To Play out of the athletes’ village for the 2010 Winter Games: We still believe in doing the right thing, even if you don’t.”
The statement, which was released yesterday, stated in part: “As [...]

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Olympic Cyclist Chris Hoy Tapped as Scotland’s First Ambassador for Mental Health

In Scotland, Angus Howarth reports that Olympic Gold Medal-winning cyclist Chris Hoy has been named named as Scotland’s first ambassador for mental health.
Hoy “will give his backing” to the mental health charity SAMH. The organization hopes Hoy “will help break down the stigma that surrounds mental health issues.”
Hoy: “Mental health and physical [...]

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Original Copy: Did Kellogg’s Miss a Golden Opportunity When it Dumped Michael Phelps?

I’ve been paying close attention to the reaction to the Michael Phelps story that broke this week. So far, the November photo of Phelps smoking marijuana has only led to a three-month suspension from USA Swimming and the loss of his Kellogg’s endorsement deal. The issue of “Is it fair?” is still being [...]

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Snowboarder Hannah Teter Donating 2009 Earnings to Kenyan Town of Kirindon

In Vermont, Joe Milliken reports that Olympic Gold Medalist Hanna Teter, just 21 years old, “recently announced that she will donate all her snowboard earnings from the upcoming season to her charity, Hannah’s Gold, and the organization World Vision.”
Through World Vision, sales from Hannah’s Gold “helps provide funds to sponsor Kirindon, a town of [...]

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Hamm Discusses Celebrity Soccer Challenge

MLSnet.com’s Dylan Butler profiled the Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge, which takes place Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Hamm, on last year’s event raising more than $150,000: “I think we were surprised at just the enthusiasm of everyone involved, from the soccer community (in Los Angeles) to the celebrities [...]

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Kurt Warner and Michael Phelps Being Honored at This Year’s Celebrity Fight Night

Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner will be honored with the Muhammad Ali Sports Leadership Award at the 15th Celebrity Fight Night annual gala on Saturday, March 28 in Phoenix.
Warner will be joined by Olympian Michael Phelps, who will be presented with the Muhammad Ali Sports Achievement Award. The evening will be emceed by Reba [...]

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Athlete Notes: Omar Gets His Liver Transplant; Dikembe Advocating for Congo

Miami Heat C Alonzo Mourning and his Zo’s Fund for Life campaign reports some good news in the effort to help three-year-old Omar Ferguson get a life-saving liver transplant. A donor liver became available on Saturday, December 13 and was flown in from California to Miami where doctors immediately performed a successful transplantation on [...]

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