Good News in Sports

Athletes Doing Good and Sports Doing Good

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Good News This Week: February 14, 2026 - Braids, Blankets, & Flowers

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

A competitor at the 2022 Gay Games waves while carrying a rainbow Pride flag

This year's Olympics include a record number of LGBTQ+ athletes, but the real Gay Games are right around the corner

If the Olympics — and “Heated Rivalry” — have you cheering for LGBTQ+ athletes, there’s another event you’ll want to keep your eyes on this year.

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Meet the historic US Olympic hockey star who hid his Indigenous identity to play in the NHL

Even though Clarence “Taffy” Abel isn't the most notable figure in hockey history, his story impacts the sport today.

A photo collage of a solar panel, Jacquie Pierri pictured inside a hockey rink, a laptop screen showing the Wikipedia homepage, Alex Pretti posing with his bicycle, and an aerial view of a forest

Good News This Week: February 7, 2026 - Songs, Dogs, & Solar Panels

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

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Activists create directory of 470+ Latino businesses to support on Super Bowl Sunday: 'They need us more than ever'

The list includes over 470 bars and restaurants across 13 major U.S. cities, encouraging fans to exclusively support Latino establishments for the big game.

François Arnaud, Hudson Williams, and Kolton Stewart in episode 2 of "Heated Rivalry"

Shane's 'Heated Rivalry' Team Canada fleece is really being released (and it donates to charity)

Fans were desperate to buy the jacket worn at the fictional Olympic Games in “Heated Rivalry.” Soon, they can.

Atop a photo of a hockey rink are two Ottawa Senators jerseys. A black one has the number 81 and the name Rozanov, and a red one has the number 24 and the name Hollander, representing the hit show, "Heated Rivalry."

This NHL team is selling 'Heated Rivalry' jerseys. The proceeds will be donated to a queer and trans hockey league

After selling out almost immediately, the jerseys are now back in stock.

A crew of skateboarders in Uganda wait for their turn on a ramp at a skatepark hosted by Uganda Skateboard Society

From Gaza to Uganda, skateboarding creates a safety net for young people in need

For young people living under occupation or in poverty, skateboarding has become a saving grace.

A young Black woman in a purple dress ice-skates in a rink

This figure skating-STEM school hybrid breaks barriers for girls of color: 'They are changemakers'

Figure Skating in Harlem puts social injustice in sports on thin ice.

Everyone is watching women's sports. Here are 5 ways to keep their attention

73% of people now watch women’s sports, but over half of women’s sports fans say they began watching within the last three years.

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Youth soccer club forms teams based on skill level – not sex or gender: 'The kids let go of the binary'

Discriminatory laws have led to lower sports participation among young trans athletes. So this independent club is giving them a space to play.

A sports fan uses a haptic feedback device while sitting in the stands of a baseball game.

Blind basketball fans can now watch the game 'through their fingers' — and 3 other ways sports became more accessible in 2025

2025 marked four significant innovations in the sports world, from adaptive Little League baseball diamonds to ASL sports coverage.