Good News in Sports

Athletes Doing Good and Sports Doing Good

A golf ball sits on a blue tee on the beach, right next to the water

These biodegradable golf balls dissolve in water after play — and feed fish, too

Albus Golf hopes their Ecobioballs will find players who care about the game and the planet.
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A photo collage of an aerial view of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a picket sign on the grass that says 'ALTADENA IS NOT FOR SALE', the tower of Denver City Hall, a group of kids drawing on a table, and an ocean's shoreline

Good News This Week: April 19, 2025 - Parrots, Parks, & Peels

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Travis Kelce

Retraction Notice: Travis Kelce corrects story about foster home donation

The football star issued a correction about a viral story suggesting he donated a $3.3 million mansion to homeless foster youth.
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A photo collage of a forest full of trees, a titanium heart, a woman biking outdoors, an octopus resting on the ocean floor, and a solar panel farm

Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars

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A photo collage of a solar farm, a plant, a penguin, a car driving away from a cloud of smoke, and a solar wind farm

Good News This Week: March 22, 2025 - Penguins, Satellites, & Basketball

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Three people from the Father Joe's Villages bike-riding group take their bikes for a spin in San Diego

'Earn-a-bike' program gives San Diego's homeless their own ride after 100 miles

Participants have logged thousands of miles in the program's decade-long history.
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Australian surfer Josh Kerr wears a wetsuit on the beach, overlooking the water. He holds a surfboard made from recycled wind turbines

Second wind: Retired wind turbine blades recycled into innovative surfboards

Pro surfer Josh Kerr has partnered with renewable energy company ACCIONA to create the prototype.
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The Green Bay Packers logo on a green fence

Green Bay Packers commit to building new tiny home 'cottages' for homeless veterans

A $250,000 grant from the NFL team will help build the state’s first housing project for homeless veterans.
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Charles Barkley - a tall Black man in a suit and tie - reports live from a press event with a TNT microphone in his hand.

Charles Barkley volunteers at homeless shelter, donates $250k after calling San Francisco the 'armpit of America'

After reportedly refusing to attend the NBA All-Star game in San Francisco, Barkley made amends for his comments by volunteering for the homeless.
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A photo collage of the Home Kitchen storefront, two women smiling for the camera while holding a vase of flowers, a bee lingers above a flower bud, two men ride on a motorcycle in Gaza, and a woman sits in front of a women's sports facility soon to open in Portland

Good News This Week: February 15, 2025 - Flowers, Quilts, & Chefs

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A photo collage of a corner of an empty kitchen, recycled rolls of toilet paper made from disposable diapers, a close-up shot of Marcus Freeman smiling, a man sits next to a coffee cup recycling machine, and a power plant factory seen from a distance

Good News This Week: January 25, 2025 - Diapers, Coffee Cups, & Houses

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A screenshot of a selfie-style video of Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk raises thousands for LA wildfire victims by offering Cameos 'in any language'

The skateboard legend will share all of his earnings with World Central Kitchen.
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