Good News in Sports

Athletes Doing Good and Sports Doing Good

A close-up of a man doing a kick flip on a skateboard with a white cane. Only his legs, feet, skateboard, and cane are visible, against the glow of a warm sunset.

Blind skateboarder creates 'world-first' adaptive skatepark: 'I've never had a place where I can skate with full confidence'

Dan Mancina has been working on his passion project, ‘The Ranch,” for over seven years. It’s finally a reality.
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A group of trans and cisgender women rugby players smile together at the International Gay Rugby Cup in Oslo

Trans vs. cisgender rugby match protests athlete bans through friendly competition: 'We want you on our team'

The “Ruck You” match was organized by pro rugby player Sasha Acheson, who wanted to protest World Rugby's decision to ban trans women from competition.
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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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