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What's the difference between LeBron James and a rec league player who, after a full day of work, goes 4-for-8 from the field, collects a few offensive boards, dishes six assists and then rushes home to unleash that same kind of energy to play with his kids? That's the thinking behind Dove Men+Care's "Sponsored by SPORTCARE" campaign, a forward-thinking effort [...]
Just after midnight on a weekday last March, Lynnette Wukie got a text from her friend. “It’s 1 a.m. You have 16 hours left. You better be working on your application.” By 5 p.m. March 24, Wukie had written an essay and created her video - the two application requirements for the job. Less than a month later - and [...]
Thousands celebrated the New England Patriots' Super Bowl victory in mid-February, but a handful of players wanted to put the focus on Mindy Butts, a single mother of six whose contributions to the community outshine the Vince Lombardi Trophy. According to Patriots.com, Devin McCourty, Duron Harmon, Kyle Van Noy and Derek Rivers surprised Butts by dipping into their social justice [...]
When CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson covered her first Super Bowl from the sidelines - Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers - she knew she was going to have to ask Peyton Manning in some way whether this would be his last game. “I knew I was going to have to ask it; he [...]
Athletes like Tom Brady, LeBron James and Aaron Judge normally grab the headlines, but when it comes to the inspiring stories in sports, there are people like Carlos Arredondo, the hero in the white cowboy hat at the 2013 Boston Marathon, who decided to run this year's race. There's also Chelsea Werner, a champion gymnast turned fashion model, who has [...]
Jason Carter doesn't need a clipboard to help fuel an NBA team to a win. He wields a spatula instead. As the sous-chef for the Orlando Magic, Carter clutches kitchen tools, decades of cooking experience and a mean gumbo recipe to propel players, coaches and staff to success on the hardwood. That's why Carter, a 20-year Navy veteran, was recently [...]
Three of our top five inspiring stories from October, as measured by pageviews, feature triathletes. However, don't sleep on what the Panthers are doing to invest in their players' mental health. 5. Tim Don crushes Kona IRONMAN in 8:45 after being in a halo a year ago Less than a year after walking around in a carbon halo so his [...]
At 6'10," people marvel at Djery Baptiste's imposing size, but it's the capacity of his brain that truly makes him unique as a college athlete. Come December, the 22-year-old will be one of the few college basketball players to graduate with a year-and-a-half of eligibility left. He'll earn his undergraduate degree in Human Organizational Development with a concentration in International Leadership [...]
When the Empire State Building lights up in your organization's honor, you know you're doing something right. New York City's iconic building was illuminated red in July to celebrate the Inclusion Revolution sparked by the Special Olympics. The 50-year-old powerful organization launched by Eunice Kennedy Shriver that provides those with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to discover new strengths, skills and [...]
There were some big names that hit Purpose2Play headlines in September. Our top stories from the month that was: 5. Kevin Hart running Chicago Marathon to send kids to college Kevin Hart is no stranger to running marathons. He ran the 2017 New York City Marathon in just over four hours. However, he’s taking it up a notch in 2018, [...]
