Monthly Archives: April 2013 »
NBA Player announces “I’m gay”
Cindy Boren | Washington Post April 29, 2013 NBA player Jason Collins announced today that he is gay. This announcement makes him the “first active male athlete in U.S. pro sports to come out.”
Read More »University of New Hampshire Athlete Shortens Career to Donate Bone Marrow
Christina Ng | ABC News April 23, 2013 A division I athlete on the verge of what is arguably the most important event of his athletic career chooses surgery to aid an anonymous life,
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SportsBites: Some Heavy Hitters Connect on “Baseball as a Road to God”
President of NYU and author of Baseball as a Road to God, John Sexton, discusses America’s pastime as a path to faith and deeper experience of life with NYUSSP Chairman Arthur Miller, Rabbi David-Seth
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A Tour of CitiField with Mets Owner Fred Wilpon
Our chairman, Arthur Miller, had the opportunity to get a first hand look at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda on game day with a guided tour from the owner himself, Fred Wilpon. Watch as the
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Milbank Tweed Forum: Concussions, Litigation and the Future of Football
This piece was produced in conjunction with NYU Law School. The current concussion litigation against the National Football League in federal court in Philadelphia has been called by noted attorney and former baseball commissioner
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A Celebration of Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Shouldn’t Begin and End on April 15th
Wayne McDonnell | Forbes.com April 16, 2013 Our very own Wayne McDonnell wrote this compelling piece on how baseball ought to be honoring the legacy of Jackie Robinson. “It seems as if the customary
Read More »Following The Tragedy - A Collection of Pertinent Boston Marathon News
Cover Image: mashable.com These articles depict the societal moment in which the horrific event of this year’s Boston Marathon took place. Here you can read predictions of the bombing’s impact on the future of
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Terror, Sports & Mega Events
Watch our own Robert Boland discuss the role of terror at sporting events in the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedies. http://watch.bnn.ca/clip906837#clip
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SportsBites: Arthur Miller and John Sexton Talk Baseball
We visited CitiField last week and our Chairman, Arthur Miller, and NYU President, John Sexton, talked about baseball, family, and Sexton’s new book, “Baseball as a Road to God&#
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VIDEO: NBA’s Jason Collins: `I’m Gay’
Sports and Society Administrator April 29, 2013 0Bloomberg TV April 29,
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