Tag: Athletes

The big question here is, should we be offended when an athlete displays a form of non-violent protest during the playing of our national anthem? Think back to the 1968 Summer Olympics when American bronze and gold medal winners John Carlos and Tommy Smith raised their fists in the air while...

As I pulled into the Aquatic Center parking lot, I didn’t know what to expect. I was in my early 20s, a former college swimmer, who’d taken a naïve and untested vow of eternal bachelorhood. At the behest of a friend, I volunteered to coach the Special Olympics swim team — j...

As I pulled into the Aquatic Center parking lot, I didn’t know what to expect. I was in my early 20s, a former college swimmer, who’d taken a naïve and untested vow of eternal bachelorhood. At the behest of a friend, I volunteered to coach the Special Olympics swim team — j...

As I pulled into the Aquatic Center parking lot, I didn’t know what to expect. I was in my early 20s, a former college swimmer, who’d taken a naïve and untested vow of eternal bachelorhood. At the behest of a friend, I volunteered to coach the Special Olympics swim team — j...

As I pulled into the Aquatic Center parking lot, I didn’t know what to expect. I was in my early 20s, a former college swimmer, who’d taken a naïve and untested vow of eternal bachelorhood. At the behest of a friend, I volunteered to coach the Special Olympics swim team — j...

NorCal Oaks, a nonprofit organization founded by Media Executive Joe Poletto, welcomed San Francisco 49ers’ captain and star Deebo Samuel as the keynote speaker at its second in a series of events designed to encourage and uplift young softball and baseball players in Sonoma, Ca...