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Seattle Seahawks' Coach Pete Carroll Has a Game Plan for LA's Kids

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Impact
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Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has shown us that his football philosophy changes lives. Earlier in his career, Carroll couldn't sit back and watch as kids in L.A.'s inner-city schools succumbed to pressure to join gangs. He created A Better LA in 2003, an organization that works to reduce gang violence by offering skills training and resources for people looking to get off the streets.

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History's Greatest Sports Prodigies Of All-Time

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada Living
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Any kid who straps on a pair of skates or picks up a basketball at a neighbourhood playground has dreams of ultimate glory. A very rare few show elite...

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'They're Trying To Get Rid Of Welfare'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Ostroff | Posted 12.22.2012 | Canada Politics
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Magic Johnson may fit the Republican definition of a “job creator,” in that the former basketball star and current businessman and philanthropist ...

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Magic Johnson On 20 Years Of Living With HIV

The Huffington Post Canada | Joshua Ostroff | Posted 09.27.2012 | Canada
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People have looked up to Magic Johnson for most of his life, and not just because he’s 6’9.” Though an NBA superstar — he won three MVP awards...

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Magic Johnson's Still Beating HIV and AIDS

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada
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There were those who thought Johnson had been handed a death sentence in 1991. Yet 20 years later, he seems full of boundless energy as he describes everything he still plans to do.

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