Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry closed out the second day of Disrupt San Francisco by discussing his recent forays into technology investments and charitable organizations, kicking things off by talking Slyce, the social media startup he co-founded with former Davidson teammate Bryant Barr.
Read ArticleMalaria is treatable and preventable. And yet, the World Health Organization reports that almost half the world’s population — 3.2 billion people — are still at risk of contracting the life-threatening disease. At the Disrupt SF Hackathon, a group of teenage girls is gamifying malaria prevention to help halt the spread of the disease. They’re Aruna Prasad, 16, Erin Smith, 16, Kathy Kong, 17, and Lillian Yuan, 17, and they’ve built Mapsquito, a game that educates players about malaria.
Read ArticleAs the world observes Day of the African Child on June 16, there's an easy step you can take to make a meaningful difference: Donate a net for just $10. It's easy to do through the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets, a global, grassroots campaign inspired by sports columnist Rick Reilly. If you're looking for a last-minute Father's Day gift for a sport-obsessed husband or dad, this would be spot-on.
Read ArticleFor the fourth consecutive year, Curry has been a champion for the United Nation Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, a grassroots initiative aimed at protecting children in Africa from malaria. For each one of his three-pointers, Curry sends three insecticide-treated mosquito nets to sub-Saharan Africa, good for 3,663 nets over the past four seasons.
Read ArticleA few years ago, when Stephen Curry was merely a good player with bad ankles, a charity called Nothing But Nets struck a deal with the promising Warriors point guard.
Read ArticleFor years, Stephen Curry watched his dad, Dell, do his part in the community. Curry was often among those children in Charlotte treated to special appearances from star athletes and still cherishes those sweet memories.
Read ArticleThe Detroit Pistons will help raise awareness and funds to fight malaria by hosting the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets night for their game against the Washington Wizards tonight at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Read ArticleRick Reilly is back in these pages, and we are thrilled. It has been more than 400 issues since he wrote the Dec. 3, 2007, Life of Reilly, the back-page space that defined the writer and, to a large extent, SI for more than a decade. From 1996 through ’07, Reilly wrote all but a small handful of our back-page columns; in seven of those years he was named National Sportswriter of the Year.
Read ArticleIT'S NOT GOING TO LAST, of course, this team, this moment, this selfie of pure unselfishness. It’s too perfect, the way these Golden State Warriors, whose crunch-time five is so small it would fit nicely in a Fiat 500, have become the biggest thing in the NBA, with a possible stop at Best Team Ever.
Read ArticleAbby Wambach joined the Nothing But Nets Champion Summit 2016 to speak to young leaders working in advocacy to defeat malaria, where Comcast SportsNet joined to get the U.S. National Team star and World Cup champion's predictions for US performance in Rio 2016.
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