A New Orleans serial (social) entrepreneur, Robbie Vitrano, explains how Hurricane Katrina made him think differently about entrepreneurship. Hurricane Katrina was the moment of truth for Robbie Vitrano. "It pushed me to confront those issues about my place in business, and the role of business in this situation," he said at GrowCo in New Orleans this week.
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Feed SubscriptionYani Tseng, Amy Yang share LPGA Tour lead
Defending champion Yani Tseng shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday and Amy Yang had a 64 to share the second-round lead in the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship at 9 under.
Read More »Failed Star Found In The Neighborhood
It looks like we have a new neighbor. It's actually been there all along, but astronomers have only now spotted what could be the seventh closest star system to the sun.
Read More »Cantlay advances, Uihlein falls in US Amateur
UCLA star Patrick Cantlay won two matches Friday at Erin Hills to advance to the U.S. Amateur semifinals, while defending champion Peter Uihlein dropped out in the quarterfinals.
Read More »‘Frustrated’ McIlroy looks forward to time off
Rory McIlroy is ready for a break.
Read More »Heating Homes With Human Waste Is Saving Lives And Tigers In Nepal
One man's waste can quite literally be another's gold. Biogas is a clean, odorless, and life-changing source of energy that saves women from spending all day looking for firewood, and thus saves the forests that are home to tigers. Dirt gets a bad rap.
Read More »McIlroy no fan of bad weather at British
Phil Mickelson had to settle for his seventh runner-up finish in a major, although there was some consolation in seeing Darren Clarke on his way to his first major championship.
Read More »Squid Studies: Southward bound: "We had all felt the pattern of the Gulf…"–J. Steinbeck and E.F. Ricketts, Sea of Cortez (1940)
Editor's Note: William Gilly , a professor of biology at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, embarked on new expedition this month to study jumbo squid in the Gulf of California on the National Science Foundation–funded research vessel New Horizon . This is his seventh blog post about the trip. [More]
Read More »Kerr, Creamer, Wie advance at Sybase Match Play
Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie have won second-round matches to lead six Americans into the third round of the Sybase Match Play Championship.
Read More »Toms has season-best 62 in first round at Colonial
David Toms has rebounded quickly from his playoff loss last weekend.
Read More »Wilson misses Players cut after costly penalty
With his ball nestled near a tree on the par-4 fifth at TPC Sawgrass, Mark Wilson decided to turn around and hit a left-handed chip shot.
Read More »Snedeker denies Donald top spot
Brandt Snedeker rallied from six shots behind and beat Luke Donald in a playoff to deny the Englishman the No. 1 ranking Sunday.
Read More »Driscoll leads Puerto Rico Open
James Driscoll shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday in the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open, missing a chance to break 60 when he played the final four holes in 2 over.
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