If you’ve ever seen the ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries “The U” and “The U: Part 2” by director Billy Corben, you know how devoted former University of Miami football players are to their alma mater. Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell, who played at Miami from 2004 to 2008, is taking that devotion to […]
Sixteen-year-old Christina DeVries is a big-time Chicago Blackhawks fan who had never been to a game at the United Center. She also happens to be blind.
Monday night was one of the best nights in Ohio State football history, as the team knocked off Oregon 42-20 to win the first College Football Playoff.
The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation chose 30 Arizona schools to win the “D-Backs $150,000 School Challenge.” The challenge funds projects from physical school improvements to new educational programs with a $5,000 grant. Tempe High School’s United Sound band program was one of of those 30 lucky selections. Tempe Union High School District describes the program as […]
Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner's Yankee Silver Shield Foundation will pay for the education of Ramos' sons, one of whom is 13 and another who is in college.
The Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs may have been opponents during their game Sunday, but both teams were united in their support for Chiefs safety Eric Berry. Berry was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma Monday. He was placed on the season-ending non-football illness list in late November after a mass was found in his chest. […]
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is earning the headlines for his play this season, scoring touchdowns on both sides of the ball and playing like a front-runner for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. But now Watt is getting attention for his standout acts off the field. As a token of gratitude for their […]
It’s always cool when a Good Samaritan returns a lost wallet to its owner. It’s even cooler when that Good Samaritan turns out to be an NFL star. A Washington man who dropped his wallet when getting gas came home to find it had been returned to his house by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn […]
Here’s hoping Kris Bryant is always this humble and down to earth. Bryant, one of the top prospects in the Chicago Cubs farm system, hooked a fan up with a game-used bat. While on the surface that may not seem like a big deal, how it went down gives some insight into just what kind […]
Tragedy struck Tuesday when a Canadian soldier was killed after a gunman opened fire in and around Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. As a result, the National Hockey League postponed the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators Tuesday night. Other games around the league took place as scheduled, including the in-state […]
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