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CHARACTER COUNTS | Nov 13, 2018Arizona Coyotes invite young cancer survivor on team road trip
The Arizona Coyotes brought cancer survivor Will Pogue into a meeting to surprise him with the news that he'll join the team on a road trip.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Oct 21, 2018Kenny Stills rewards security guard after sending her into endzone wall
A security guard at the Miami Dolphins-Detroit Lions game in Miami took nasty hit she didn't see coming after a touchdown catch by Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Oct 11, 2018Kurt and Brenda Warner open Treasure House for adults with disabilities
Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner's charitable endeavor, Treasure House has welcomed its first wave of six residents to the living community.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Sep 17, 2018Larry Fitzgerald buying patrons’ meals to help ailing Scottsdale deli owner
Arizona Cardinals star receiver Larry Fitzgerald is picking up the meal tab Tuesday to help raise funds for a terminally ill Scottsdale deli owner.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Sep 7, 2018D-backs’ Archie Bradley participating in sporting goods, backpack drive
Archie Bradley, Negrete Law Firm and Dick's Sporting Goods will donate 100 backpacks and allow 20 middle school students to shop at Dick's with the pitcher.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Aug 21, 2018Former Deer Valley star Khris Davis makes kid’s day with jersey signing
It's not everyday you get to meet your favorite baseball player. It's even far less likely to sign said player's jersey. For 10-year-old Anthony Slocumb, anything is possible.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Aug 18, 2018Former Sun Devil Trevor Williams making the most out of baseball
Former Arizona State and current Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams had dreams that extended further than the baseball diamond.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Aug 17, 2018Former Sun Devil Damarious Randall donates jerseys at Boys & Girls club
The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't win the NBA Finals, and former ASU star Damarious Randall avoided paying for a promise that he wouldn't have been able to keep. But he did donate jerseys to a Boys & Girls Club.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 11, 2018D-backs invite fans to join fantasy football league for charitable cause
Nick Ahmed, Archie Bradley, A.J. Pollock and Steven Souza Jr. will meet and greet fans before they all draft fantasy football teams for a charity fundraiser.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Aug 9, 2018D-backs begin fundraising for $100,000 School Challenge
The Arizona Diamondbacks have began taking applications for this year's $100,000 School Challenge, which aims to raise grant money for K-12 public, private and non-profit charter schools in the state.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Jul 29, 2018Former D-back Eric Byrnes has started his Triathlon Across America
Former Diamondbacks player Eric Byrnes will bike from the bay area to Chicago and then run to New York to raise money for his Let Them Play Foundation.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 29, 2018Marc Gasol spends offseason rescuing migrants lost in the Mediterranean
Marc Gasol returned to Europe and joined a search and rescue vessel that helps rescue migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 26, 2018Roadrunners, Coyotes bring DEK hockey down south
Even though there isn't much ice in Arizona, that's not stopping the Arizona Coyotes and Tucson Roadrunners from expanding the sport of hockey to the younger generations.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 22, 2018Bucs receiver Evans donates to family whose father was killed by police
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans made a five-figure donation to a family in Florida after their father was shot and killed by two sheriff's deputies in 2014.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 21, 2018Eight-year-old throws first pitch at D-backs’ game using 3-D-printed hand
Hailey Dawson not only got to hang out with members of Arizona Diamondbacks before the game -- clearly working on their handshake game -- but she got to throw out the first pitch as well.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 18, 2018Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals go all out granting wish to 7-year-old fan
Seven-year-old Tennyson Erickson grew up on a farm in South Dakota, but he didn't feel far from the Arizona Cardinals.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 12, 2018Washington rookie RB Derrius Guice surprises mom with new ride
Whoever said the season of giving was only around Christmas clearly hasn't met Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 8, 2018Diamondbacks honor local dog who saved owner from rattlesnake
Todd the dog was showered in cheers and applause on Sunday during a pregame ceremony on the field as part of Heroes Weekend.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 8, 2018Jaguars’ Leonard Fournette helps former trainer pay for school
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette may be in the NFL, but that doesn't mean he hasn't forgotten where he came from and who helped him along the way.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 6, 201849ers’ Marquise Goodwin surprises mother, sister with new home
It didn't take long for 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin to use some of the money earned from his new deal to surprise his family in a big way.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jul 4, 2018Nets’ Allen Crabbe saves former school with large donation
Brooklyn Nets guard Allen Crabbe took it upon himself to save the school his former school, which his grandfather founded, by way of a six-figure donation.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jun 29, 2018Orioles honor Maryland newspaper shooting victims with touching tribute
The Baltimore Orioles paid tribute Friday to five journalists who were killed after an estranged gunman opened fire at The Capital Gazette in Maryland on Thursday.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jun 28, 2018Louisville fan irks UK coach John Calipari, who then helps puppies
John Calipari responded to a Louisville fan's accusation that he didn't like doggos with a few tweets that should help the local Lexington Humane Society.
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CHARACTER COUNTS | Jun 18, 2018Coyotes to donate 10,000 tickets to youth players, organizations
The Arizona Coyotes announced Monday they will honor the state's youth hockey players and community as part of a promotional night in September.