By Kim Constantinesco The greatest lessons are learned when empathy runs wild. No one shows that quite like dynamic girls' soccer coach Reynalda Wallace in When Girls Became Lions, the first ever novel centered around Title IX. Written by Valerie J. Gin and Jo Kadlecek, two former college athletes and college coaches, When Girls Became Lions carries readers through time [...]
Three years ago, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Dayron Varona and his mother fled Cuba on a boat so that he could fulfill his dream of playing Major League Baseball. Most people who defect Cuba don't see their families for decades, but Varona is one of the lucky few who got to return early thanks to the Rays playing an exhibition [...]
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sent ESPN's Jason Wilde a text last week. "There's no story, dude. He's an amazing story. I was just golfing with a friend of mine." Rodgers met World Blind Golf Champion Jeremy Poincenot on Sunday at Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Beach, Calf. Poincenot was there representing the Challenged Athletes Foundation and speaking [...]
Mia and Salomon interview Steven Bowditch. Photo by Patti Putnicki By Patti Putnicki At the AT&T Byron Nelson press kickoff on March 17th, 2016, Salomon Navarette and Mia Williams boldly approached reigning tournament champ, Steven Bowditch, for an exclusive, two-on-one interview. They were poised, prepared, and ready with engaging questions. They furiously scribbled their notes, careful not [...]
George Jedenoff isn't 98 years old. That's just how many years he has been having fun. He lives in California, but for the past 56 years, he has flocked to the snow in Utah so that he can do what he loves -- ski. That right. Just two years shy of 100, Jedenoff is still hurling his body down [...]
Washington Wizards guard John Wall isn't just one of the most exciting players in the NBA. It turns out he's an exciting referee, too. Wall, a few of his teammates, players from the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the Harlem Globetrotters all converged for a great cause. They helped out at the annual Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game in Washington D.C. [...]
By Kim Constantinesco For the PGA TOUR, golf is more than just a sport. It's an avenue to step up and give back to those who need assistance in their daily lives. The PGA announced Wednesday that their tournaments raised a record-breaking $160 million for charity last year. It was the first time they cleared the $150 million mark in [...]
At 107, Virginia McLaurin made made headlines weeks ago when she danced with the Obama's. When describing her day at the White House, she said, "I can die smiling now." That smile hasn't left her face. In fact, it's only become wider thanks to the Harlem Globetrotters. McLaurin had the chance to dance with the basketball team that combines [...]
The Headd children, who range from 3 to 6 years old, thought their father, Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Headd, was going to be in Africa for another two months. Then, they got the surprise of a lifetime. After spending 10 months overseas serving our country, Joshua returned home a Knight in Shining Armor. Make that a Jedi Knight. He dressed [...]
Ever since 1985, the Penn Relays have pitted the fastest athletes of all ages against one another. As the oldest and largest track and field competition in the U.S., held every year at the University of Pennsylvania, over 100,000 spectators gather over the course of the three-day event. At last year's race, filmmaker Jessie Beers-Altman, brought her camera with [...]