Why specialize in one thing when you can do it all? University of Southern California basketball walk-on Sam Dhillon is a jack-of-all-trades kind-of-guy. Not only does he contribute on the hardwood, but he's the CEO of Quest Investment Firm, a $ 3 million company based in L.A, and he puts in long hours in the research lab trying to find [...]
By Matt Petrero Unless you have lived under a rock for the past five years or so, you know that there has been a lot of attention paid to brain injuries in sports. The spotlight not only shines on youth, high school, and college sports, but also on the athletes who get paid to play. Professional athletes know, and have [...]
As someone who was born blind and deaf, there is nothing that 27-year-old Haben Girma can't do. Girma graduated from Harvard Law School (the first deaf-blind person to do so) and is now a disability rights attorney. As one of the leading civil rights advocates for people with disabilities, and as a White House Champion of Change, Girma introduced President [...]
Less than a year after Jason Pierre-Paul destroyed his right hand in a Fourth of July fireworks accident, the New York Giants' pass rusher made a large donation to the burn center where he was treated. On Wednesday, Pierre-Paul announced that he and CareOne Management gave New York Presbyterian Hospital's Weill Cornell Medical Center $20,000 to say "thank you." "As [...]
Photo: Lauren Sesselmann/Instagram By Steve Coulter It’s hard to find an athlete with more diverse interests than Houston Dash defender Lauren Sesselmann. The Olympic bronze medalist and Canadian national team member has always been known for her superior play on the field, but her portfolio off of it is what makes her a star amongst her National [...]
Pro golfer Rickie Fowler didn't win a major tournament on Monday. He did something better. He aced a hole in a pro am, which triggered $1 million to be released to Ernie Els and his Els for Autism Foundation. Fowler stepped up to the 19th hole tee box at Old Palm Golf Club in Florida knowing that if any golfer [...]
Photo courtesy of Jonas Letieri By Kim Constantinesco Jonas Letieri is a rising star in stand-up paddleboarding (SUP). In one of his first competitions, 2014's Battle of the Paddle in Brazil -- South America's largest SUP race -- he took second place. His speed on top of the water captured eyes, but his story about how he [...]
Imagine teeing off in front of Tiger Woods. I don't know about you, but I don't think I could even place the ball on the tee without it falling off a couple of times. Those kind of nerves didn't hit 11-year-old Taylor Crozier. The Houston-area boy had a hole-in-one at Woods' new Bluejack National course, which boasts a 10-hole, 792 [...]
Ryan Gambrell promoting triathlons. Photo: @rgambrell/Twitter It was a short but sweet month for us when it came to the sports stories that captivate the heart and the mind. Here's a look at our top five stories for February: 5. Katie Leimkuehler Filming Documentary On Paul Leimkuehler, The "Grandfather of Handicap Skiing" Even though Katie Leimkuehler’s grandfather, Paul [...]
Some things just go together. Peanut butter and jelly. The Fourth of July and fireworks. Dogs and tennis balls. In an effort to promote the adoption of abandoned street dogs, the Brazil Open "hired" four-legged companions to replace ball boys in one exhibition match. Four shelter mutts, who were once homeless in Sao Paulo, were trained to retrieve balls and [...]