At 36 years old, Ravens' wide receiver Steve Smith is one of the oldest players in the NFL. However, he isn't too old to attend prom. Smith asked an 18-year-old Charlotte girl named Aubrey to her senior prom. I mean... @Dream_On_3 is magical at making awesome kids feel good. #MollysKids READ: https://t.co/Se2WCKw0AR pic.twitter.com/ngHjchJda8 — Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) April 11, [...]
Less than six months ago, St. Louis Rams receiver Stedman Bailey was laying in a hospital bed fighting for his life after taking two bullets to the head on Nov. 23 in Miami. Many believed that the 25-year-old's career was over. That is, until now. Bailey uploaded a video on Instagram of himself and teammate Tavon Austin running routes. [...]
David "Big Papi" Ortiz has 20 years worth of big league memories, but perhaps nothing as salient as what his daughter did for him on the diamond. Prior to the Boston Red Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, Alex Ortiz, 15, surprised her father by singing the national anthem at Fenway Park. Big Papi, who will retire [...]
The South Carolina Gamecocks had their spring scrimmage on Saturday, but all anyone could talk about was the alumni flag football game associated with it. That's because 94-yearold Lou Sossamon, the school's very first football All-American, scored a touchdown on the second play of the game. With a sturdy group of blockers, he ran one in from five yards out [...]
Spring training is long gone, but its effects will be felt for years to come, and I'm not just talking about on the diamond. The Chicago Cubs flew a group of junior all-star baseball players from Chicago to Arizona for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The teens got to play a game on the Cubs' field, but that was just the opening [...]
For decades, Hermina Hirsch has dreamed of singing the national anthem at a Detroit Tigers game. The 89-year-old Holocaust survivor who was sent to five different concentration camps (Auchwitz included) moved to Detroit in 1953 with her husband, Bernard, 96, after she was liberated. The Hirsch's have been huge Tigers fans ever since. Hermina told Detroit's CBS affiliate, “I don’t [...]
Deep in the heart of Texas, there lives a 105-year-old Texas Rangers fan. She isn't stuck watching games in a nursing home either. Elizabeth Sullivan threw out the ceremonial first pitch on Wednesday before the Rangers took on the Seattle Mariners. After a little practice in the bullpen, she wound up and delivered a strike as the crowd went wild. [...]
Kevin Schroeder (a.k.a. Dancing Kevin) was the Columbus Blue Jackets' "biggest fan." He still is, only he's taking up much less space. For over ten years, Schroeder has been a fixture at games as he dances wildly yet rhythmically with his shirt off, appearing on the arena's big screen during timeouts to help elevate the crowd. Those appearances led to [...]
Photo: General Mills All of the great athletes, at one time or another, get to take their spot on the cover of a Wheaties box. All but four-time Olympic gold medalist diver, Greg Louganis. Until now. Louganis never got his "Breakfast of Champions" stamp because, “Their [Wheaties] response was that I didn’t fit their wholesome demographics or whatever. [...]
Photo courtesy of Sarah Piampiano By Kim Constantinesco Sarah Piampiano, 35, met her perfect match one night in a New York City bar. No, she didn't fall head over heels for some charming suit-wearing man. Instead, her world expanded when she was introduced to triathlons. At the time, the vice president of mergers and acquisitions for HSBC's [...]