Giants’ Catcher Buster Posey Pays Tribute To Navy SEAL Killed In Yemen Raid

In news released by the Defense Department on Monday, U.S. Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens was killed on Saturday due to injuries sustained during a raid in Yemen. The 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois was a Chief Special Warfare Operator for Navy SEAL Team 6, the team that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011. Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens [...]

By |2017-01-31T13:18:51+00:00January 31st, 2017|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on Giants’ Catcher Buster Posey Pays Tribute To Navy SEAL Killed In Yemen Raid

Second Grader With Brain Cancer Meets Steph Curry

Photo: WITN Steph Curry really made the rounds with fans during the Warriors' trip to Charlotte last week. We told you about him greeting a fan on her 80th birthday. It turns out he also spent some time with a second grader who has been given just four months to live. Ahmad Cobb has been battling Astrocytoma, a [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:56:03+00:00January 28th, 2017|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on Second Grader With Brain Cancer Meets Steph Curry

NFL Ref Sarah Thomas Broke Wrist During Sideline Collision, Still Finished Out The Game

It's not unusual for NFL referees to take some inadvertent hits. It comes with the territory.  And just because Sarah Thomas (the first full-time female official in NFL history) is a woman doesn't mean she's immune either. During the Packers-Vikings game in December, two players crashed into Thomas on the sideline, which sent her flying backwards. As you can see, [...]

By |2017-01-27T15:27:32+00:00January 27th, 2017|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on NFL Ref Sarah Thomas Broke Wrist During Sideline Collision, Still Finished Out The Game

16-Year-Old Snowboarder Hailey Langland Becomes First Woman To Land A Double Cork At X Games

What's more exciting: Getting your driver's license or making X Games history? That's a fair question for snowboarder 16-year-old Hailey Langland, who just became the first woman to land a double cork at X Games. And, she did it as time was running out. Take a look at the historic moment in Aspen, Colo.: Completely over the moon. Thanks @XGames [...]

By |2017-01-27T14:16:41+00:00January 27th, 2017|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on 16-Year-Old Snowboarder Hailey Langland Becomes First Woman To Land A Double Cork At X Games

Former Dallas Area Sportscaster Ted Madden Says His Zest For Storytelling Didn’t Come From Covering Pro Sports

Madden rolling up his sleeves and getting to work on set. Photo courtesy of Ted Madden   By Kim Constantinesco Former sports reporter Ted Madden spent years covering the likes of Tony Romo, Dirk Nowitzki, and Josh Hamilton for Dallas' ABC affiliate, WFAA. However, according to Madden, being showered with champagne in the locker room when the Mavericks [...]

By |2017-01-26T15:01:32+00:00January 26th, 2017|The Big Play|Comments Off on Former Dallas Area Sportscaster Ted Madden Says His Zest For Storytelling Didn’t Come From Covering Pro Sports

Raiders’ QB Derek Carr Sends Inspiring Video To Girl With Stage 4 Cancer

Derek Carr's season ended in relative tragedy with a broken leg, but the Raiders' quarterback continues to spread cheer. When he found out 13-year-old Roxy Rodriguez was battling stage 4 brain cancer, he filmed an inspiring message and sent it to her. Rodriguez, who calls Carr her favorite player, is a patient at Valley Children's Hospital, which is the beneficiary [...]

By |2017-01-26T09:03:10+00:00January 26th, 2017|Jocks Giving Back|Comments Off on Raiders’ QB Derek Carr Sends Inspiring Video To Girl With Stage 4 Cancer

Woman Meets NBA Star Steph Curry On Her 80th Birthday

One of Steph Curry's biggest fans was celebrating her 80th birthday last night at the Warriors v. Hornets game. Attending the game itself was quite the treat, but this woman's night was made when Curry took notice. She made a sign for him that read, "All I want for my 80th birthday is your signature, please, and a photo with [...]

By |2017-01-26T08:12:48+00:00January 26th, 2017|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on Woman Meets NBA Star Steph Curry On Her 80th Birthday

PGA TOUR Sets Record, Donates Over $166 Million To Charitable Causes In 2016

Photo: PGA TOUR No professional sport gives back quite like golf. The PGA announced Wednesday that the PGA TOUR and its tournaments donated a record-setting $166 million to charitable causes last year. For those counting, that's a staggering $2.46 billion since the first charitable contribution came through in 1938 at the Palm Beach Invitational. The good news was [...]

By |2017-01-25T17:43:24+00:00January 25th, 2017|Jocks Giving Back|Comments Off on PGA TOUR Sets Record, Donates Over $166 Million To Charitable Causes In 2016

Chiefs’ Running Back Jamaal Charles To Release A Children’s Book About Defeating A Learning Disability

In July of 2015, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles stood proudly behind the microphone at the Special Olympics' opening ceremony. Charles competed in track and field at the Special Olympics when he was 10 years old. Growing up, he struggled with a learning disability that made school extremely difficult, but having an athletic outlet gave him the confidence [...]

By |2017-01-25T14:59:37+00:00January 25th, 2017|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on Chiefs’ Running Back Jamaal Charles To Release A Children’s Book About Defeating A Learning Disability

NFL Player Getting His Ph.D. In Applied Mathematics From MIT Is Featured On HBO’s Real Sports

John Urschel plays a game in between the numbers, but off the football field, he dives deeper than that. As most NFL players unlock the doors to their vacation homes during the off season, the Baltimore Ravens' offensive lineman continues his work on a Ph. D. in applied mathematics at MIT. Last year, in his first semester back at school [...]

By |2017-01-25T09:04:13+00:00January 25th, 2017|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on NFL Player Getting His Ph.D. In Applied Mathematics From MIT Is Featured On HBO’s Real Sports
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