According to the New York Daily News, the New York Jets are set to make history by hiring Collette Smith, 44, the team's first female coach. Smith will join the organization as an intern slated to help the defensive backs during training camp. She previously played for the New York Sharks, a team in the Independent Women's Football League. [...]
When a stadium filled with 100,000 people goes dead silent, it's never a good thing. That was the case at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on a Sunday night in November of 2015 when Seattle Seahawks' wide receiver Ricardo Lockette laid motionless on the Dallas Cowboys' field. The 31-year-old, who was blindsided on punt coverage in garbage minutes, was tended [...]
It doesn't matter if it's an improv stage or a podium. When Brittany Lee is standing atop either, she's at her happiest. Within a span of 12 hours, Lee, a 28-year-old distance runner and improv performer/comedian from Denver went from competing as a finalist in "Denver's Next Improv Star" to winning the Colfax Marathon. Along the way, she shattered her [...]
The New York Mets may scream blue and orange, but Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres, the team was thinking 'red.' That's because May 28 is World Blood Cancer Day. DKMS, a non-profit and the world’s largest bone marrow donor center whose mission is to eradicate blood cancers like Leukemia and other blood-related illnesses by encouraging others to register as [...]
Memorial Day is a time for all of us to pause and remember those who died for our country; and to think about what they sacrificed for our freedom. For LPGA Tour veteran Paula Creamer, giving back to the people who serve—and their families—is something she thinks about almost every day. Creamer comes from and married into a military family. [...]
There's no such thing as a perfect family. And that's the message PGA TOUR pro golfer Billy Horschel has for the masses. Following his fourth PGA TOUR victory Sunday at the AT&T Byron Nelson, Horschel admitted he had not been playing well for the last year because his attention was directed elsewhere. "Just life gets in the way sometimes and, [...]
A big congratulations goes out to Chris Bombardier, the first person with hemophilia to summit Mt. Everest. According to his Facebook page, Adventures of a Hemophiliac, Bombardier reached the world's tallest mountain at 9:59 a.m. For every child who has been told no due to their bleeding disorder. For every patient wondering when his next dose of life-saving clotting factor [...]
As the head coach of BC Žalgiris, a professional basketball team in Lithuania, Šaras Jasikevičius educates his players every day. However, during a press conference, he went beyond his team and dished a good life lesson to a young journalist. The reporter asked about Augusto Lima, the team's center, who took a leave of absence during the semi-finals in order [...]
You may not have heard of NFL wide receiver Bernard Reedy, but he's definitely a guy who you can root for. In addition to running slants and curls, the 25-year-old who signed with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers last year also works as a driver for Care Ride, a Tampa-based full-service transportation provider for those in wheelchairs. Think Uber or Lyft [...]
There's no doubt Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller takes care of his team, and I'm not just talking about the guys on the field. The Denver Broncos linebacker hung around after practice for a few hours in order to put his own personal touch on the team's service recognition event, which honors more than 200 Broncos employees for their [...]