Penn State football player Joey Julius is courageously stepping forward in the public eye as he takes on his own mental health challenge -- one that has come in the form of an eating disorder. The place-kicker, who is also known for laying big hits on returners, posted on Facebook Friday that he has been absent from spring football activities [...]
Those who serve stand tall at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida. Photo: PGA TOUR THE PLAYERS Championship. If you love golf, you know the tournament well. This early May event combines the best players in the world with the legendary Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida. Although the [...]
Lara Ebrey may be only five years old, but she's not afraid to saddle up and put in work. Along with her father, Paul, and older brother, Lewis, 7, Lara will be biking the entire length (55 miles) of the Taff Trail in South Wales, England. She was inspired by Lewis, who conquered a 12-mile roundtrip adventure all the [...]
Damian Lillard is one of the NBA's good guys. He never dismisses a fan who wants an autograph, and he never turns down a reporter for an interview -- even after a horrendous loss. The 26-year-old NBA All-Star from the Portland Trailblazer is a great example of what it means to be a professional on and off the court. Now [...]
In 1954, Roger Bannister did the impossible. Rather, what most felt was impossible. He was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (his time was 3:59.4). Thousands attempted and failed to break the four-minute mark before Bannister actually did it, but once he demonstrated it could be done, a certain mental barrier was removed. Two months [...]
Is there a place on this planet Sean Swarner hasn't stepped foot? Probably not. The 42-year-old adventurer best known as the first cancer survivor to summit Mt. Everest just traversed more than 70 miles to the North Pole, where the windchill tumbled to minus-80 degrees. Did I mention he only has one fully functioning lung and he was lugging a [...]
At an age when simply stepping off a curb can present challenges, 91-year-old Johanna Quaas is doing cartwheels, headstands, and working the parallel bars better than someone half her age. That's because Quaas is the oldest competitive gymnast in the world. According to The Straits Times, she got her start in the sport at 10 years old, but soon had [...]
Former Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap lost his 3-year-old daughter, Holly, on April 14 in an unimaginable tragedy. Heap, a 12-year NFL veteran, was moving a truck in his driveway, and without knowing his daughter was in the vicinity, struck her with the vehicle. Wednesday would have been her fourth birthday, so to honor Holly, Heap and his family [...]
CARLSBAD, CA - MARCH 22: In-Kyung Kim of South Korea poses for a portrait at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort on March 22, 2017 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) At the age most teens are getting behind the steering wheel for the first time, professional golfer In-Kyung "I.K." Kim was traveling a different road -- [...]
There was no bigger Steph Curry fan than 8-year-old Brody Stephens. Stephens met Curry in November in an Indianapolis area hospital where the boy was being treated for leukemia, his second fight with the disease in his short lifetime. Why We Love Sports Today: Brody, a 7-year-old battling cancer, still finds time to play hoops during treatment. (via @dandakich) pic.twitter.com/Un2zFAClK8 [...]