New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman had many doubters over the years regarding whether he could make it to the NFL. You can include a former English professor as one. The 5'10" two-time Super Bowl winner recently received an apology note from said teacher and posted it on Twitter. "You had made some comment about “going to the league,” [...]
As a homicide detective for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Chris Schaefer has seen his fair share of the grisly side of society. The 46-year-old Colorado native is keenly aware of how intense life can get, but when he lost his left leg to a severe infection after several knee replacements, he felt like he was thrown directly into hell. [...]
Just last month, we told you about Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins. She's the 101-year-old who didn't start running until she was 100. Over the weekend at the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships, the Baton Rouge, La. resident who was born in 1916 ran the 100-meter dash in 40.12 seconds to set a new world record in the distance for [...]
Think running 100 miles sounds painful? How about dislocating a shoulder? Now combine the two, and you have anyone's version of hell. But, that's exactly what happened to Killian Jornet during the Hardrock 100, an ultramarathon in southern Colorado. According to The Durango Herald, Jornet, a 29-year-old Spaniard, fell 13 miles into the race on a descent. He popped his [...]
Legendary golfer Gary Player is having a great summer. How great? He can't help but backflip. Yes, even at 81 years old. Player balanced on the edge of a boat with a helpful hand and then launched himself up and out, just shy of a full rotation. Still, we're giving him a 10.00. Age is just a number & we [...]
A 79-year-old woman behind the wheel of a vehicle with 800 horsepower? You bet. Rosemary Smith, an Irish rally car driver, has become the oldest person to ever drive a Formula One car. The former seamstress, dress shop owner and thrill-seeker got her start in racing when one of her clients invited her to take on navigation duties in a [...]
Many view running as an individual sport. Not Theresa Marie Pitts, a mother of eight who just set a Guinness World Record for pushing a three-child stroller in a marathon. She sees it as a team effort. Pitts ran the Missoula Marathon in 4 hours, 25 minutes with her three youngest kids along for every step of the way. That's [...]
By Julia Kennedy It turns out even Olympians can’t escape the trials and tribulations of high school. Oksana Masters, 28, is a four-sport athlete, three-time Paralympic medalist, three-time world champion Nordic skier and the 2017 world champion in the biathlon sprint. She's also up for 'Best Female Athlete with a Disability' at the 2017 ESPY Awards. The Ukrainian athlete is [...]
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Eunice Kennedy Shriver poses for a photo after attending AOL's 'Chief Everything Officer' award at the Pierre Hotel September 28, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images) Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver will be posthumously honored Wednesday night with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2017 ESPY Awards in [...]
There will be many heartwarming moments at the 2017 ESPY Awards Wednesday night, and sure to top the list will be when Air Force Sgt. Israel Del Toro steps on stage to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service. Del Toro was serving in Afghanistan in 2005 when his Humvee rolled over a bomb. He was in a coma for three [...]