Andy Engert had been at odds with a group of cyclists for a while. They would ride and park their bikes in the fire lane down the road from where he works at Tiajana Flats in Florida. It drove him up the wall to the point where he would yell in anger as they passed by and complain to his [...]
Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin is making good on his promise to pay for the wedding of a couple who met at the team's "Swipe Right Night" in 2015. Ben McCleskey and Avery Armstrong began dating thanks to the Tinder promotion. Not only have they fallen in love and attended many Hawks games together, but they've even added a little [...]
Rafael Nadal, the world's No. 2 ranked tennis player, made an early exit at Wimbledon after Gilles Muller won 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13 in a nearly five-hour match. The disappointment could be seen on Nadal's face from a mile away. However, that didn't keep him from displaying good sportsmanship. First, he waited for Muller to pack up his belongings so [...]
Not that long ago, Xander Schauffele (ZAN-der SHAW-flee) was an All-American at San Diego State with a solid golf game and an oft-mispronounced name. Today, this 24-year-old rookie played with the poise of a PGA TOUR veteran for an impressive come-from-behind victory in the 2017 Greenbrier Classic. This not only earned Schauffele his first PGA TOUR win, but a spot [...]
Steve Winfree enjoys opening new packs of baseball cards, so when his wife, Heather, found out she was a kidney match for him, she went above-and-beyond to deliver the news. According to MLB.com, Steve went on dialysis and the national transplant list in November. It's been a stressful time for the couple, but the simple act of opening a pack [...]
Moninda Marube is a professional runner who hit the headlines this week for outrunning two black bears while on an 18-mile training run. The Kenyan, who now lives in Auburn, Maine, was six miles into his run on a dirt road when the bears emerged from the woods. "I had to think very fast," he said. Jumping into the lake [...]
The Utah Jazz are sad to see NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward leave for the Boston Celtics, but they still bought a full-page ad in the Salt Lake Tribune to thank him for what he's done for the team and the city these last seven years. It read: “Thank you, Gordon. “For always giving us your best. We’ve enjoyed the game-winning [...]
You could argue there's no bigger star in gymnastics right now than 91-year-old Johanna Quaas. The German athlete who got her start in the sport in 1934 is able to pull off moves most people in their 30s cannot. That's why she was invited on NBC's "Little Big Shots: Forever Young," which aired Wednesday to highlight seniors who are still [...]
Happy Fourth of July, Purpose2Play readers. In celebration of America's birthday, here's a quick look at Independence Day messages from a few athletes and teams. Celebrate wisely today. Thankful for the freedom to do or be. Freedom is a state of mind which no one can take. Freedom = No Fear. #SaluteToService #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/uoY79R84Ju — D-Ware (@DeMarcusWare) July 4, 2017 [...]
Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles just signed a four-year, $52 million deal, and arguably his best new purchase? A pair of high-tech glasses that allows young Landon Carter to see. The 7-year-old Jazz fan who is legally bling was born with an eye disorder called aniridia, which means he's missing the iris in each of his eyes. In order to [...]