As Las Vegas' first ever professional sports team, the Vegas Golden Knights are coming up big in a city that's reeling from the tragic events that took place on Oct. 1. The NHL team spent their Tuesday night home opener honoring the shooting victims and their families, as well as the region's first responders. In their first year on the [...]
Why choose between playing professional football and having a career in medicine when you can do both? That's the path Kansas City Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is on, and ever-so-delicately balancing. The 26-year-old four-year NFL veteran from Montreal, Quebec studies medicine at McGill University when he's not on the gridiron, and he told CBS Sports he's on track to pass [...]
U.S. gymnast Morgan Hurd was thrilled to capture the all-around title in Montreal at the world gymnastics championships over the weekend, but she was absolutely over-the-top excited after a congratulatory tweet by British author J.K Rowling. Just 16 years old and wearing braces and thick glasses, Hurd took second in the balance beam and came back from two tenths of a [...]
What if rather than looking back on our glory days, we look forward to them? Max Downham is showing that is possible. The 81-year-old just ran his first 26.2-mile race on Sunday at the Chicago Marathon, because why not wait until you're in your 80s to cross off a bucket list item most people half your age don't dare to [...]
Although Cristie Kerr is a 19-time LPGA winner, her victory at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France was something special—and not because it was her first win on the Ladies European Tour. It was because she was playing for all of the people who lost their battle with cancer. Each player donated five euros for every birdie recorded during the [...]
Retired two-time UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, 43, had two very important women in his corner after his truck was struck by a train in June in Montgomery Country, Ill. Yes, his wife and their daughters were bedside following the accident, but it was HSHS St. John's Hospital ICU nurses Ashley Hull and Megan Simpson who also helped him recover. [...]
There's no denying that beautiful things emerge when sports and art collide. But, this story about an artist surprising a 7-year-old boy who is battling cancer with a Chicago Cubs-themed bedroom will take your breath away. Joey Ventimiglia was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor called DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) in September of 2016. "This tumor is [...]
Ahead of the L.A. Lakers v. Sacramento Kings preseason game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, both teams announced they will be donating all of the proceeds from the game to help those affected by the tragic shooting that took place on Oct. 1 at the Route 91 Harvest festival killing 59 people and injuring more than 500. [...]
When it comes to performing acts of compassion, there's no one too young to take action. Look no further than 7-year-old Alex Ibarra, a huge soccer fan who is making a difference in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Alex is giving his signed Christian Pulisic jersey to an auction that will benefit Puerto Rico. Alex is a soccer player himself, [...]
Meet Gordon, a 2-year-old Miniature Doberman who is partially paralyzed, but will be covering miles in Sunday's Chicago Marathon. Dogs aren't allowed on the course, but race organizers have made an exception since his owner, Janet Turner, 55, will be carrying him in a backpack as she takes on her fifth marathon. This isn't some publicity stunt. It's a heartwarming [...]