Nine days in Cape Cod: One manager’s gamble on baseball’s overlooked

Editor's Note: Nine Days in Cape Cod is a two-part series detailing the Brewster Whitecaps’ 2017 championship season in which manager Jamie Shevchik assembled a ragtag bunch of overlooked and underrated college baseball players to face the Cape Cod League’s most elite MLB prospects. Part II of the series will be published on on Aug. 8. Part 1: “We were [...]

By |2018-07-31T15:21:28+00:00July 31st, 2018|The Big Play|Comments Off on Nine days in Cape Cod: One manager’s gamble on baseball’s overlooked

Once addicted to drugs, Phil Jackson now making surf dreams come true

Phil Jackson is a big believer that a little salt in the air and sand in the hair can do a body good. That's why in 2014, the 38-year-old from Garden City, South Carolina founded the Surf Dreams Foundation, an organization that "provides children with the proper knowledge, lessons, equipment and ocean safety to enjoy surfing." Surf Dreams goes beyond [...]

By |2018-07-30T11:11:51+00:00July 30th, 2018|The Big Play|Comments Off on Once addicted to drugs, Phil Jackson now making surf dreams come true

Woman breaks half-marathon record while pushing three kids in a stroller

It's common courtesy to make room for a mother who's pushing three kids in a stroller. But, Cynthia Arnold is a mother who leaves you with no other choice. That's because she's a force of nature. The 34-year-old from Polson, Montana broke the world-record for the fastest half-marathon run with a three-child stroller. She ran the 13.1-mile course at the [...]

By |2018-07-29T15:24:38+00:00July 29th, 2018|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on Woman breaks half-marathon record while pushing three kids in a stroller

Former pitcher with multiple sclerosis throws first pitch at Fenway

There are the kind of friends who take you to a baseball game, and then there are the kind of friends who surprise you with the opportunity to throw the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park. The latter was true for Dave Turcotte, a 52-year-old Boston Red Sox fan from Lewiston, Maine who has multiple sclerosis. His good friend, Dan [...]

By |2018-07-28T13:54:11+00:00July 28th, 2018|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on Former pitcher with multiple sclerosis throws first pitch at Fenway

Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber surprises fans at Adult Down Syndrome Center

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber put on an absolute show at the 2018 Home Run Derby by blasting 55 home runs to take second-place in the annual contest. But, even bigger than that was the "home run" he hit by surprising fans at the Adult Down Syndrome Center in Park Ridge, Ill. on Tuesday. Schwarber dished high-fives, posed for pictures [...]

By |2018-07-27T20:00:28+00:00July 27th, 2018|Jocks Giving Back|Comments Off on Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber surprises fans at Adult Down Syndrome Center

Man runs Tour de France route, raises money for mental health charities

And the winner of the Tour de France is.......Peter Thompson! Okay, not quite, but the British man did cross the finish line first after covering 2,082 miles through the Alps and Pyrenees mountain ranges. However, he didn't do it on two thin wheels. He did it on foot. Thompson began his 68-day run, that included 45,000 meters of climbing, on [...]

By |2018-07-26T19:36:22+00:00July 26th, 2018|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on Man runs Tour de France route, raises money for mental health charities

Andrzej Bargiel becomes first person to descend K2 on skis

For Andrzej Bargiel, there wasn't anything lazy about his Sunday on July 22, 2018. The 30-year-old Polish mountaineer became the first person to reach the summit of K2 and ski all the way down to its first base camp. He attempted the feat a year ago, but had to abandon his expedition due to safety concerns. "I’m very happy that [...]

By |2018-07-25T14:58:17+00:00July 25th, 2018|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on Andrzej Bargiel becomes first person to descend K2 on skis

Bego Lopez, 50, joins women’s college cross-country team

There's going back to school, and then there's running back to it. Bego Lopez has chosen the latter approach. The 50-year-old from DeLand, Florida won't only be taking classes at Daytona State College, but she'll be running cross-country for the school as well, according to the West Volusia Beacon. By lacing up her shoes, Lopez will become one of the [...]

By |2018-07-24T19:57:19+00:00July 24th, 2018|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on Bego Lopez, 50, joins women’s college cross-country team

MLB debut: Fan delivers foul ball to Daniel Poncedeleon’s dad

Most of the time, when a baseball player makes his major league debut, it's not a leading headline. Then again, most Triple-A ballplayers don't endure brain surgery 14 months prior to their big-time moment like Daniel Poncedeleon did. The 26-year-old pitcher was struck in the right temple by a line drive in May of 2017, and needed immediate life-saving surgery [...]

By |2018-07-24T17:35:42+00:00July 24th, 2018|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on MLB debut: Fan delivers foul ball to Daniel Poncedeleon’s dad

Yankees PA announcer has run at least a mile for over 600 days straight

New York Yankees public address announcer Paul Olden has witnessed all kinds of baseball streaks. But, did you know he's in the middle of one all his own? According to Runner's World, the 64-year-old has been running at least one mile a day for more than 600 consecutive days. And, it's a streak he won't be breaking as long as [...]

By |2018-07-23T17:54:02+00:00July 23rd, 2018|Fast Breaks|Comments Off on Yankees PA announcer has run at least a mile for over 600 days straight
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