Charlotte Hornets big man Frank Kaminsky is more accustomed to carrying a basketball rather than a baby, but when his high-rise was evacuated on Thursday, the 25-year-old 7-footer stepped in to ensure a mother and her child made it down the long stairwell safely. Residents were asked to vacate the building in Charlotte amid the hundreds of bomb threats that [...]
Camille Herron needed a wheelchair to get around the airport after her last race. But, can you blame her after running 162.9 miles in 24 hours to break the women’s 24-hour world record on the track? Covering that distance in one shot is impressive, but when you realize she did it averaging 8:40 min/miles, it's downright amazing. By the way, [...]
Some dogs chase tennis balls, others chase hockey pucks. Barclay, the yellow Labrador Retriever puppy the St. Louis Blues adopted, enjoys the latter. The team's front office "signed" Barclay to an 18-month contract so he can train as hard as the players. However, rather than measuring his success in wins and goals, Barclay's performance will be monitored quite differently. [...]
As much as former NBA center Dikembe Mutombo is know for his shot-blocking finger wag, he's celebrated for his humanitarian efforts, too. Most recently, the 52-year-old, who spent most his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets, flew an 8-year-old boy from Africa to the U.S. so he could undergo surgery to remove a large tumor from his [...]
In late November, college students across the U.S. tuned in not to watch Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love play basketball, but to listen to him speak about his own mental health struggles. Love spoke directly to college students during a New York Times Live event at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., where he detailed his own challenges with depression and [...]
Moon Fahel, 85, didn't start running until he was 80 years old. However, on Sunday, Dec. 2, he completed the San Antonio Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon, his fifth marathon in his short but sweet running career. Fahel, who was born in Syria and lives in San Antonio, completed the 26.2-mile course in 6 hours, 24 minutes and 4 seconds as the [...]
Running partners can be found anywhere. Even while laying in a hospital bed. Just ask Dwayne Pickens, a 64-year-old heart survivor who recruited his surgeon to run the 2018 Dallas Marathon with him. Pickens suffered a heart attack during the 2017 Dallas Marathon just two miles into his 5.2-mile segment of the relay. Lucky for him, a registered nurse and [...]
There aren't many 91-year-olds who can accrue more than 132,000 views on YouTube (at the time of this writing), but then again, John Carter isn't your typical grandfather. The man from Trail, British Columbia, who's more active than many people in their 20s and 30s, enjoys biking, snoeshowing, fishing and participating in a range of other sports. However, his biggest [...]
Daniel Lehman's three daughters thought they were attending a Pittsburgh Penguins game to be recognized with other military families who sacrifice so much. Little did they know that after 11 months of not seeing their father, a sergeant in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, they would be surprised by his return from Afghanistan and Kuwait. On Nov. 19, Lehman had an [...]
It doesn't have to be baseball season for Anthony Rizzo to hit a home run. The Chicago Cubs' three-time MLB All-Star and his charity, the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, raised more than $1.2 million at their seventh-annual Walk-Off For Cancer 5K walk. The event, which was held on Dec. 2 in Rizzo's hometown of Parkland, Florida, raised money for the [...]