The month of February — other than the Super Bowl — is a rather dull month in the world of sports. Except in 2020. On Feb. 22, the San Diego Seals and Vancouver Warriors pro lacrosse teams will suit up for the first-ever professional sports event held on an active U.S. Marine base. The teams will play a regular season [...]
Roy Jorgen Svenningsen is one of those people who believes it's only cold if you're standing still. Perhaps that's how the 84-year-old Canadian became the oldest person to run a marathon in Antarctica on Friday when he crossed the finish line of the Antarctic Ice Marathon in 11 hours, 41 minutes and 58 seconds. Svenningsen, a retired oil executive, suited [...]
Guts. The word is in her name. Maggie Guterl became the first woman to ever win the Big Dog Backyard Ultra, a unique trail race in Tennessee that has competitors complete one 4-mile lap per hour. The last person still on his or her feet wins. The 39-year-old from southern Colorado, who works at a nutrition company, ended up running [...]
Former NFL running back DeAngelo Williams has kept tradition alive. Each year, he funds mammograms for women nationwide to fight against breast cancer, the disease that claimed his mother's life at 53 years old. He also lost four aunt to breast cancer before they turned 50. Williams' mom, Sandra Hill, passed away in 2014. Shortly after, he launched "53 Strong [...]
At one time, no one thought anyone could run a mile in under four minutes. Then came Roger Bannister. For years, no thought anyone could run a sub two-hour marathon. Now there's Eliud Kipchoge. Kipchoge, a 34-year-old Kenyan, made history by clocking a 1 hour, 59 minute and 40.2 second marathon at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna. That's a 4:33.5 [...]
There may be no crying in baseball, but it's a different story in college football, especially with Samford offensive lineman George Grimwade-Musto in the picture. Born George Grimwade, the college senior decided to change his name to honor his stepfather, who has raised him since second grade. “It sounds weird calling him my stepdad because he’s always been my dad [...]
They say a mother will go the distance for her child. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, on the other hand, will sprint 100 meters and set a couple of records in the process. At 32 years old, Fraser-Pryce became the oldest woman to ever win a 100-meter race at the world or Olympic level. She also became the first mother to do so [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals may have clinched a division title on Sunday by beating the Chicago Cubs, but the real win came before the first pitch, byway of Derrick Goold, the man usually responsible for telling the story rather than being it. Goold, the lead Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, performed CPR on 64-year-old videographer Mike Flanary, who [...]
Philadelphia Eagles fan Hakim Laws took a playful shot at wide receiver Nelson Agholor's hands at an odd time — during a local news interview, right after saving people from a burning building. Little did he know, Agholor would step up and show his appreciation for what Laws did for the community. Laws, a former firefighter and military veteran, sprang [...]
Peyton Manning may be retired, but his impact on football shows no signs of stopping. The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback, in partnership with Riddell, awarded equipment grants to 10 football programs (seven high school and three youth teams) across America that take a proactive approach to ensuring their players stay safe and positively impact their communities. This [...]
