The New York City Marathon field is as diverse as the city itself. With different groups of runners from all over the world taking on the 26.2-mile course, there some that are especially worth highlighting, and that's why A-lister Chris Pratt dropped in on one such pack. With the help of Michelob Ultra, Pratt surprised some men and women running the [...]
The Boston Red Sox had 102-year-old Mary Latowski in the stands at Fenway during Game 2 of the 2018 World Series. But don't think for a moment the LA Dodgers are lacking their own passionate centenarian fan. At 108, Ruthie Tompson, a former animator for Disney who helped with the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio, [...]
Ryan Shazier may not be suiting up for the Pittsburgh Steelers after suffering a serious spinal injury in December against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he's using his platform in a more meaningful way than laying hits on the field. The 26-year-old linebacker and 2014 first-round draft pick recently visited Hayden Hamilton, a high school football player who suffered a spinal [...]
Jeannie Rice is hell on wheels, even at 70 years old. The real estate agent from Ohio swooped though the city of Chicago in a blistering 3 hours, 27 minutes and 50 seconds to not only take first place in her age group at the 2018 Chicago Marathon, but to set a new 70+ age group world record in the [...]
There are diehard fans, and then there's 102-year-old Mary Latowski. The Boston Red Sox fan will be at Fenway Park on Wednesday night enduring temperatures in the 40s as her beloved team takes on the L.A. Dodgers in Game 2 of the 2018 World Series. That alone is impressive, but when you consider that Latowski had a stroke three weeks [...]
Conor McGregor may wear fighting gloves rather than a baseball mitt, but that doesn't mean the controversial UFC fighter isn't interested in a World Series that pits the Boston Red Sox against the L.A. Dodgers. In fact, McGregor dropped by the Engine 33 Ladder 15 firehouse on Boylston Street in Boston over the weekend, according to Page Six, to surprise [...]
Most 10-year-olds who are into baseball might list Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw or Jose Altuve as the guys they idolize most out there on the diamond. Not Vincent Stio. His heroes are the umpires, the men who would rather remain in the shadows. Stio, who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, doesn't show up to games wearing a mitt with hopes [...]
Shaquem Griffin serves as an inspiration to many people who are missing limbs, and for good reason. The Seattle Seahawks linebacker who is missing his left hand was selected in the fifth-round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Thanks to his success, kids with physical differences are realizing that they, too, can reach the pinnacle of professional sports or any other [...]
Sam Anderson is a thriving student, a manager for the varsity basketball team and a champion for people with Down syndrome. The teen, who has the extra chromosome himself, started a blog called In My Own Words, sits down and interviews others with Down syndrome to collect their stories, reflections and experiences in order to publish them for the digital [...]
At 6'10," people marvel at Djery Baptiste's imposing size, but it's the capacity of his brain that truly makes him unique as a college athlete. Come December, the 22-year-old will be one of the few college basketball players to graduate with a year-and-a-half of eligibility left. He'll earn his undergraduate degree in Human Organizational Development with a concentration in International Leadership [...]