When Pino Auber was 57 years old, he decided he wanted to fully immerse himself in the sport of diving. He didn't just learn how to enter the water headfirst from a 3-meter springboard either. He literally took it up a notch to the 10-meter platform, where now at the age of 79, he can do flips and twists as [...]
NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji knows all about protecting America, be it on foreign soil as a lieutenant in the Navy or while driving down the freeway on his way home from his own NASCAR event. The 30-year-old was nearing the end of a six-hour drive following the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway when he saw a [...]
Becky Hammon is one step closer to reaching the pinnacle of the NBA coaching ladder. The San Antonio Spurs announced on Wednesday that the 41-year-old assistant coach has been promoted. She will fill the role former Spurs assistant coach James Borrego occupied before he was hired as the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets in May. The promotion means that [...]
Thanks to LPGA Tour pro Cindy LaCrosse, 10 dogs -- six puppies and four adults to be exact -- found "forever" homes in Arkansas over the weekend. On a mission to pair humans with dogs who need homes, and using the hashtag #adoptionfeeisonme, LaCrosse opened her wallet to cover the cost of any adoption that took place at the Humane [...]
Jon Dorenbos has every reason to celebrate. First off, he's alive. Secondly, he now has a Super Bowl ring on his finger. The former Philadelphia Eagles long snapper was traded to the New Orleans Saints last offseason and during a routine physical for his new team, doctors discovered he had an aortic aneurysm, which ended his 15-year NFL career. Following [...]
Jim Walmsley may have had a mountain lion atop his first-place trophy following Saturday's Western States 100, but it was a different type of animal that nearly thwarted his record-breaking performance. Just before setting a new course record by running 100 miles through the mountains of Squaw Valley to Auburn, Calif. in 14 hours, 30 minutes, 4 seconds, he encountered [...]
Yankees baseball and the South Bronx pair together like peanut butter and jelly. Distance running and the area on the other hand? Hardly synonymous. However, thanks to two action-oriented history buffs and some open-minded Bronxites, taking the 2, 4 or 5 train to 149th St. - Grand Concourse to meet at Frank Sigel Park for a run is far from [...]
At 21 years old, Loren Worthington slid head first into third base, but when he collided with the pitcher's knee, he was instantly paralyzed. However, two decades after the accident that broke his neck, he discovered that by picking up a camera, he could still feel like he was right in the middle of the action. "After I got hurt, [...]
If you look at George Etzweiler's most recent accomplishment, you might assume there isn't a mountain he can't scurry up. Yes, even at 98 years old. The retired engineering professor from State College, PA finished the Mount Washington Road Race for the 13th time on Saturday, reaching the summit in 4 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds, a full minute [...]
There's nothing like hitting your first home run, catching your first touchdown pass or, if you're Sierra Holmes, scoring your first try on the rugby pitch. The ninth-grader from Tantramar Regional High School in Sackville, New Brunswick has Down syndrome, and in cooperation with the opposing team, J.M.A. Armstrong, Holmes scooped up the ball in the final home game of the [...]