Never mind that Andrew Peterson was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. He runs a marathon faster than most people in the world. The 24-year-old Special Olympian from Indianapolis ran the 2017 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in early November in 2 hours, 57 minutes, and 33 seconds, which qualifies him for the 2019 Boston Marathon, a race Peterson has always dreamed of [...]
It's with a heavy heart we report that a baseball legend has passed. Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, who died at 82 years old on Dec. 18 due to a "heart ailment," was not allowed to try out for the segregated female baseball league that started during WWII, so she became one of just three women to play in the Negro League, [...]
Who would have thought that Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney calling Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles "trash" could turn into something so positive? Clowney lobbed the insult after the Jags beat the Texans 45-7 on Dec. 17. In response to that, Jaguar fans ordered trash cans online and sent them to NRG Stadium. So, Clowney decided to fill the [...]
There aren't many athletes who do the holidays like P.K. Subban. The defenseman for the Nashville Predators dressed as a 75-year-old man named "Eddie" to spread some holiday cheer around his city. Subban's "acts of kindness" went from small to large to jaw-dropping all in one day. He started at the Renaissance Hotel, where he gave out candy canes and [...]
So many parents worry about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, but what if some of those same hair-raising concerns came up in regard to food? For parents who have children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), that's precisely the case. They often have to padlock their refrigerators, cabinets and even trash cans because they know that for their children, who lack [...]
L.A. Rams players Tavon Austin and Robert Quinn are more than just men catching footballs and getting after quarterbacks, respectively. They're guys whose efforts shine brighter off the NFL field. For the second straight year, Austin and Quinn helped a mother and her six children transition from homelessness to a fully furnished and welcoming apartment. Shwonna Cox and her kids, [...]
Kicker K-Lani Nava woke up Wednesday morning thinking about helping her team win a state title, not necessarily about the fact that she was about to become the first female to ever play in a Texas High School Football State Championship game. Nava made history by simply stepping foot on the field as her Strawn Greyhounds beat the Balmorhea 78–42 [...]
The PGA TOUR announced Wednesday that with more than $10.7 million raised for charities all around the world, the 2017 Presidents Cup, held at Liberty National Golf Club, across the Hudson River from New York City, set a new record for charitable contributions. The money will go to charities in the U.S. and abroad as chosen by the 34 players, captains [...]
Think you have to slow down as you age? Think again. Just a few days shy of his 72nd birthday, Gary Patton ran a mile faster than most people 50 years younger than him. He clocked a 5:29.81 mile at the New York Armory, setting a new world record for 70 to 74-year-olds in the indoor mile. His jaw-dropping time [...]
Jared Alula, 13, is a football star, but not in the traditional sense. The teen from Montgomery Country, MD, has Down syndrome and a heart condition, so he steps up on the gridiron in a larger-than-life way. Alula has been hospitalized more than 40 times in his life, according to what his parents told WUSA9. He loves sports, and still [...]