U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) stars Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris and Christen Press joined Kyle Korver from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a host of other people in To Write Love On Her Arms' (TWLOHA) powerful video titled, "Stay," for Suicide Prevention Week. According to the World Health Organization, one person takes his or her life every 40 seconds, which equates [...]
Tim Tebow's baseball season may be over, but his work is far from done. After Hurricane Irma ripped through the southeastern part of the United States, leaving 11 dead, more than six million without power and thousands displaced from their homes due to flooding and destruction, Tebow hit the streets and shelters to uplift spirits. The New York Mets prospect [...]
In the weeks following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the sports world stood still. The NFL and MLB took breaks at the start and end of their respective seasons, and the entire world watched at the U.S. reeled in unimaginable devastation and loss. Sports were at the back of everyone's mind. Michael Jordan's possible comeback to basketball? Who cared? [...]
Joe McConaughy torched the entire Appalachian Trail in 45 days, 12 hours and 15 minutes to set a new world record for the fastest thru-hike, meaning he covered every inch of the 2,189-mile trail that runs from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. The 26-year-old former Boston College cross country runner and track athlete from Seattle did the [...]
With Hurricane Irma leveling much of the Caribbean, retired NBA superstar Tim Duncan is speaking up and organizing relief efforts for his hometown area, the U.S. Virgin Islands. Duncan, who is extremely private and doesn't use social media, penned a letter in The Players' Tribune, announcing that he started a fundraising page and will be matching donations up to $1 [...]
SPRINGFIELD, MA - SEPTEMBER 08: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 enshrinee Rebecca Lobo speaks during the 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on September 8, 2017 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) It was an unforgettable night Friday at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, [...]
The fundraiser set up by J.J. Watt for Hurricane Harvey relief hit another milestone Friday night, surpassing the $30 million mark. He reached $20 million on Tuesday, and had some rather large donations come through during the week, including $5 million from H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt and $1 million from Jimmy Fallon. “Throughout this disaster, I have been [...]
It wasn't game day for NBA Chris Paul. It was far busier. The newcomer to the Houston Rockets spent Friday with actor/comedian Kevin Hart, visiting various locations around the city to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The Chris Paul Family Foundation put on a day of service to help distribute supplies like food and clothing to flood victims. The [...]
A pioneering group of accomplished rowers set 11 new world records while becoming the first rowing team to cross the Arctic Ocean. The expedition, known as The Polar Row, traveled from Norway to Svalbard, and attempted to get to Iceland. However, the crew fell short by about 340 miles, and for two weeks, they were stranded on Jan Mayen, an [...]
By now, you've probably heard it's a women's all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open. Sloane Stephens is one of those women taking center stage, hoping to become the first American woman not named Venus or Serena to win a major in 15 years. In fact, Stephens captured the attention of the tennis world, and beyond, when she beat Serena Williams [...]