Michigan State football players haven't had consecutive days off since July. Still, many from the team will be spending their bye week traveling to Texas to assist with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. According to the Lansing State Journal, 20 players from the team have already signed up to go to Houston as part of Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero's Lansing Strong [...]
What's life without a little risk? "Banana" George Blair would have said, "Absolutely nothing." Blair lived an unconventional life. He was a pioneer in barefoot water-skiing, who entertained large crowds on the water in his customary all-yellow swimwear well into his 90s. Blair passed away in 2013 at the age of 98, but his passion for the sport kept him young, [...]
In late August, we told you about 10-year-old Jacob O'Connor from Roseville, Mich, who saved his 2-year-old brother, Dylan, from drowning and gave credit to The Rock for giving him the inspiration to be so courageous and take action. According to WXYX-TV, Dylan was floating face down in his grandmother's swimming pool, and when Jacob found his brother, he pulled [...]
The Hurricane Harvey fundraising campaign NFL star J.J. Watt started to provide help to those in the Houston area affected by the storm hit $20 million in donations on Tuesday afternoon. Watt started a YouCaring page on Aug. 27, which has given more than 184,000 people an avenue to donate to the rebuilding effort while being assured that the money [...]
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Need proof? There's no better evidence than a heartwarming video Help for Heroes released featuring Iraq veteran Simon Brown and 5-year-old triathlete Temperance "Tempy" Pattinson, a girl who races for military veterans who sustain injuries or illnesses while serving in the British Armed Forces. Brown and Tempy went face-to-face in the Help for [...]
College football is steeped in tradition. There's the "Script Ohio" formation from Ohio State's marching band, there's Ralphie the buffalo running onto the field at the University of Colorado and there's Army's cadets and Navy's midshipmen entering their respective stadiums in marching patterns en route to their seats. But there's a new college football tradition that may take the cake. [...]
Timing is everything. Stacy Lewis had not won an LPGA tournament in three years, but she captured the 2017 Cambia Portland Classic on just the right week when she beat Gee Chun by one stroke. On Wednesday, the 31-year-old who calls Houston home announced she would donate 100 percent of her winnings to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. By winning [...]
The USC Trojans put 49 points up on the scoreboard against Western Michigan, but there was one point that had the most meaning. That's because Jake Olson, the team's blind long snapper delivered a perfect snap on a successful extra point attempt. For Olson, who lost his vision eight years ago to cancer, it was his first collegiate long snap [...]
Up until sixth grade, Younghoe Koo had no idea what American football was. That's because he was born in South Korea, and didn't learn about the sport, or know English, until coming the United States when he was 12 years old. Now, after beating out veteran placekicker Josh Lambo in preseason play, Koo has been named the starting kicker for [...]
Nick Santonastasso doesn't have legs, and he only has one arm, but like any other athlete, his body is doing exactly what he asks of it. The 20-year-old from Bayville, New Jersey was diagnosed at birth with Hanhart Syndrome, an incredibly rare disease in which babies are born with underdeveloped limbs or weak organs. There have only been 12 cases [...]