Speedskater Gilmore Junio made worldwide headlines when he stepped aside from the men's 1000 meters at the 2014 Sochi Olympics so that Canadian teammate Denny Morrison could compete, a selfless act for which Junio today received a special commemorative, crowdfunded medal.
The story behind this year's Kentucky Derby Winner is similar, with its shades of a hero story, to the winning saga of Secretariat.
A 95-year-old veteran in full dress uniform came outside on the street to encourage and cheer runners in an 8K race but the admiration was turned on himself when the athletes began spontaneously shaking his hand in a tribute for his military service. A San Jose reporter happened to capture the scene on video as Joe Bell became inundated with runners wanting to shake his hand.
A European footballer, Markus Rosenberg, must have grown to love the Birmingham area because before leaving as a consequence of his contract not being renewed, he gave everything in his home to a Northfield charity shop.
As freshwater ponds and lakes freeze, hockey players of all ages gather their gear to play winter's pastime. But what if, due to climate change and freshwater scarcity, there were no more frozen fields on which to skate? In an effort to preserve the outdoor game, the National Hockey League launched NHL Green, an initiative to detail the environmental impacts and challenges of the sport, and to track the steps taken to become responsible for carbon emitted while conducting business.
I have been watching the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and I am so inspired by the trust between the tandem riders, I had to share it!
A 13-year-old Philadelphia girl is leading her team to the Little League World Series as a star pitcher with a 70-mph fastball.
Roller derby is a female-dominated sport where both the blades and the punches roll. Over the past three years, a group of Egyptian women have become aficionados hardcore fans of the sport. But in a country where many women face harassment on a daily basis, roller derby is much more than just a game.
A 70-year-old Australian man officially became the oldest person to swim the English Channel, considered the 'Everest of swimming'. "I haven't had this much fun in years," he said while standing on French soil.
Top international football players are joining forces in the "11 against Ebola" campaign, featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Philipp Lahm and others, to promote 11 simple health messages for West Africans and those who might come in contact with Ebola.
Old guys everywhere have a little more swagger today. They're holding their heads a little higher. The reason? Major League Pitcher Jamie Moyer refuses to give up the ghost. This spring, he became the oldest pitcher in MLB history to win a game, and the oldest major league player ever to hit an RBI. And his athletic tenacity matches his generosity to the community.
Jack Nicklaus sank a hole-in-one at Augusta Country Club during a Masters Par-3 tournament, and he even predicted it in a pre-match interview.
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