Ryo Ishikawa, the 19-year-old golf phenom who last week pledged all his 2011 winnings to disaster relief in his home country, jump-started his donation drive by winning $93,320 at the Masters Tournament.
In a performance for the ages, 22-year old Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland made news and sports outlets giddy about the next Tiger being a Celtic Tiger. McIlroy won golf's toughest challenge, the US Open, by obliterating the field, beating the top ranked golfers in the world by anywhere from 6 to 20 strokes. And, as a UNICEF ambassador, the humble, affable young man volunteered in Haiti last month.
Louis Oosthuizen at 2008 PGA, by Bob Stapleton CC licenseSouth Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, who had missed the cut in all his three previous Opens and was a 200-1 outsider before the tournament started, won the British Open Sunday on the 92nd anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth.
Excellence off the field scores three NFL players nominations to be Walter Payton Man of the Year.
A professional football star spent $18,000 to surprise fans by paying their electric bills.
Quarterback superstar Aaron Rodgers surprised a young lady, producing music with her. He also raised awareness for her group that benefit people with disabilities.
After the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, four-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and his wife Chandra, who grew up in that state, wanted to help. In addition to donating his Charlotte All-Star race winnings, reported to be $1 million, they visited the town on Thursday, along with other NASCAR officials, to help bring some relief to families.
A 94-year-old hockey player still dominates on skates 3-4 times a week in a Minnesota ice rink.
Davo Karnicar, of Slovenia, became the first person ever to make an uninterrupted ski descent from the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (29,035 ft).
A guy, who just five years ago was working part-time at Popeyes after being kicked out of school, became the unlikely Super Bowl hero on Sunday stealing the ball from Seattle at the goal line with just seconds to play, giving his New England Patriots the NFL championship.
Valentines Day is going to be extra special this year for 5000 people with special needs across the United States who will be attending glitzy prom dances paid for by the former NFL star quarterback, Tim Tebow.
Aboriginal AFL player and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes has been named the 2014 Australian of the Year. Goodes, a decorated Sydney football champion, was chosen from a diverse field of nominees that represented the best of scientific, medical, arts and community leaders.
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A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms has successfully swum the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics. Seeking to raise awareness of the abilities of handicapped people, Philippe Croizon, whose limbs were amputated after an accident at age 26, completed his dream of swimming between five continents.
A young man with Down's Syndrome has earned a black belt in karate, inspired by Bruce Lee movies he studied as a child. Dustin Bean of Longview, Washington worked for 13 years, quickly moving from a special abilities class to regular classes to earn the coveted black belt. His mom said her son has high expectations for himself. He doesn't think he can't do something... He can do anything.
More than 60 million viewers have made this little girl a basketball star, even though Jaliya Manuel is just six years old.
Sacramento Kings star DeMarcus Cousins brought a local family to tears when he surprised them with a new car.
President Barack Obama recognized the accomplishments of actors, activists, scientists and humanitarians by awarding each one a Presidential Medal of Freedom in a White House East Room ceremony yesterday.
When Kurt Coleman takes the field in Super Bowl 50, a former teammate who became paralyzed due to Coleman's tackle will be rooting hard for his old friend.
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