NFL Players Twice as Likely to be Law Abiding as Other Men
A study comparing NFL players with the general population show the athletes are far less likely to break the law than other men their age.
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NFL Drew Brees Helps Two Friends Get Through War and Heartache
Five years after a soldier was given a gift that raised his spirit during days of war, Jackson Smith paid back his best friend Brian.
Girl Forfeits Personal Record, and Loses Race, To Help Fellow Runner
Makenna Finnegan was on a pace to break her own personal record at a middle school cross-country meet, but was more interested in helping someone in pain.
16-yo Lewis Clarke Youngest to Reach the South Pole
A British teenager has become the youngest person to reach the South Pole. Lewis Clarke, 16, from Bristol, spent almost 50 days on ice, skiing for an average of eight hours a day in frigid temps of 50 below zero with ferocious winds.
After Inspiring Letter, Peyton Manning Has Team Searching 3 Months for Military Family
When Kristen Patterson sent quarterback Peyton Manning an inspiring letter about her husband, she never expected a response, so didn't include contact information. Yet, after reading about Army Sgt. Ryan Patterson, who during two tours in Afghanistan would set alarms at odd hours of the night just to hear the Broncos' football games, he wanted to find them.
Saudi Arabia To Allow Women's Sports Clubs
Saudi Arabia is to license women's sports clubs for the first time, al-Watan daily reported, in a major step for an ultra-religious country where clerics have warned against female exercise.
Teen Hits Full-Court Shot Twice in 2 Tries
A 13-year-old boy, Easton Gamoke, scored a full-court shot for his Minnesota basketball team in the last second of the game, bringing his team to victory last weekend. Not only that, he recreated it the next day on his first try.
U.S. Olympic Swim Team Shows Off Dancing Skills in Spoof Video
A light-hearted, spoof video filmed by the team during the run-up to the London Olympic games has gone viral on the internet with more than three million viewers clicking to watch top names such as Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin dancing and lip-syncing to hit Call me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.
New Ad Gives Olympic Moms (and Regular Moms) Their Due
When you think of Olympic heroes, you think of those gold-medal winning performances. That record-setting swim race. The lightning-fast relay. The winning gymnastic routine. But a new video ad from Procter & Gamble puts the spotlight on an entirely different hero: The Olympic mom. The ones who got up earlier than everyone else to feed and drive their little athletes to pre-dawn practices for all those years.
Youngest Musher Makes Iditerod History
Dallas Seavey won his first Iditarod Championship as thousands of fans lined the street in Nome, Alaska to greet the youngest person to ever win the grueling thousand-mile sled dog contest. Dallas Seavey won his first Iditarod Championship as thousands of fans lined the street in Nome, Alaska to greet the youngest person to ever win the grueling thousand-mile sled dog contest.
Olympic Champ Missy Franklin Dedicates 4 Gold Medals to her Grieving Hometown, Aurora, Colo.
17 year-old swimmer Missy Franklin is being called the new Michael Phelps, after winning four gold medals and a bronze in London and competing in almost every different stroke. While training overseas, she heard about the tragic shooting at a Batman movie premiere in her hometown of Aurora, Colorado. She vowed to do all she could to inspire her neighbors and friends back home, and her performance last week proves she delivered.
London Welcomes World's Paralympians, Like Teen who Overcame Cerebral Palsy
Natasha Tse was born prematurely at 29 weeks with congenital cerebral palsy but starting at age five she used therapeutic riding to re-invent herself as an athlete. She earned Hong Kong a place in the London Paralympics equestrian dressage competition in London this week.
His Body Broken, Spirit too, Until He Started Running
His brain and body shattered were in a horrible accident as a young boy. He wasn't supposed to live. At 45, Bret Dunlap thought just being able to hold down a job, keep an apartment, and survive on his own added up to a good enough life. Then he discovered running.
Maria Leijerstam Becomes First Person to Cycle to the South Pole
Instead of choosing to spend the holidays relaxing at home, British adventurist Maria Leijerstam, a 35 year-old former management consultant, just broke two world records by becoming the first person to cycle to the South Pole in record time.
Soccer Star Doesn't Let Losing a Leg Deter Her From Goal
Avid soccer player Bree McMahon was undeterred after an accident took her leg in her final year at high school. Keeping herself fixed on her goal, she is now running again.
Disability Kept Him From Soccer Stardom, But His Own Animated Super Hero Turns Disease into Strength
Aaron D'Errico always wanted to play soccer like his superstar dad who led the USA Men's National soccer team, but since birth, his leg muscles have been damaged by disease. His determination to overcome, however, blossomed in his imagination where he visualized his victories through a comic soccer superhero named Ammon. The hero, Ammon, is a medical student with cerebral palsy who secretly dreams of being a soccer star – like his father – but during his search for a cure, he gains superpowers through a blend of science and spirit. Aaron himself has become an inspiring hero to Marvel comics icon Stan Lee, and may become a mentor to an upcoming artist thanks to his online contest offering $2,000 to an aspiring illustrator.
Twin Gives Up Olympic Spot So Sister Can Compete
The twin sisters have competed together in biathlon careers that have spanned 15 years. Their shooting and cross-country skiing earned each of them spots on the US Olympic team in the 2006 games. But this year, luck dealt one a brutal blow as she fell ill and missed the qualifying races that could have earned her the fifth spot on the five-person team. The other competed well and earned a spot, but last week said she was declining the opportunity to compete in Sochi — so that the other could take her place.
Family Goes to Playoff Despite Cancer - With Encouragement From 49ers Themselves
Even though his favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers, lost yesterday, Brian Rozelle, who has terminal cancer, will never forget the cheers echoing from his football idols who sent him an email after his family decided to trek up to Seattle for the playoff game.
Sportsmanship Alive and Well at Olympics - Canada Coach Lends Ski to Russian
In true Olympic spirit, Canada's head cross-country ski coach Justin Wadsworth rushed to help a Russian skier after the athlete crashed in the semi-final of the men's freestyle sprint and broke one of his skis.
US Olympic Skier Makes Plans to Adopt Stray Sochi Puppies
A day before making his Olympic debut, 22-year-old free-skier Gus Kenworthy found some stray puppies in the Russian city of Sochi and fell in love during his playing with them. He's vowed to help them.
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