Standing at 7 ft 6 inches, Yao Ming, the former NBA star from China is a rarity with respect to height. Yao Ming is now protecting another increasingly rare population – rhinos and elephants. He is using his fame and big heart to convince his fellow Chinese citizens and theContinue Reading
Carmelo Anthony makes his fans smile both on and off the basketball court. “Melo” is the star player on the New York Knicks known for his clutch shooting. For all of us upstate New Yorkers, he led Syracuse Orangemen to their first NCAA title in 2003! Go ‘Cuse!! Recently, MeloContinue Reading
They call themselves “Team Maddy“. The team consists of Rick van Beek and his daughter Maddy who has cerebral palsy. Maddy’s cerebral palsy makes her unable to talk, see or walk. In a blog post, Rick explains how he used to smoke two packs of cigarettes and chew a tinContinue Reading
Allan Guei knows how to pay it forward. He was not only was the star basketball player of Compton High School in LA, but he also had over a 3.0 GPA. His high grade point average allowed him to be in a free throw competition to win $40,000 in scholarshipContinue Reading
In an amazing feat, one year after losing his eye sight, Brad Snyder wins a gold medal in the Paralympics 400 meter freestyle swimming competition! Congrats Brad! Snyder is a former United States Navy Lieutenant who lost his sight in 2011 after stepping on a Taliban explosive device in Afghanistan. Continue Reading
Hungary’s 200m breaststroke champion Daniel Gyurta has revealed he will have a copy of his gold medal made in memory of the former world champion Alexander Dale Oen. Dale Oen, who was from Norway, died at the age of 26 earlier this year from a rare heart disease while atContinue Reading
“There used to be 84 countries in the Olympic Games, now there are 204. Performance levels have become so much higher that it is so hard now to get a medal. I thought, it’s time this increase in the competitiveness and the standards was taken account of.” And with that,Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters golf tournament, finally ended an all-male policy that had endured for 80 years when it announced on Monday that two women would be admitted as members for the first time. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier DarlaContinue Reading
Calling all “Rudy” fans. This one’s for you. Marc Panu is a fourth-year walk-on on Vanderbilt University’s football team. During the preseason camp, head coach James Franklin was showing the team a film of their plays when all of a sudden, to Panu’s surprise, the attention turned to him. FranklinContinue Reading
Some say “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity”. This is definitely the case for 11 year old Alfred Saah Kandakai from Liberia. The young man played a tennis match against Mr. Tani Hanna, the Chairman of Games World International in Liberia. Mr. Hanna was surprised at how skillful Saah playedContinue Reading