Photo by Sue Ogrocki (AP Photo) Article via Orlando Sentinel Go back to the 1999-2000 NBA season, and there were only two foreign-born players in the NBA who averaged 15 points per game: Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan. This season, there are 24 names on that list — by far the...
Founded by world champion quadriplegic surfer Jesse Billauer, Life Rolls On is dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury. Believing that adaptive surfing and skating could inspire infinite possibilities beyond paralysis, Life Rolls On began as a...
Photo courtesy of Aaron Rodgers Article by Rob Demovsky, via ESPN GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers wore a Santa Monica Fire Department hat after the Green Bay Packers' Nov. 11 win over the Miami Dolphins to show support for those impacted by the California fires. Ten days later, the Packers quarterback announced...
Article by Nikita Mukherjee, via Lovin Dubai In Dubai's ever-growing list of the world's largest/tallest/biggest creations, a commercial sports mall, which is all set to be the world's largest sports mall, will soon find its inclusion. A three-storey development that will have an area equivalent to that of...
Photo by Alan Clarke Article by Alex Moshakis, via The Guardian When Ramla Ali, a British champion boxer, is preparing for an important tournament, she visits the Peacock gym in Canning Town, east London, where Lennox Lewis once trained. There she rattles through a revolving cast of handy sparring partners....
Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Article by Cindy Boren, via The Washington Post Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, members of the NFL Players Coalition and former NBA MVP Stephen Curry agree: This year, voting feels different. It’s more than just a nuisance or chore, something you automatically do when...
Photo: Shut Up and Dribble (Showtime) Article by Linda Holmes, via NPR The new documentary series Shut Up and Dribble, which premiered the first of its three parts this weekend on Showtime, is a response to commentator Laura Ingraham's dismissive February 2018 sneer in the direction of LeBron James, one...
Photo by USA Today Article By Ted Berg, via USA Today Sports LOS ANGELES -- The Boston Red Sox are the 2018 World Series champions. Needing a win Sunday to finish off the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Red Sox scored two runs in the first inning to take...
Photo by Ricardo Makyn Article by Ricardo Makyn, via Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica's Reggae Girlz secured a nervy 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Panama to book their spot in next year's FIFA Women's World Cup after both teams played out a tense 2-2 draw in their Concacaf Women's Championships third-place...
Photo by 2018 Getty Images Article by Kurt Badenhausen, via Forbes Boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez scored one of the biggest paydays in the history of sports in the wee hours of Wednesday morning when he signed a deal with sports streaming service DAZN for 11 fights over...