Shohei Ohtani donates $150K from home run derby to 30 Angels trainers and clubhouse staff
Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani on Friday donated his prize money from the home run derby to members of the Los Angeles Angels staff
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 13, 2021
16-Year-Old Jalen Lewis Becomes Youngest American Pro Basketball Player Ever
Jalen Lewis, a 16-year-old 5-star center, has reportedly signed a contract with the new Overtime Elite league
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021
Devoted Local Youth Sports Leader Recognized With Honorary Espy Award
Ritter received an honorary ESPY for volunteering as a youth sports leader and giving back to her community in Northridge
Joseph Shavit
Jul 8, 2021
Football Kindness: Money raised for crying Germany fan to go to charity
A tearful young German girl was caught on camera after her team’s last-16 loss to England at Wembley
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Phil Mickelson wants 50,000 signatures, pledge for acts of kindness to return to Detroit
If he gets 50,000 and all of those 50,000 agree to do one random act of kindness for another member of the community, I'm in.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2021
11-Year-Old Cowgirl Makes History Competing at The First Nationally Televised Black Rodeo
An 11-year-old cowgirl recently made history, competing at the first nationally televised Black rodeo
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Grandmaster In Chess History
International Master Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess grandmaster in history today. The 12-year-old player scored his third GM win
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
60 years later, Yankees fan Gwen Goldman gets to be bat girl
Six decades after 10-year-old Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the Yankees, her favorite team is making a lifelong fan’s dream come true.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
Norwegian Hurdler Breaks The Longest-Standing Record In Men’s Track and Field
Karsten Warholm broke the longest-standing record in men’s track on Thursday and he did it in front of a home crowd.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 25, 2021
Cyclist donates kidney to a complete stranger and then sets off to complete ‘Organ Trail’
When Mark Scotch heard that a stranger he met at a microbrewery in Louisiana needed a kidney, he didn’t hesitate to offer up one of his own.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 23, 2021
Running to music combats mental fatigue a study suggests
Listening to music while running might be the key to improving people's performance when they feel mentally fatigued a study suggests.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 23, 2021
Large List of International Football Stars To Join Soccer Aid For UNICEF 2021
Wayne Rooney, James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Micah Richards, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes were announced as taking part in Soccer Aid 2021
Joseph Shavit
Jun 22, 2021
NFL player Carl Nassib courageously comes out as gay and donates $100K to the Trevor Project
NFL player and Raiders lineman, Carl Nassib came out as gay, making him the first active player in history to come out
Joseph Shavit
Jun 22, 2021
Stars of the tennis world and beyond celebrate Ons Jabeur's becoming the first Arab WTA champion
Ons Jabeur made sporting history Sunday, winning her first title to become the first Arab woman to win a WTA title.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 21, 2021
New Zealand weightlifter to become first transgender athlete at Olympics
The New Zealand Olympic Committee has confirmed that weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been selected to contest the women's 87kg category.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 19, 2021
Special Olympics and Ironman athlete Chris Nikic inspires others to follow in his footsteps
If we had a poster of Chris, it would be in Caleb's room. Chris is Caleb's hero.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 13, 2021
Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson came to aid of food truck after anti-Asian vandalism
Ben Pierce thought it must be a prank call. The part-owner of the World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck had just received a call...
Joseph Shavit
Jun 9, 2021
High School Senior Walks At Graduation Ceremony Three Years After Being Paralyzed
A video of a high school graduate walking at high school graduation several years after being paralyzed by a football injury is going viral
Joseph Shavit
Jun 9, 2021
Massachusetts Special Olympics athlete surprised with entry into US games
A Special Olympics athlete from Massachusetts is getting a new chance to showcase her talent at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2021
Justin Thomas Donates Money to Fellow Golfer So That He Can Continue His Golf Dream
Golfer Justin Thomas recently pulled off a 100% pure class move to financially help rookie golfer Mike Visacki.
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