Arthur Webb is unbelievable. Some might say a bit crazy (in a good way). In a piece from August 31, 2009, Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated writes about Arthur and…

Sounds like a New Yorker’s New Yorker. A great story on many levels: Running the New York Marathon at age 75. Getting support from friends and family. Running to raise…

You can find the full portfolio starting at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0910/leading.off.101909/content.1.html. We highlight 3 below, including one of Ruth Frith, a 100-year old hammer thrower. An you thought Shaq was an elite…

In the first two videos, you see that amazement is consistent across all languages. In the last video, you can see a future star, at least when it comes to…

While the Pittsburgh Pirates have been losing for, well it seems forever, they have shown a willingness to sign players from non-traditional sources, e.g. the countries of India and South…

The essence of the human condition is the ability to experience great triumph and unbelievable heartbreak and then to share those feelings with others. Often heartbreak and triumph find ways…

It can be captured with the written or spoken word, and certainly with great photos. I am a big fan of Sports Illustrated (and Getty Images) and much of that…

There is a great story that was featured by ABC News at the end of last week.  It was part of ABC News’ “Person of the Week” series. It is…

Has to be, if the “I” is the team. We highlight a story about a wonderful student-athlete who went out and performed at such a high-level in multiple events at…

(You can sing that blog title to the tune of the Subway $5 footlong jingle). This falls under the “where-are-they-now” category and is a good one. I remember watching Eric…