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NBA Owners, Players Reach Tentative Deal
After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.
"We want to play basketball," Commissioner David Stern said.
Come...
Magic Johnson Thrives 20 Years On as Hero Who Demystified HIV
20 years ago, basketball all-star Magic Johnson stepped to the microphones at a Los Angeles press conference to tell the world he was HIV-positive....
Obama Announces New Initiatives to Help Veterans Find Jobs
The overall U.S. unemployment rate ticked down last month and the economy added more than 350,000 private sector jobs over the past three months....
Blue Whales Put on Rare Show off Southern Calif Coast (Video)
Ten years ago seeing any blue whales in Southern California would have been rare. This year already, there has been more than 500 sightings...
21 Year-old Saves 100 From Ontario Fire, Hailed as Hero
James Slatcher is being hailed a hero, credited with saving more than 100 lives, after a devastating fire tore through a 36-unit townhouse development...
Teen Athlete Gives Entire $40K Scholarship Prize to Runners-up
Allan Guei won a $40,000 college scholarship in a free-throw competition for top academic students at Compton High School in Los Angeles, which was...
Woman Overcomes All Odds in Kenyan Slum, Now Helps Other Girls
Growing up in the Kenyan slums, Peninah Nthenya Musyimi was surrounded by drugs, prostitution and dire poverty.
"Because I was a woman, people looked at...
Lebron James to Help Lower High School Dropout Rate in US
Basketball star LeBron James hopes to change one statistic that has always been too high: the high school drop-out rate. James will lead a...
Toys R Us Launches “Be A Hero For Autism” Fundraising Campaign
Toys"R"Us yesterday announced the launch of its nine-week in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Autism Speaks, North America's largest autism science and advocacy organization.The company...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...
Underdogs Triumph in 2010’s Best Sports Stories
The best story in sports, whether success is achieved through a solo performance, by a team, or a whole nation of fans, is that...
Katy Perry Honors Inspiring Youth at BBC Teen Awards
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift joined inspirational young people on stage for the first BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards celebrating the achievements of British...
TOP VIDEOS: No More Exercise Excuses for YOU!
Featured in this Nike 'No Excuses' commercial is someone who actually HAS an excuse for not exercising. Do you? Watch UW-Whitewater Basketball Player Matt...
12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise — and the Benefits for Happiness
Exercise is a KEY to happiness. Research shows that people who exercise are healthier, more energetic, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed...
Rapper DMC Co-Founds Camp for Foster Kids in Need
Rap pioneer, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, better known as one of the founding members of Run-D.M.C., is all about giving back. The 46-year-old recently co-founded...
Mosque Plan at Ground Zero Overcomes Major Obstacle with Landmarks Vote
The New York Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to deny landmark status to the building at 45-47 Park Place located two blocks from...
Lebron James Publicity Stunt Earns $2.5 Million for Boys and Girls Clubs
Two recent sporting events have netted the Boys and Girls Club of America around $3 million dollars thanks to the attractive power of great...
Legendary Coach Taught Lessons on Life (John Wooden 1910 – 2010)
Legendary UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden, who led his team to 10 NCAA championships over 12 years, including an 88-game winning streak from 1971...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
The Little College That Could: Butler Reaches NCAA Final
A little engine called Butler, the small liberal arts college from Indianapolis, has won 25 basketball games in a row, beating Michigan State...