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Phillies Player Makes $1.2 Million Donation in Apparel To Local Schools
Philadelphia baseball star Ryan Howard is helping students in 57 city high schools to dress for success -- in athletics.
The first baseman -- who...
Millionaire Gave Away Fortune After Money Didn’t Buy Happiness
Karl Rabeder, the Austrian businessman who last year decided to give away his $6.7 million fortune, because he realized money didn’t make him happy,...
Group Brings Gourmet Birthday Cakes to Children in Need
The group Sweet Blessings has a vision of bringing memorable birthdays to children in need.
Since creating the volunteer program, Ashley Boyd has hand-delivered unforgettable...
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....
Auto Racing’s Auction to Aid Family of Wheldon Triggers Outpouring
The outpouring of support for Dan Wheldon's family, after the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was killed in a car race in Las Vegas Oct....
From Bottom to Top: World Series Hometown Hero David Freese
From 'burned out' to bright lights, baseballs' newest champion is being called a local boy-turned-hero. "I'm trying to soak this all in," David Freese...
P. Diddy Saves The Boys & Girls Club of Harlem
Sean (Diddy) Combs has given an emergency $60,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, which was on the brink of going broke...
Homecoming Queen Kicks Winning Field Goal (w/ Video)
Last Friday, Brianna Amat, the first girl to make the varsity football team at her high school in Michigan, was called onto the field...
‘Greatest’ American Hockey Player Calls it a Career
The highest-scoring American-born player in National Hockey League history officially bid adieu to the game on Friday.
In a tearful speech, Mike Modano announced his...
Happy Moment for Horn of Africa
Mo Farah, a Somali refugee who grew up in London and became a British champion runner, visited his homeland Somalia this week, bringing joy...
Meet the 22 MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Winners for 2011, From Science to Music
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars...
Patagonia Asks Customers Not to Buy Unless They Really Need it
Clothing company Patagonia is asking people not to buy its outdoor sportswear and gear unless the really need it. The company may be the...
Squash Prodigy Flees Taliban, Finds Refuge in Toronto
At 20, Maria Toorpakai is the best female squash player in Pakistan. But she can't play there.
Her family began receiving death threats from the...
NFL Players Accept 10-Year Contract, Send Thank-You Video to Fans
The National Football League began reopening for business after player union leaders announced a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement with the league owners Monday.
Players...
Yankees Fan’s Generosity Is Returned, With $50,000 to Ease His Debt
A week ago, Christian Lopez had a job, but significant student loan debt. Then fate (he retrieved Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit) and choice (he...
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...
Optimism in US Economy Pushes Dow to Best Week in 2 Years
A rebound in manufacturing surprised investors Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 170 points to end the week with its best...
College Football Player Lifts Cadillac to Save Man’s Life
Lucky for Maria Uribe, a football player heard her scream when she discovered a Cadillac had pinned her husband, who had been working on...
22 Year-old Plays His Way into Golf Stardom: Rory’s a Celtic Tiger, With Class
For 15 years golf needed Tiger. He made the game more popular, more accessible, more interesting, by virtue of his virtuosic play and dominance...
Texas Rangers Draft Paralyzed Baseball Player
Georgia outfielder Johnathan Taylor, who was paralyzed after colliding with a teammate in March, was drafted by the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in the...