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Jack Hoffman isn’t your everyday Nebraska Cornhusker fan. You see, Jack is a 7-year old that’s fighting a battle more important than any you’ll ever see in the trenches. Two years ago, after a series of seizures, Jack was diagnosed with a brain tumor. During surgery to remove part of the tumor, a cancerous glioma [...]
For 11 seasons, 9-time Pro-Bowler Ed Reed patrolled the secondary for the Baltimore Ravens. Last season, he won it all, helping the Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. However, on Friday, his tenure with the Ravens came to an end, as he signed a 3-year deal with the Houston Texans. With [...]
NBA superstar Derrick Rose, of the Chicago Bulls, has been moved by the senseless murder of Jonylah Watkins. Watkins, a 6-month old baby girl, was shot 5 times as her father changed her diaper in a vehicle. Even after the carnage, Johnylah fought for her life as the doctors spent 12 hours trying to save [...]
For basketball fans, we’ve seen this hundreds of times at half-time shows across the nation; some random guy being escorted to half-court with a ball in-hand. He nervously takes a few deep breaths, then flings it, usually missing everything. He shrugs. He smiles. Then we never see him again. However, this time was different. On [...]
This just in: New Orleans Saints star quarterback and community role model, Drew Brees, has stated that his personal charity, the Dream Foundation, will be donating $1 million dollars to Sandy relief efforts. “Superstorm Sandy” is estimated as the second costliest storm in U.S. history, behind hurricane Katrina, and donations like this will go a [...]
Recently, an unnamed defensive player for the New York Jets referred to back-up quarterback and fellow teammate, Tim Tebow, as “terrible.” Others were equally unsupportive. Of course, that’s exactly what the New York Daily News was hoping for when they questioned over a dozen players and others within the organization. They wanted a “good” headline and that’s what they got: [...]
The NBA Coaches Association is joining forces with NBA Referees in wearing purple wristbands in support of referee Greg Willard who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The special bands, worn to bring about more awareness to the disease, are being provided by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Said Association President Rick Carlisle, “At the [...]
One of the most beautiful things about the human spirit is that when tragedy strikes, we all come together. After the horrible theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado, in which 12 people died and 58 were injured, many people across the nation have joined together in support. On Sunday, six Denver Broncos (linebacker Joe Mays, lineman [...]
Social media rules the world, so we figured we’d start highlighting some of the Tweeters that we enjoying following because, while it may sound a bit narcissistic, we think you might enjoy following them, too. Of course, the one caveat is that we’re not responsible for any of the content found on their timelines – [...]
Chad Ochocino is at it again, continuing his random acts of kindness. As we reported back in January with his Twitter Give-a-Way, he’s used the social media tool again to touch the hearts of many. Yesterday, a woman named Cheryl reached out to the NFL icon via Twitter, asking for prayers for the recent lost [...]
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