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Boston Bruins gave fan free tickets for life when she could no longer afford them

The prices of Boston Bruins tickets have increased rapidly over the past decade, in part because of basic inflation but also because of the recent success of the team. As a result, fans who could attend games during the early part of the century can …

Ricochet surfing dog

Story of Ricochet the surfing dog is pretty awesome (Video)

If you are a pet/dog lover, this video will make you melt. The story of Ricochet the surfing dog was featured on SportsCenter on Sunday night. Ricochet is a female golden retriever born into the “Puppy Prodigies Neo-natal & early-learning …

Kayla Wheeler

Kayla Wheeler is a swimming phenom despite having no legs, one arm

KPTV – FOX 12 Kayla Wheeler is proving that no disability should stand in someone’s way. Wheeler is a 16-year-old swimming phenomenon despite being born without legs and one arm. The junior at Mountlake Terrace (Wash.) High School is a …

Matt Kemp gives his hat, jersey, cleats and autographed ball to cancer-stricken fan (Video)

The Los Angeles Dodgers visited AT&T Park for a series against the San Francisco Giants over the weekend, and Matt Kemp made the most of his cross-state trip. The All-Star outfielder went 4-for-14 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored, …

Nerlens Noel brings 7-year-old leukemia patient to Kentucky Derby with him

Former Kentucky star Nerlens Noel attended the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and he brought with him a special guest. Noel has developed a relationship with a 7-year-old boy named Kelly Melton, who is currently battling leukemia. Melton was recently …

Cameron Lyle

College track athlete reportedly ends career to donate bone marrow to leukemia patient

A college track athlete is giving up his remaining athletic career at the University of New Hampshire in order to donate bone marrow to a leukemia patient. Cameron Lyle, a senior who throws shot put, discus, and hammer at UNH, is scheduled to be a …

7-year-old cancer patient scores touchdown in Nebraska spring game

A 7-year-old boy battling cancer lit up the day Saturday by scoring a touchdown at Nebraska’s spring football game. Jack Hoffman has been fighting cancer since being diagnosed in April 2011. He has gone through two surgeries and is on a …

BYU guard Craig Cusik hits game-winning buzzer-beater hours after learning father has cancer (Video)

BYU guard Craig Cusik drained an emotional buzzer-beater on Tuesday night, but not only because it gave his team an important victory over Utah State. Just hours before the game, Cusik learned that his father had been diagnosed with cancer. Cusik …

Michigan recruit Michael Ferns stepped out at 1-yard line so teammate who lost his father could score

On Oct. 3, two days before St. Clairsville High School (Ohio) defeated Edison, St. Clairsville freshman Logan Thompson tragically lost his father, Paul, to an unexpected stroke. In order to help him honor his father, Thompson’s St. Clairsville …

Cancer survivor Ben Rouse attends all 162 Milwaukee Brewers games

Ben Rouse is no stranger to defying odds. To the average person, attending all 162 Brewers games in one season may sound like an impossible task. To a 25-year-old who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2007 and is currently in remission, the word …

Nelson Cruz buys firetruck, donates it to his hometown in the Dominican Republic

The town of San Francisco de Macoris in the Dominican Republic lacks adequate public safety equipment for it’s more than 240,000 residents. Fortunately for the people in the town, one of their own is a Major League Baseball player with a big …

Blind swimmer Brad Snyder going for gold at the Paralympics

Olympic swimming looks like incredibly difficult work. In addition to trying to cruise through the water at amazing speeds, swimmers have to somehow figure out a way to see what they’re doing. Four years ago at the Beijing Olympics, Michael …

Young boy sends Canadian relay team letter, medal after they were disqualified

A young Newfoundland boy sent a sweet letter of support and medal to his country’s relay runners after they were disqualified from a race at the London Olympics. Canada’s 4×100 men’s relay team finished third at the London …

Marine’s father surprises him by catching first pitch on Father’s Day (Video)

Many people take Father’s Day for granted and have a tendency to forget about the men and women who are serving our country and can’t spend Father’s Day with their dads. For the past eight years, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher …

High school runner Meghan Vogel helps carry injured opponent across finish line (Video)

There was some outstanding sportsmanship displayed at the Ohio state track meet last Saturday. Meghan Vogel, a junior at West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio, won the state’s Division III 1,600 meter race, but she gained more attention for a …

Master Sgt. Robert Buresh surprises his daughters at the Twins game (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Regardless of the number of times we see this same move executed, it will never get old. We may get tired of ceremonial first pitches or quirky mascot antics before a game begins, but a solider returning home …

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