by Heather Laskin | Sep 2, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
While pundits across the country debated the validity of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem, a Lapeer football team took a stand of its own; literally. Prior to the Lapeer Lightning’s freshman football game on...
by Heather Laskin | Sep 1, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
When Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph saw a boy sitting by himself at lunchtime, he asked if he could join him. He had no idea that one simple act would become a national story. Some members of the FSU football team was visiting the students at...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 23, 2016 | Inspiration
In 2011 it looked like Steve Gleason had it all. He was a safety for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and was married to the woman of his dreams. Life was great! Then a bombshell dropped. Steve received the devastating news that he had ALS, also known as Lou...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 24, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
Content via ABC News A chance encounter between a teen and a stranger passing by has turned into a viral sensation resulting in some major surprises for 15-year-old Demarco Bailey. “I was on my way to a job interview and I rode past him,” Earl Davis, of Fort Wayne,...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 21, 2016 | Inspiration
Content via ESPN Zaevion Dobson, a high school football player who was shot to death while shielding two girls from gunfire, will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYS. The 15-year-old Dobson will be the youngest person ever to win the award, which has...