NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson Donates $550,000 to 12 Schools
Last week, six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was in the spirit of giving.
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November 26, 2014
November 05, 2014
College Freshman With Brain Tumor Scores Four Points in Basketball Debut
Lauren Hill, a Mount St. Joseph University freshman with inoperable brain cancer, kicked off the 2014-15 college basketball season with a layup this past Sunday.
October 29, 2014
Marysville-Pilchuck H.S. Football Team Practices at Seattle Seahawks Facility
As the Marysville, Wash., community attempts to heal following a tragic school shooting this past Friday, the Marysville-Pilchuck (Wash.) High School football team is also aiming to return to normalcy.
October 07, 2014
NBA's Utah Jazz Sign 5-Year-Old With Leukemia to Ceremonial Contract
The Utah Jazz signed five-year-old JP Gibson, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2012, to a ceremonial one-day contract on Monday.
September 25, 2014
NBA Superstar Donates $1M to Chicago-Based After-School Program
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, donated $1 million to a Chicago-based after-school program called After School Matters.
August 18, 2014
St. Louis Rams Give Free Preseason Tickets to Ferguson H.S. Football Players
With tension still running high in Ferguson, Mo., the NFL's St. Louis Rams reached out to three local high school football teams to offer them free tickets to a preseason game this past weekend.
June 16, 2014
Former NBA All-Star Set to Help Coach High School Girls' Basketball Team
Former Los Angeles Laker Metta World Peace, previously known as Ron Artest, has signed on to become an assistant coach for Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles.
May 09, 2014
Chicago Bears Lineman Offers Support to Bullied Nine-Year-Old
Bullies now have to think twice before targeting nine-year-old Andrew Oyston, an elementary school student from Huntley, Ill., thanks to Chicago Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long.
April 09, 2014
'Batkid' Throws Out First Pitch at San Francisco Giants' 2014 Home Opener
A five-year-old leukemia survivor known as "Batkid" stole the show at the San Francisco Giants' home opener on Tuesday.
March 31, 2014
LeBron James Welcomes Teen With Cancer to Miami Heat's Warmups
The Miami Heat gave Ebony Nettles-Bey, a 16-year-old basketball player with Stage 4 soft-tissue cancer, a night she'd never forget.
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