Calen Carr of the Houston Dynamo was lucky enough to grow up around positive role models. His mother, a professor at the University of California, Berkley, was always able to lead him in the right path and teach him how important it is to help others. Today, because of what his mother instilled in him at a young age, Carr is working with the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring......
When you grow up with great role models, you turn into one yourself. Will Allen of the Pittsburgh Steelers grew up watching his parents give back to the community however they could. His father would......
Israel Idonije’s path to the NFL was nothing like the ones you hear about year after year. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Idonije lived there for four years before his parents moved to Brandon, Manitoba.......
When you truly want something, you will stop at nothing until what you want is yours. That is how Servando Carrasco of the Seattle Sounders FC has lived his life since he was a young boy. As someone......
At a first glance, Winnipeg Blue Bombers long snapper Chris Cvetkovic can seem like a daunting character. Standing at 6-foot-1 and weighing in at 243 lbs, Cvetkovic has been a part of the Blue......
It was all fun and games Wednesday night at the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, as two teams captained by P.K. Subban and Steven Stamkos took the ice for just over 2,600......
Former CFL quarterback and four-time Grey Cup Champion Damon Allen hosted his second annual High School Quarterback Challenge on December 6, 2012, at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario. The event......
When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 many people did not realize how severe the storm really was. Images were shown on TV and on the Internet, but unless you were there you didn’t have a full......
In today’s modern society, the notion that professional athletes have just as much or more of an influence on our youth than a President or Prime Minister is a pretty obvious one. In fact, it's......
Throughout her entire life and since the beginning of her basketball career, Ivory Latta has been looking up at every obstacle that has come her way. The 5-foot-6 McConnells, South Carolina native is......
