Sports

Alexander Rossi dominated today's REV Group Grand Prix at Road America, leading every lap but one to crush the 23-car NTT IndyCar Series field for his second win of 2019, bringing him within seven points of the drivers' championship lead. Honda increased its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship contest while scoring its fifth win of the season. Starting second, Rossi swept across the nose of Honda-powered pole qualifier Colton Herta […]

The Friends of Zion Museum hosted NFL Pro-Bowl Quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson plays for the Houston Texans and has been touring Israel for the last few days In Jerusalem, Deshaun Watson visited the Friends of Zion Heritage Center's state-of-the-art museum, as part of his tour with Americas Voice in Israel. The museum features seven exhibitions including: interactive characters, 3D technology, touch screens, and surround sound. The FOZ Museum tells the […]

Offering the fun and fitness of football to young athletes, USA Football's 2019 Protection Tour kicks off its national schedule on June 23. The series of USA Football events, conducted in partnership with Riddell, delivers expert-driven football and player safety information to youth players, parents and coaches, including tackling fundamentals, concussion education and equipment fitting. The 2019 Protection Tour encompasses six free, single-day summer events for approximately 2,000 youth players. […]

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters today held their 13th annual player draft, selecting a wide array of talented prospects that includes three standout collegiate players as well as a two-time Oscar-winning actor and a first-round pick in both the NFL and Major League Baseball drafts. In all, the Globetrotters selected five players, led by 2019 College Slam Dunk Champion DaQuan Jeffries of the University of Tulsa; 6'4" WNBA forward Kristine […]

GFL Environmental Inc. has announced that founder and CEO Patrick Dovigi has donated $5 million to help create an integrated, one-stop shop that will revolutionize sports medicine research and care in Canada. The Dovigi Family Sports Medicine Clinic will make a difference in the lives of approximately 1.5 million Canadians who suffer sports-related injuries each year. The new center—built in partnership with Sinai Health System—will provide a single point of […]

From June 10-14, 900 cyclists took a turn on the 30-person Mighty Bike to Pedal for Kids at the Montreal Children's Hospital (the Children's). Thirty teams – mostly from the corporate sector – hit the streets of downtown Montreal to celebrate raising $450,000 for the Children's Craniofacial and Cleft Surgery Unit, which treats children with life-threatening skull and facial deformations. Kids like David, who has Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome, a genetic disorder […]

As Toronto and the country sit on pins and needles heading into game six of the series, Raptors Megafan and Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Julie Amar is stocking up on extra acupuncture needles and reaching out to the Raptors with a referral to heal injured players, improve performance and increase the Raptors odds of a game six win. See associated infographic here "Traditional Chinese Medicine has been quietly working […]

TCL®, one of the world's largest and best-selling consumer electronics brands, teamed up with Los Angeles running back Melvin Gordon today to support the Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF), an organization that helps underserved families navigate their child's journey with cancer, and CHOC Children's Hospital through its TCL Cares initiative. To show his commitment to the foundation and CHOC, who has been steadfastly committed to providing the highest quality medical care […]

In its 34th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Omar Hernandez of Dalton High School in Dalton, Ga. as the 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Hernandez won the award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining a group of Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year awardees that have gone on to have incredible […]