Inspiring Athletes

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! There’s perhaps no better example of a NASCAR driver’s unpredictable career path than Sprint Cup competitor David Gilliland. Since 2005, when he first made the leap from regional racing on the West Coast to the NASCAR ranks, Gilliland has experienced thrilling highs, devastating lows and long periods…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! With economic uncertainty and sponsor demands that find star drivers occupying more seat time, it’s getting tougher every year for young drivers to break through to any of NASCAR’s three top series–Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Series Truck. But for 21-year old Connecticut native Parker Kligerman,…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Every two years, the best golfers from the United States take on the best golfers from the rest of the world (aka “The International Team”) in a four-day event called The Presidents Cup. This year features an American team led by captain Fred Couples and notable players…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Coming into the 2011 season, fourth-year PGA professional Webb Simpson was not much more than an afterthought in the minds of most golf media members and fans alike. That all changed this year when Raleigh, NC, native made an improbable run that included two victories and three…

Click “Like” to share this to your friends! Over the weekend, the spectacle that is college football provided millions of fans with countless thrills, breathtaking plays, last-second heroics and memorable moments that will live on for years to come. But there may not have been a more powerful image than what was observed before one…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! It was 10 years ago when Sam Hornish Jr., won an IndyCar race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). It’s taken a while for the former Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar series champion to get a solid footing within the NASCAR ranks, but on Saturday he finally broke through…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Long before Mike Fisher became famously known as “Carrie Underwood’s husband” (a title he’s no doubt proud to hold), the NHL veteran had earned a well-deserved reputation as one of hockey’s hardest working players. After 10 full seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Fisher was traded mid-season to…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Back in October at the fall race in Kansas, I had a chance to meet up with NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was and still is leading the points for the Series championship. Stenhouse, age 24, has been steadily climbing the ranks from his…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! It’s been a crazy year for Trevor Bayne. After shocking the racing world with his record-setting victory at the Daytona 500 back in February, an illness off the track and inconsistency on the track made for a frustrating Nationwide Series season. That all changed at the O’Reilly…

Click “Like” to share this with your friends! Veteran NASCAR driver Mark Martin has signed a two-year deal to drive the #00 car for Michael Waltrip Racing starting next season at the Daytona 500. Martin will drive the Aaron’s Toyota in 25 races, Waltrip will drive in four races and then fill the seat with…

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