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John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT/Getty ImagesMariano Rivera was moving from the outfield to the warning track. As his foot came down on the new surface, the Yankees' legendary closer crumpled. For Dr. Neal ElAttrache, it was the classic type of ACL injury, where the brain is expecting one level of friction and encounters another.
Courtesy of NY YankeesWhen Erika Rech watched New York Yankees games on television as a little girl growing up in New Jersey, she dreamed of being at Yankee Stadium.Sunday, Rech stood on the field at Yankee Stadium, waiting to throw out the ceremonial first pitch as the team's honoree in Major League Baseball's Honorary Bat Girl program.
Hannah Jenner doesn't have a scruffy beard, a pipe hanging out of her mouth or a Navy-issue hat, but the first woman to skipper a boat in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, in 2008, is a sailor by every other definition.
Courtesy of Yani Tseng To my dear mom, Yu-Yun Yang, Happy Mother's Day!!As a professional golfer traveling around the globe to play tournaments, often for an extended time, my mom's support and caring are always in my heart, my warmest and most touching motivation.
Ed Mulholland/US PresswireTim Tebow is changing his dog’s name.It seems the Jets' new backup quarterback got a puppy last season while he was in Denver and named the little guy Bronco.For the same reason you never want to tattoo a boyfriend's name on your neck, Tebow plans to change the dog's name; he has moved on.
Chinyeh ChiangSitting on the airplane seat today, I was thinking -- I have been in different cities every week. Most of the time, it's because of golf tournaments. But occasionally, I also attend various events.
Ernie HuangAloha! Here we come, Hawaii! It's quite a while since we last played an LPGA tournament here. I missed this place very much. The first two tournaments I played during my rookie year in 2008 were here in Hawaii.
Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesI had not even had an opportunity to think about what had happened at the Kraft Nabisco Championship when I started a very busy and productive two weeks. Back in Orlando, I have had some time to reflect.
Courtesy of Kristine Lilly This is the fourth in a series of blogs about former U.S. soccer player Kristine Lilly, who is running in the Boston Marathon on Monday to raise money for Boston Children's Hospital.Kristine Lilly and her friend, Jodi, got up at the crack of dawn to take shuttle buses to the start of the Boston Marathon.
ESPN softball analyst Jessica Mendoza recently traveled to Rwanda as part of the Girl Effect, a project created by the Nike Foundation, NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Coalition for Adolescent Girls to "give girls living in poverty the opportunity to create a better future.
This is the third in a series of blogs from former U.S. soccer player Kristine Lilly, who is running in the Boston Marathon on Monday to raise money for Boston Children's Hospital.Twenty-six plus miles, meet 30 years of friendship!
This is the second in a series of blogs from former U.S. soccer player Kristine Lilly, who is running in the Boston Marathon on Monday to raise money for Boston Children's Hospital.Training for a marathon is much different than soccer training.
Courtesy of Kristine LillyThis is the first in series of blogs from former U.S. soccer player Kristine Lilly, who is running in the Boston Marathon on Monday to raise money for Boston Children's Hospital.I enjoyed a terrific soccer career that spanned four decades, thanks to the support of family, teammates and dozens of inspirational people.
Harry How/Getty ImagesCurrent world No. 1 Yani Tseng is blogging for espnW throughout the LPGA season. This is the third entry from Tseng, who won the LPGA Kia Classic this past weekend. I am so happy. Thank you to all my fans who support me and to my wonderful team that works hard behind the scenes.