Sports Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/sports/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:41:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png Sports Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/sports/ 32 32 120051390 80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227617 The obstacles and excuses kept blocking Betty Kellenberger’s path, but she never stopped moving forward. Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became interested in the Appalachian Trail in elementary school when she learned about it in a Weekly Reader: Betty immediately thought she wanted to hike it someday. But adult life and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/feed/ 0 227617 London Soccer Team Switches Beef Burger for Sustainable Venison to the Fans’ Delight https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/london-soccer-team-switches-beef-burger-for-sustainable-venison-to-the-fans-delight/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/london-soccer-team-switches-beef-burger-for-sustainable-venison-to-the-fans-delight/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:30:43 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226714 An English football team has replaced the beef patties in the stadium hamburgers with wild British venison, a change that’s proving popular with the fans, and better for the environment. Some forms of cattle ranching produce significant greenhouse gas emissions among food supply chains, while others sequester more carbon than is emitted by the animals. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/london-soccer-team-switches-beef-burger-for-sustainable-venison-to-the-fans-delight/feed/ 0 226714 Would Your Helmet Actually Protect You? VA Tech’s ‘Helmet Lab’ Is Testing Every Sport https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/would-your-helmet-really-protect-you-va-techs-helmet-lab-wants-to-find-out-for-all-sports/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/would-your-helmet-really-protect-you-va-techs-helmet-lab-wants-to-find-out-for-all-sports/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:30:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225718 In 2011, Steve Rowson and his fellow engineering students at Virginia Tech were asked by the Hokies equipment manager if they could test commercially-available football helmets to see which was the safest. Obliging the man, they ran a series of impact assessments, and found a broad spectrum of differences between them. At that moment, the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/would-your-helmet-really-protect-you-va-techs-helmet-lab-wants-to-find-out-for-all-sports/feed/ 1 225718 Heart Transplant Survivor Has Best Day Ever as Traveling Fan for Carolina, Meeting Panthers Legend https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heart-transplant-survivor-has-best-day-ever-as-traveling-fan-for-carolina-meeting-panthers-legend/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heart-transplant-survivor-has-best-day-ever-as-traveling-fan-for-carolina-meeting-panthers-legend/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225626 From a chilly Green Bay comes a heart-melting story via Charlotte, where a heart transplant survivor had the day of his life as a traveling fan for his beloved Carolina Panthers. Bryson Shupe was born with a congenital heart defect, and 8 years ago, required open-heart surgery to survive. At Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heart-transplant-survivor-has-best-day-ever-as-traveling-fan-for-carolina-meeting-panthers-legend/feed/ 0 225626 Hero Saves Golf Buddy’s Life When Heart Attack Hits During Video Call https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/befohero-saves-pals-life-when-heart-attack-hits-during-a-video-call/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/befohero-saves-pals-life-when-heart-attack-hits-during-a-video-call/#respond Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:56:03 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225481 A quick-thinking woman saved her friend’s life after witnessing him having a heart attack during a video call. Shannon Jeffries was about to head out into the English countryside for her weekly nine holes with buddy Darren Oliver, when the 60-year-old rang her to say he felt too unwell to play. But, as they chatted, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/befohero-saves-pals-life-when-heart-attack-hits-during-a-video-call/feed/ 0 225481 Giant 7’9” Canadian is Tallest Player in College Basketball History, Dunking Without Jumping (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/7ft9-canadian-becomes-tallest-player-in-college-basketball-history/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/7ft9-canadian-becomes-tallest-player-in-college-basketball-history/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:13:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225298 He was the same height as his kindergarten teacher and had eclipsed seven-feet-tall by the time he entered seventh grade. And now—standing at 7’9”—Olivier Rioux from Quebec has ascended into sports history by becoming the tallest person to ever play in a college basketball game. As the minutes ticked away in the second half of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/7ft9-canadian-becomes-tallest-player-in-college-basketball-history/feed/ 1 225298 Woman Who Never Watched Football Loves New Condo with Epic View Inside Stadium https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-never-watched-soccer-loves-new-condo-with-epic-view-inside-stadium/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-never-watched-soccer-loves-new-condo-with-epic-view-inside-stadium/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:30:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225288 Noemi Oberhauser was never a fan of soccer despite living in the country that invented it. And she never had any intention of falling in love with the global game either, even after she toured a $1,550-a-month apartment in West London and marveled at the almost complete view of a Premier League stadium pitch from […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-never-watched-soccer-loves-new-condo-with-epic-view-inside-stadium/feed/ 0 225288 80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:56:09 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224429 With every step toward the finish line, Natalie Grabow was proving it’s never too late to get started. Earlier this month, the 80-year-old grandmother from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, became the oldest woman to ever finish the punishing Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. She swam 2.4 miles—even though she never learned to swim […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/feed/ 0 224429 Girls Volleyball Team Buys Beloved Custodian a Car to Repay Him for All He’s Done–Watch the Texas-Sized Surprise https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girls-volleyball-team-buys-beloved-custodian-a-car-to-repay-him-for-all-hes-done-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girls-volleyball-team-buys-beloved-custodian-a-car-to-repay-him-for-all-hes-done-watch/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:39:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224168 After learning that their beloved high school custodian did not have a car of his own, a girls volleyball team started fundraising so they could provide one—and the surprise moment captured on video couldn’t have been more wholesome. For years, Abel Rodriguez has been a huge supporter of the athletic programs at Community High School […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girls-volleyball-team-buys-beloved-custodian-a-car-to-repay-him-for-all-hes-done-watch/feed/ 0 224168 Soccer-Mad Pub Owner Turns Bar’s Garden into Mini Stadium Bedecked in Burney FC Memorabilia https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/soccer-mad-pub-owner-turns-bars-garden-into-mini-stadium-bedecked-in-burney-fc-memorabilia/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/soccer-mad-pub-owner-turns-bars-garden-into-mini-stadium-bedecked-in-burney-fc-memorabilia/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223775 Pub owner Justine Lorriman loves soccer, and has spent the last year transforming the garden area of her establishment into a mini stadium, with its very own terraced seating, mini football pitch, and outside bar area with seats given to her by the local team. Her pub is called The Royal Dyche, after the most […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/soccer-mad-pub-owner-turns-bars-garden-into-mini-stadium-bedecked-in-burney-fc-memorabilia/feed/ 0 223775 Young Hockey Player Returns to the Rink Nine Months After a Devastating Injury https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-hockey-player-returns-to-the-rink-nine-months-after-a-devastating-injury/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-hockey-player-returns-to-the-rink-nine-months-after-a-devastating-injury/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223752 From the ice hockey rinks of Minnesota comes the story of a young man determined not to let an injury change his life the way his doctors assured him it would. Whether the desire to get back on the ice or faith in his creator, Jackson Drum defied the odds of a C1-2 spinal cord […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-hockey-player-returns-to-the-rink-nine-months-after-a-devastating-injury/feed/ 0 223752 Soccer Team from George Clooney’s Holiday Town Donates Tournament Winnings to Flood Relief https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/soccer-team-from-george-clooneys-holiday-town-donates-tournament-winnings-to-flood-relief/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/soccer-team-from-george-clooneys-holiday-town-donates-tournament-winnings-to-flood-relief/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223213 The world-renowned beauty of Italy’s Lake Como has been turned into a disaster area after a rainstorm pummeled the eponymous city and surrounding towns. With tens of millions in property damage, the local soccer team—currently experiencing a fairytale season—announced ahead of their match on Wednesday night in the Italian Cup that all proceeds would be […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/soccer-team-from-george-clooneys-holiday-town-donates-tournament-winnings-to-flood-relief/feed/ 0 223213 Britain’s Strongest Grandmother Breaks 4 World Records Just Months After Taking Up Powerlifting https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-strongest-grandmother-breaks-4-world-records-just-months-after-taking-up-powerlifting/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-strongest-grandmother-breaks-4-world-records-just-months-after-taking-up-powerlifting/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:57:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223270 ‘Britain’s strongest grandmother’ has broken four world records just 18 months after taking up powerlifting “by accident”. At the age of 65, Martine Barons has become a four-time champion after lifting for Great Britain at the World and European Championships. The 5-foot 6-inch mother-of-three with four grandchildren started lifting weights for fun back in December […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-strongest-grandmother-breaks-4-world-records-just-months-after-taking-up-powerlifting/feed/ 0 223270 Golfer Hits First Hole-in-one, Then Gets a Second the Same Day and Wins $500 From a Scratch-off https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/golfer-hits-first-hole-in-one-then-gets-a-second-the-same-day-and-wins-500-from-a-scratch-off/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/golfer-hits-first-hole-in-one-then-gets-a-second-the-same-day-and-wins-500-from-a-scratch-off/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:28:36 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223146 This particular day will be tough to beat. Anton Lawrence has been playing golf for 40 years and never once had a hole in one. Then, he stepped onto the teebox for Hole No. 8 at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course near Augusta, Maine. Lawrence was playing in a charity golf tournament with his youngest son, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/golfer-hits-first-hole-in-one-then-gets-a-second-the-same-day-and-wins-500-from-a-scratch-off/feed/ 0 223146 Olympic Boxer Gives His Gold Medal to American Who Rightfully Beat Him Decades Ago (Watch the Tears) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/olympic-boxer-gives-his-gold-medal-to-american-who-rightfully-beat-him-decades-ago-watch-the-tears/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/olympic-boxer-gives-his-gold-medal-to-american-who-rightfully-beat-him-decades-ago-watch-the-tears/#respond Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:30:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223069 It’s never too late to make amends. Nearly 35 years after his gold medal-winning boxing match, the guilt still weighed on South Korea’s Park Si-hun. He knew he lost in 1988, but was awarded the gold with a controversial 3-2 win over American Roy Jones Jr. at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, in front of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/olympic-boxer-gives-his-gold-medal-to-american-who-rightfully-beat-him-decades-ago-watch-the-tears/feed/ 0 223069 Daredevil Kitesurfer Breaks Guinness World Record Flying 1,500 Feet in the Air Above Iconic Landmark (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daredevil-kitesurfer-breaks-guinness-world-record-flying-1500-feet-in-the-air/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daredevil-kitesurfer-breaks-guinness-world-record-flying-1500-feet-in-the-air/#respond Sat, 13 Sep 2025 18:59:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222765 A British kite-surfer has set a new world record for flying over 1,500 feet in the air above an iconic landmark. Jake Scrace was lifted 450 meters above the spectacular Isle of Wight coastline after being towed-up by a para-motor and then cut loose. A stunning series of photos show him surfing high above the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daredevil-kitesurfer-breaks-guinness-world-record-flying-1500-feet-in-the-air/feed/ 0 222765 66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band (Watch) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/66-year-old-man-fulfills-lifelong-dream-and-becomes-oldest-member-of-lsu-marching-band/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/66-year-old-man-fulfills-lifelong-dream-and-becomes-oldest-member-of-lsu-marching-band/#respond Sat, 13 Sep 2025 16:01:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222637 The dream never died, even after a wife and daughters and decades-long career as an accountant filled up every aspect of Kent Broussard’s life. Somewhere deep in his mind, the dream still survived. Now 66, he still remembers when it first took root in 1968, as a nine-year-old attending his first Louisiana State University football […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/66-year-old-man-fulfills-lifelong-dream-and-becomes-oldest-member-of-lsu-marching-band/feed/ 0 222637 29-yo Becomes First Woman to Cross U.S. on a Skateboard–Honoring Stepfather Whose Ashes Were Carried in a Necklace https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/29-year-old-becomes-first-woman-to-skateboard-across-u-s-honoring-late-stepfather-whose-ashes-were-carried-in-her-necklace/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/29-year-old-becomes-first-woman-to-skateboard-across-u-s-honoring-late-stepfather-whose-ashes-were-carried-in-her-necklace/#respond Sat, 06 Sep 2025 17:48:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222490 The stepfather who always believed in her was with her at the end, as his ashes rested inside her necklace while she crossed the finish line. Brooke Johnson had just become the first woman to cross the United States on a skateboard—a record-setting 3,226-mile journey that began in Santa Monica, California and ended when she […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/29-year-old-becomes-first-woman-to-skateboard-across-u-s-honoring-late-stepfather-whose-ashes-were-carried-in-her-necklace/feed/ 0 222490 A Campus Sensation ‘Pudge the Cat’ is Lifting Spirits in College Football Locker Room After Injury https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-campus-sensation-pudge-the-cat-is-lifting-spirits-in-college-football-locker-room/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-campus-sensation-pudge-the-cat-is-lifting-spirits-in-college-football-locker-room/#respond Sun, 31 Aug 2025 20:34:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222046 The game of football is often a testament to tough guy testosterone—with brute force, pain tolerance, and toughness considered to be hallmarks of the sport. But every once in a while, it reveals a softer side too—like Pudge the cat. During a recent practice at Bowling Green University in Ohio, a player suffered a serious […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-campus-sensation-pudge-the-cat-is-lifting-spirits-in-college-football-locker-room/feed/ 0 222046 Japanese Kicker Learned Football By Watching YouTube Videos And Just Became Hero for His Hawaii College Team https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-kicker-learned-football-by-watching-youtube-videos-and-just-became-hero-for-his-ohio-college-team/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-kicker-learned-football-by-watching-youtube-videos-and-just-became-hero-for-his-ohio-college-team/#respond Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:44:43 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222128 The best story from college football’s opening weekend felt like an inspiring movie playing on the big screen. Kansei Matsuzawa grew up playing soccer in Tokyo, Japan, and became a captain and three-year letter winner for the sport at Makuhari Sogo High School. He graduated in 2017 and was working as a waiter, until a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-kicker-learned-football-by-watching-youtube-videos-and-just-became-hero-for-his-ohio-college-team/feed/ 0 222128 Rugby Player Turned Quadriplegic Completes Incredibly Recovery by Summiting Unconquered Asian Mountain https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rugby-player-turned-quadriplegic-completes-incredibly-recovery-by-summiting-unconquered-asian-mountain/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rugby-player-turned-quadriplegic-completes-incredibly-recovery-by-summiting-unconquered-asian-mountain/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222182 A retired rugby star turned quadriplegic has made an unbelievable recovery from a broken neck to reach the peak of a previously unclimbed mountain in Asia. Ed Jackson became the first person to successfully ascend the unnamed, 15,485-foot-high peak in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan on August 23rd. The former professional rugby player for […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rugby-player-turned-quadriplegic-completes-incredibly-recovery-by-summiting-unconquered-asian-mountain/feed/ 0 222182 Two 10-Year-old Girls Just Defeated Chess Grandmasters on Separate Continents Just Hours Apart https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-10-year-old-girls-defeat-chess-grandmasters-on-separate-continents-just-hours-apart/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-10-year-old-girls-defeat-chess-grandmasters-on-separate-continents-just-hours-apart/#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:48:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221924 Two ten-year-old girls have recently conquered one of the world’s oldest board games, taking down two grandmasters in chess, men considered to be the kings of the sport. It all started at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, England earlier this month. London’s Bodhana Sivanandan (10 years, 5 months, 3 days) beat 60-year old […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-10-year-old-girls-defeat-chess-grandmasters-on-separate-continents-just-hours-apart/feed/ 0 221924 Great-Grandad Gets Hole-in-One at Age 93 – May Be the Oldest Golfer in Britain to Do it https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandad-gets-hole-in-one-at-age-93-may-be-oldest-in-britain-to-do-it/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandad-gets-hole-in-one-at-age-93-may-be-oldest-in-britain-to-do-it/#respond Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:18:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221985 A 93-year-old great-grandfather could be the oldest golfer in Britain to get a hole-in-one after achieving the feat in a recent round. Jack Ponsford notched the ace on a 135-yard third hole at Pannal Golf Club in North Yorkshire, England. It was his first ever hole-in-one—and due to his age it could make him a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandad-gets-hole-in-one-at-age-93-may-be-oldest-in-britain-to-do-it/feed/ 0 221985 Boy With Rare Bone Disorder Becomes Quarterback for a Day and Scores a Touchdown for the NFL Carolina Panthers https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-with-rare-bone-disorder-becomes-quarterback-for-a-day-and-scores-a-touchdown-for-the-nfl-carolina-panthers/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-with-rare-bone-disorder-becomes-quarterback-for-a-day-and-scores-a-touchdown-for-the-nfl-carolina-panthers/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:47:05 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221510 His dream was coming true. Stadium lights were shining in the nighttime Carolina sky. Fans dressed in their team’s trademark black and blue colors filled the stands. And 12-year-old Jase Garland was heading out onto the field, going into an NFL game for the Carolina Panthers. After everything he’d been through, the experience meant even […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-with-rare-bone-disorder-becomes-quarterback-for-a-day-and-scores-a-touchdown-for-the-nfl-carolina-panthers/feed/ 2 221510 She Just Made History as Major League Baseball’s First Female Umpire–Walking on The Field to Huge Cheers (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/umpire-walks-on-to-cheers-makes-history-as-major-league-baseballs-first-female-ump/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/umpire-walks-on-to-cheers-makes-history-as-major-league-baseballs-first-female-ump/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:35:14 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221540 After 30 years and 1,200 games, the phone call that Jen Pawol was waiting for finally arrived earlier this week. You’re going to the big leagues—and you’re going to make history. Just like that, Pawol became the first female umpire in Major League Baseball history on Saturday, when she worked first base in the opening […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/umpire-walks-on-to-cheers-makes-history-as-major-league-baseballs-first-female-ump/feed/ 0 221540 Rugby Team Carries Wheelchair-bound Dad up Snowdon Peak – Fulfilling His Lifelong Dream (LOOK) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rugby-team-carries-wheelchair-bound-dad-up-snowdon-peak-fulfilling-his-lifelong-dream-look/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rugby-team-carries-wheelchair-bound-dad-up-snowdon-peak-fulfilling-his-lifelong-dream-look/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221567 This is the touching moment a rugby team carried a wheelchair-bound dad to the summit of Snowdon—helping to fulfill his lifelong dream. Members of Bangor Rugby Club helped Phil Thompson to the Welsh mountain’s 3650-foot peak earlier this month. The 66-year-old has always wanted to reach the top of Snowdon but thought it would be […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-tailors-kidney-transplant-to-protect-teen-baseball-players-swing-putting-it-on-other-side-of-his-body/feed/ 0 220547 In Belize, Maya Descendants Are Reviving an Ancient, Sacred Ballgame https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-belize-maya-descendants-are-reviving-an-ancient-sacred-ballgame/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-belize-maya-descendants-are-reviving-an-ancient-sacred-ballgame/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221397 One of the first things we learn about the Maya is that they played a curious ball and court game, and that these courts can be found in all the major Mayan archaeological sites. From the former Maya stronghold of Belize comes the story of the slow revival of this ancient ball game—perhaps the oldest […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-belize-maya-descendants-are-reviving-an-ancient-sacred-ballgame/feed/ 0 221397 Phillies Team Makes Hype Video That Wins Their Bat Boy Cancer Survivor a Trip to the All-Star Game (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/phillies-team-makes-hype-video-that-wins-their-bat-boy-cancer-survivor-a-trip-to-the-all-star-game/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/phillies-team-makes-hype-video-that-wins-their-bat-boy-cancer-survivor-a-trip-to-the-all-star-game/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:55:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220283 Bat boys often blend into the background, becoming bit players in the operations of a major league baseball game. But the Philadelphia Phillies recently gave their bat boy, Adam Crognale, the star treatment, creating a hype video that helped get him elected to this year’s All-Star Game ball crew. Thanks in part to the video […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/phillies-team-makes-hype-video-that-wins-their-bat-boy-cancer-survivor-a-trip-to-the-all-star-game/feed/ 0 220283 Philadelphia Phillies’ New Service Dog is Instant Celebrity – And Will Support a Veteran After Training Camp https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/philadelphia-phillies-new-service-dog-is-instant-celebrity-and-will-support-a-veteran-after-season-of-training/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/philadelphia-phillies-new-service-dog-is-instant-celebrity-and-will-support-a-veteran-after-season-of-training/#respond Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:04:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=219870 The Philadelphia Phillies just expanded their roster—adding a four-legged friend that’s arguably the cutest teammate in franchise history. Last week, the baseball team formally announced their sponsorship of Tugger, a 10-week old pup that will soon begin his training to become an accredited service dog destined to support a disabled veteran. The yellow Labrador’s name […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/philadelphia-phillies-new-service-dog-is-instant-celebrity-and-will-support-a-veteran-after-season-of-training/feed/ 0 219870 Malala Yousafzai and Billie Jean King Partner Up To Promote Women’s Sports, and Invest in WNBA and NWSL https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/malala-yousafzai-and-billie-jean-king-partner-up-to-promote-womens-sports-target-wnba-and-nwsl-for-investment/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/malala-yousafzai-and-billie-jean-king-partner-up-to-promote-womens-sports-target-wnba-and-nwsl-for-investment/#respond Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:42:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220044 Consider it the latest use of girl power. International activist Malala Yousafzai recently announced a new venture called Recess that will deploy a partnership with tennis legend Billie Jean King to promote women’s sports across the world, including some planned investment in basketball’s WNBA and the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League). Yousafzai, who survived a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/miracles-happen-woman-uses-cpr-training-learned-40-years-ago-to-save-teen-baseball-players-life/feed/ 1 219520 Jockey Being Dragged Across Track Holds Onto Reins to Protect Horse and Humans–And She Won the Next Race (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jockey-being-dragged-around-track-holds-on-to-reins-to-protect-horse-and-humans-and-she-wins-next-race-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jockey-being-dragged-around-track-holds-on-to-reins-to-protect-horse-and-humans-and-she-wins-next-race-watch/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:34:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=219277 When her racehorse took off last Friday, threatening injury to itself and spectators, harness racer Crystal Hackett remembered the adage that was instilled at a young age. “Hang on as tight as you can, for as long as you can—as long as no one’s going to get hurt,” the 21-year-old who suffered only scrapes and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-minor-league-ballpark-revived-a-struggling-downtown-in-south-carolina-by-becoming-community-hub/feed/ 0 218689 Supermom Sticks to Breastfeeding Schedule While Running 60 Mile Ultramarathon 6 Months Postpartum https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/supermom-sticks-to-breastfeeding-schedule-while-running-60-mile-ultramarathon-6-months-postpartum/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/supermom-sticks-to-breastfeeding-schedule-while-running-60-mile-ultramarathon-6-months-postpartum/#comments Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=218421 Hoping to get her “sanity and slight insanity” back after giving birth to her first child, a Canadian runner has completed a 60 mile run through Wales just 6 months postpartum. It didn’t get in the way of her duties as a mother, however, and Stephanie Case was determined to breastfeed all along the way. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nbas-warriors-host-unique-sneaker-repair-clinic-teaching-youth-how-to-refresh-old-kicks/feed/ 0 218397 Teen Girl Battles Jellyfish to Complete 27-mile Swim–May Soon Be Youngest to Finish the Top 7 Ocean Challenges https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-girl-battles-jellyfish-to-complete-27-mile-swim-may-soon-be-youngest-to-finish-the-top-7-ocean-challenges/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-girl-battles-jellyfish-to-complete-27-mile-swim-may-soon-be-youngest-to-finish-the-top-7-ocean-challenges/#comments Sun, 11 May 2025 22:05:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217844 New Zealand’s Cook Strait is considered one of the most dangerous stretches of open water in the world. Strong winds can produce violent storms, massive waves, and unpredictable currents. Jellyfish litter the surface. Sharks lurk in the depths below. And yet, 17-year-old Maya Merhige was determined to cross it. The California teen is hoping to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-girl-battles-jellyfish-to-complete-27-mile-swim-may-soon-be-youngest-to-finish-the-top-7-ocean-challenges/feed/ 3 217844 Surfer Conquers Biggest Waves in the World Despite Only Having One Leg https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/surfer-conquers-biggest-waves-in-the-world-despite-only-having-one-leg/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/surfer-conquers-biggest-waves-in-the-world-despite-only-having-one-leg/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:30:51 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217420 ‘Pegleg’ Bennett was born with a birth defect that led to the amputation of his foot when he was a baby, but the 55-year-old never let it impede the pursuit of his passion: surfing. The father of three has traveled the world surfing, making it to some of the most famous big wave surfing spots […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/surfer-conquers-biggest-waves-in-the-world-despite-only-having-one-leg/feed/ 0 217420 Pee From Runners at the London Marathon is Going to Be Turned into Fertilizer for Wheat https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pee-from-runners-at-the-london-marathon-is-going-to-be-turned-into-fertilizer-for-wheat/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pee-from-runners-at-the-london-marathon-is-going-to-be-turned-into-fertilizer-for-wheat/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217376 How many mouths could 3,000 loaves of bread feed? Whatever the answer is, that’s how many could be made from wheat grown with a special liquid fertilizer. Armed with specially designed female port-a-potties, a team of firms in London thinks that solely using urine from female competitors at the London Marathon, a significant amount of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pee-from-runners-at-the-london-marathon-is-going-to-be-turned-into-fertilizer-for-wheat/feed/ 0 217376 Bride Skis Down the Aisle in her Wedding Dress to Get Married at 8,000-feet (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bride-skis-down-the-aisle-in-her-wedding-dress-to-get-married-at-8000-ft/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bride-skis-down-the-aisle-in-her-wedding-dress-to-get-married-at-8000-ft/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:57:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217325 Instead of walking down the aisle, this bride decided to ski down in her wedding dress, tying the knot at 8,000-ft on a snowy mountain. Jess and Ladis Hoefkens got married on March 28, at the top of Mont Brévant in Chamonix, France, in an intimate ceremony with 20 guests joining them on the slopes […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bride-skis-down-the-aisle-in-her-wedding-dress-to-get-married-at-8000-ft/feed/ 1 217325 83-year-old Race Car Super-Fan Finally Gets Her Chance Behind the Wheel, Outliving Prejudice https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/83-year-old-race-car-super-fan-finally-gets-her-chance-behind-the-wheel/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/83-year-old-race-car-super-fan-finally-gets-her-chance-behind-the-wheel/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2025 22:17:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217064 Some of her best childhood memories were filled with revving engines, spinning tires, and cheering crowds while her brother drag-raced—but in those days there were no driving opportunities for women. Yet, she vividly remembers the rush of adrenaline she felt while watching her brother racing cars. The one day she did have a chance to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/83-year-old-race-car-super-fan-finally-gets-her-chance-behind-the-wheel/feed/ 1 217064 94-Year-old Has No Health Issues–Thanks to Zumba Classes 3 Times a Week https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-has-no-health-issues-thanks-to-zumba-classes-3-times-a-week/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/94-year-old-has-no-health-issues-thanks-to-zumba-classes-3-times-a-week/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:08:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=217041 A sporty great-grandmother attends Zumba classes at age 94 three times a week—and her health has never been better. Mary Marson says her long, healthy life is down to eating organic food and joining weekly classes of Zumba—an aerobic workout featuring Latin American dancing and music. The nanogenarian who grew up in Jamaica says eating […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/49-year-old-becomes-first-blind-woman-to-swim-english-channel-nothing-is-impossible/feed/ 0 216350 Every Golfer’s Dream: New Coating on Ball Makes it Faster When Wet https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-type-of-golf-ball-with-water-loving-coating-could-be-every-players-dream/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-type-of-golf-ball-with-water-loving-coating-could-be-every-players-dream/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=216137 A new type of golf ball with a special “water-loving” coating could answer the prayers of thousands of golfers. The coating helps average out the speed of a rolling ball, slowing it on faster dry greens and speeding it up on sluggish, wet courses, says the American inventor. Thomas J. Kennedy III, a polymer chemist, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-type-of-golf-ball-with-water-loving-coating-could-be-every-players-dream/feed/ 0 216137 One-Armed Player Has Made History in Women’s College Basketball – And She’s Become a Role Model for Others https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/one-armed-player-has-made-history-in-womens-college-basketball/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/one-armed-player-has-made-history-in-womens-college-basketball/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:10:16 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=215986 With so many great plays in March Madness this week, check out the shot that carried multiple meanings as it sailed into the air, and into the history books this season. It required persistence, resilience, and faith. Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, who was born with a right arm too small to adequately use, let her left-handed shot […]

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