The news is usually focused on hate, corruption, and crime, but not all is lost. While your favorite athlete was thanking his ex-girlfriend for boosting his draft stock by refusing to take the stand, an everyday hero was at work.

• Claire and Chloe

Our story begins in Trenton, Illinois. Chloe Gruenke was running at the middle school state track meet when she got hurt. On the ground and unsure of her injury, she was emotionally crushed as she began to realize that she wouldn't be able to finish. Luckily, a hero was there and didn't just help her with her injury, but helped her finish the race. The surprising part is how it was done. Unless you saw the image posted above. You can probably give a pretty good guess if you did.

Chloe Gruenke was running the 800 meter race in the Illinois state track meet when felt a sharp pain in her leg and wondered what had happened. She tried to run through the pain until realizing it was too strong, then fell down on the track. This is where her twin sister, Claire, comes in. I should mention that many people already have difficulty telling twins apart and that naming twins Claire and Chloe definitely won't cause even more confusion for everyone else throughout the entirety of your daughters' lives, so a big thanks to mom and dad.

Claire was running the race as well, but stopped mid-race to help her sister. When Chloe explained that she wouldn't be able to finish the race, Claire picked her up and finished the race with her sister on her back. Amazingly, they still finished in first place* in the most unorthodox finish since Ricky Bobby's heyday.

In summary, Claire is a hero. While she wasn't putting herself in mortal danger like America's most selfless hero, she gave up her only chance this year at winning state so that her sister could just finish. It will be 364 more days until she is able to try again at the finals, but to her it was all worth it. Claire and Chloe amazingly weren't the only winners that day, as everyone in the crowd witnessed an inspiring act of love and companionship that is certain to inspire them in their own lives or something.

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Until next week, may all your dreams come true.

*Just kidding. They finished last.

ESPN has reported that Steve Kerr will be the Golden State Warriors head coach next year. The UA alum rejected an offer from the New York Knicks to stay close to his home in San Diego, according to ESPN. Reportedly, Kerr accepted a five-year, $25 million dollar deal.

From ESPN:

Sources said Kerr was under the impression that the Warriors preferred Stan Van Gundy to him, but when the Detroit Pistons swooped in to land Van Gundy, Kerr became the Warriors' top choice — and he theirs.

The Warriors met Tuesday with Kerr before his TNT broadcast in Oklahoma City and appeared to remain in the running for him alongside the Knicks, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Sources told ESPN.com that the Warriors, after initially believing they had no shot at Kerr because he was "too deep" into his negotiations with the Knicks, started pressing him as hard as they could to try to change his mind after Golden State's other top coaching target — Van Gundy — struck a deal with the Pistons.

Before the Chicago Bulls and Kerr was time as manager of the Phoenix Suns, the five-time NBA champion was a point guard for the Arizona Wildcats:

Still, Lute Olson saw something in the skinny kid and brought him to Tucson. During his freshman year, Kerr got word that his father, Malcolm Kerr, had been assassinated in Lebanon, where he had been the president of the American University of Beirut. It was a brutal test of a young man's character, but he hung in and actually earned some playing time his freshman year.

By the next season, he was a full-time starter, averaging 10 points per game and shooting a stellar 57 percent from the floor. The next year was even more amazing: He led the team in assists and averaged 14 points a game. That summer, Olson tapped him to play for the U.S. team in the World Championships in Spain. (Back then, the U.S. sent amateurs to world championships and the Olympics. Since the 1970s, the rest of the world, using professional players, had been making steady progress against the Americans, who felt it wouldn't be sporting to send professionals. When the Olson-coached squad won it in 1986, it was one of only three times in 14 attempts that the Americans had triumphed. These days, our professionals can't even win the thing.)

Click here to read the rest of Tom Danehy's interview with Kerr in 2008.

Two weeks ago I ventured over to Hi Corbett Field to take in a few innings of the Saturday night game between Arizona and rival Arizona State, and I was blessed with getting to see the Wildcats' great red baseball uniforms on display and in action.

That was the end of the good news on that trip, as Arizona lost that game 7-0 en route to losing two of three to Girls Gone Wild University and Casino.

Even more distressing was what I learned from UA baseball sports information guy Blair Willis when I asked him something that's bothered me for two years now: why doesn't Arizona sell the red jerseys?

"Nike won't let us," Willis told me, and it was all I could do not to drop my jaw on the floor.

Arizona has red, white and blue tops that it alternates through, and while the whites are nice and traditional and the blues are sharp, they don't hold a candle to the reds. I've wanted one since I first glimpsed the new version in 2012, during Arizona's run to the College World Series title, yet every time I've checked at UA bookstore or online in its team shop, all I've seen are white and blue.

Everyone has their form of escapism, and Connor "Stone Crusher" Michalek's was good old fashion wrestling. Connor was a seven-year-old boy that was battling cancer and was granted the ultimate WWE fan experience at Wrestlemania XXX in April. Doctors told Steve, Connor's father, that his son didn't have long to live.

The WWE caught wind of the news, they invited the wrestling fanatics to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA., for a special pre-show experience. Connor was invited back stage so he can meet all his heroes, and had the best seats in the house.

Sadly, Connor passed away shortly after the event. The WWE made this special video for Connor to commemorate his passion and fighting spirit. Keep that box of tissues close because it's a tearjerker.

It's been a rough 2014 season so far for Arizona Diamondbacks fans. I'm a casual one, at best, but even in that respect it's been painful to watch a team that seemed like it was going to be good faceplant its way to a Major League Baseball-worst 8-22 record.

That's including an abysmal 2-15 mark at Chase Field in Phoenix, where you'd think the D-Backs would have an advantage playing in the friendly confines of their oversized airplane hangar retractable-roof stadium.

While there are diehard fans in every sport, baseball ones might be the most devoted because of the sheer number of games they must commit themselves to watching and/or following. And when that involves cheering for a team that is worse than the latest NBC comedy, that will lead to a lot of sad, empty nights.

Thankfully, the folks over at Match.com have your backs. They'll hope to have your wallet soon, too.

The popular online dating Web site has created a subset of its treasure trove of internet-based love-seekers specifically for Diamondbacks fans, as well as for fans of every other Major League Baseball team. (No word on whether you can cross into other fanbases, thus being able to become one of those oh-so-cute couples who attend games in jerseys from both participating teams)

You've seen the billboards along the freeway, the ones that say Arizona is Wildcat Country. Those exist all over the state, part of a UA athletics department campaign to ensure the Grand Canyon State aligns more with the red and blue in the state flag than the gold associated with a certain school up north.

But billboards only do so much. Sometimes, you've got to hit the road and drum up support in person.

The Arizona Road Tour has stops scheduled in Tempe (May 3), Tubac (May 15) and Pinetop (May 28), with each locale getting a chance to meet athletic director Greg Byrne and UA coaches including Sean Miller, Rich Rodriguez and women's hoops coach Niya Butts. At each stop fans will also have an opportunity to win prizes as well as to join the Wildcat Club or purchase UA football season tickets.

The tour actually has four stops, though, and the UA is soliciting nominations for the final visit, scheduled for May 29.

Using Twitter (sent to @Greg_Byrne or @AZATHLETICS) or email (to [email protected]) fans can lobby for their city or town to get that last stop. Suggested submissions include photos, videos or "top 10" countdowns, with emphasis on creativity.

Submissions must be made by Friday to be eligible.

For more information on the Arizona Road Trip campaign, including a more detailed itinerary, check out the event page.

Meb Keflezighi has won the Boston Marathon men's title. Keflezighi is the first American athlete to win the world's oldest annual race in 31 years. The 37-year-old olympic runner's time was 2:08.37.

Kenya's Rita Jeptoo wins the Boston Marathon women's title, again. Jeptoo set a course record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds. The 33-year-old Kenyan marathon runner won in 2006 and 2013.

You know the #MBTA has problems when the women's #BostonMarathon leader, Rita Jeptoo, is outrunning the Green Line. pic.twitter.com/nR1s7ne97D

— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) April 21, 2014

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Munenori Kawasaki is a renaissance man. The 32-year-old Japanese professional baseball player is learning English and Spanish, so what better time to practice than a pre-game interview? Kawasaki talked about the weather, practicing English with his teammates and how exciting it is to play for the Blue Jays instead of slumming it with Triple-A Buffalo squad.

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• "George Hincapie nominated Tucson for, among other things, its strong winter appeal."

Stop me if you heard this one before, Tucson is a great cycling city. Maybe we're biased, but Tucson was built for cyclist. If you won’t take our word for it, maybe USA TODAY Travel’s top 10 U.S. Cycling Cities will change your mind.

Tucson takes 7th place in this formidable “must-visit list for active vacationers of all ages."

From USA TODAY:

George Hincapie nominated Tucson for, among other things, its strong winter appeal. During the colder months, the city becomes a hotbed of cycling activity as northern-based enthusiasts come down to enjoy mild winter temps and dry conditions of the high desert. The 55-mile car-free Urban Loop, in addition to a whopping 700 miles of bike lanes, makes this college town a favorite with road cyclists, while the surrounding mountains, including Mt. Lemmon, provide a wide range of terrain for mountain biking.

We salute you, George Hincapie. You might have finished 2nd in the 2011 National Road Race Championships, but today you finish first in our hearts.

Tonight marks the latest edition of Tucson's final Triple-A baseball game, as the El Paso Chihuahuas wrap up their temporary use of the Kino Stadium as their home field with a 6:35 p.m. clash against the Reno Aces.

Free tickets to the game are available at any Eegee's location, which is as good a reason as any to spend a Monday night at the ballpark watching professional baseball.

Need another? How about this: it's a great chance to make fun of veteran ballplayer Jeff Francoeur for being maybe the most gullible person on the planet, at least in the world of sports.

The 30-year-old left fielder has been in pro ball since 2002 and has spent part of every year since 2005 in the major leagues, most recently with Kansas City and San Francisco last year. He was signed by San Diego this winter, and began the year with the Padres' Triple-A team in El Paso.

That's when the long con began.

Since joining the Chihuahuas Francoeur has been led to believe that pitcher Jorge Arias was deaf, despite this very much not being the case. Apparently, Francoeur is quite the oblivious one, as the 10-minute video put together by teammate and burgeoning young filmmaker Cody Decker explains in hilarious detail.