Kami Rita Sherpa broke the record for most Mount Everest summits, completing his 27th trip to the top of the mountain on May 17, 2023. Seven Summit Treks, the company he works for, announced the record. Mingwa Sherpa, chairman of the company, said, “We are very happy to know that this morning at 8:30 a.m., … Read more
The ICC Men’s 20 World Cup is the international championship tournament for Twenty20 International cricket. It is a 20 team tournament that was first held in 2007 and is held every two years. Virat Kohli broke the record for most runs scored in the T20 World Cup on November 2 2022. Kohli was playing for … Read more
Running back Derrick Henry broke the record for most touchdowns by a player for the Tennessee Titans on October 30 2022. Henry rushed for two touchdowns in a game against the Houston Texans, bringing him to 75 touchdowns over his career with the Titans. Henry has rushed for 72 touchdowns and caught 3 touchdowns for … Read more
Red Bull racer Max Verstappen broke the record for most Formula One racing wins in a single season. Verstappen won 14 races to set the new record. Verstappen won the Mexico Grand Prix on October 30 2022, finishing 15.186 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen was racing for the Red Bull racing team. The previous … Read more
Katie Ledecky broke the record for 1,500 meter freestyle swimming on October 29 2022. Ledecky swam the 1,500 meter freestyle swimming competition in 15 minutes 8 seconds during the Swimming World Cup 2022 tournament in Toronto, Canada. That beat the record of 15 minutes 18 seconds that was set by Sarah Wellbrock of Germany in … Read more
Ross Edgley broke the record for longest ever open swim in Loch Ness in September 2022. Edgley swam for 52 hours and 39 minutes, covering about 79 kilometers (49 miles). Edgley accomplished his record by swimming continuously, without touching land or a boat for over two days and nights. Temperatures during Edgley’s swim got as … Read more
Phil Kessel broke the NHL record for most consecutive games played on October 25 2022. Kessel is a forward for the Las Vegas Golden Knights hockey team. Kessel played in his 990th consecutive game when he appeared to play against the San Jose Sharks. The game was played at the SAP Center in San Jose, … Read more
NFL players are among the highest paid players in professional sports. The highest paid position on most NFL teams is the quarterback. It isn’t often that a special teams player like a kicker or punter makes headlines for breaking NFL records for their salary. Jack Fox of the Detroit Lions broke the record for highest … Read more