Definition of heroics | Bee Dictionary of English

n ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood
n a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

Larsen was a respectable 11-5 in the 1956 regular season, but no one could have predicted his Game 5 heroics.
Last year's military heroics in the mountains of Kashmir have sparked a fad for patriotism in India.
Such things reveal one edge of Director Marcel Ophuls' purpose: anti-heroics.

Orioles-Blue Jays Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays used some late-inning heroics to extend their longest win streak in five years. Chien-Ming Wang will try to help his team skip the drama in its next game.
June 22, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
Rangers, Cardinals get back to work at Busch
(Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers needed some late-game heroics to get past the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set and look for a series win Saturday at Busch Stadium.
June 22, 2013 - WGRZ-TV Buffalo
Extra innings: Pena says Corporan is the secret weapon
Carlos Pena’s walk-off heroics wouldn’t have been possible without Carlos Corporan’s game-tying solo home run in the eighth inning. “That was an amazing at-bat (by Corporan),” said Pena, who drilled a walk-off, three-run homer in the 10th to win 7-4. ‘That pitch was a perfectly executed slider down and in. I have no idea how Corporan was able to keep that ball fair and hit it that far. “It was ...
June 21, 2013 - Houston Chronicle

Jessica Lynch in International Herald Tribune
I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, legendary,said Lynch, speaking softly but firmly into the microphone as more than 12...
Bill Walton in International Herald Tribune
But I sure enjoyed his heroics over the weekend,Walton said.
Francois Giguere in ESPN
We are looking for Marek to regain his rookie season scoring touch and heroics,general manager Francois Giguere said. "He has tremendous skills and is part of a group of young players ready to make a significant impact on the success of...