Gift Ngoepe made history Wednesday when he became the first-ever African-born player to play in a Major League Baseball game. Ngoepe suited up for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who took on the Chicago Cubs, and won 6-5. Ngoepe had a hit, a walk, and he helped turn a double play to end the game. He hails from South Africa and spent [...]
By Dani Wexelman He has fought terrorists in Afghanistan and competed against 300-pound linemen in the Big 12, but Nate Boyer’s toughest mission yet is helping other veterans win their most challenging battle of all. After returning home from the Middle East, the former active-duty U.S. Army Green Beret knew there would be no more fitting in. Photo: Nate [...]
(Photo courtesy of Chris Robbie) Two weeks. It doesn't sound like a significant amount of time, but for Chris Robbie, 24, it was the quality, not the quantity of those weeks that made all the difference. Robbie spent two weeks in Uganda in 2012. On the plane ride back to the United States, the Longmont, Colorado native redirected [...]