P2P’s Five Most Read Stories From May 2014

Vaughn Ripley ascends Mt. Rainer. We’re a little late on this one, but each and every month we’re going to take a look at Purpose 2 Play’s most popular stories from the previous month. This will be measured by the number of page views each story receives. With that said, here are our five most popular stories from the [...]

By |2014-06-20T12:49:48+00:00June 20th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on P2P’s Five Most Read Stories From May 2014

Two-Time Cancer Survivor Conquers World’s Tallest Mountains With One Lung

Photo: Cover of Sean's book, Keep Climbing   By Kim Constantinesco Sean Swarner, 39, is an expert climber not just on the world's highest peaks, but in the ultimate trek we call life. He climbed his way from the depths of proverbial hell all the way up to quite literally the top of the world. Swarner is the [...]

By |2014-06-18T18:32:33+00:00June 18th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on Two-Time Cancer Survivor Conquers World’s Tallest Mountains With One Lung

USWNT Goalie Jill Loyden: A True Underdog Story

Photo: Jill Loyden- Sky Blue FC   By Brittany Alvarado U.S. Women's National Team and Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Jill Loyden has been through a lot to put it simply. Her life has been filled with rejection, triumph, injuries, and personal tragedy. "I’ve been an underdog my whole life," Loyden said. "I didn’t always play on the best teams. [...]

By |2014-06-12T19:58:13+00:00June 12th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on USWNT Goalie Jill Loyden: A True Underdog Story

CC and Amber Sabathia Make More Than Just New York’s Baseball Team Successful

CC and Amber Sabathia with their four kids. Photo courtesy of Amber Sabathia   By Kim Constantinesco Ask any professional athlete that has ever played for a New York area team. The microscope is as intense as the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Since 2009, Cy Young Award winner and six-time MLB all-star CC Sabathia has [...]

By |2014-06-11T18:45:14+00:00June 11th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on CC and Amber Sabathia Make More Than Just New York’s Baseball Team Successful

MLS Goalie Chris Seitz To Meet Man Whose Life He Saved With Bone Marrow Donation

Photo: Philip Richiuso, and his wife, Elaine, met when they were 15 years old.   By Kim Constantinesco As goalkeeper for FC Dallas, Chris Seitz, 27, is the last line of defense against tenacious offenses on the pitch. It turns out that he was the last line of defense against a furious cancer for a complete stranger as [...]

By |2014-05-28T20:13:58+00:00May 28th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on MLS Goalie Chris Seitz To Meet Man Whose Life He Saved With Bone Marrow Donation

Ironman Brian Boyle, The Man With The Iron Heart

Brian Boyle, 28, could have let his car accident change his smile. It certainly threatened to in the most horrific way. "Learning how to smile was my very first step back into life again," Boyle said. "In a lot of ways, it was a very challenging experience because my whole body was practically paralyzed by very heavy medications. Up until [...]

By |2014-05-20T15:10:23+00:00May 20th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on Ironman Brian Boyle, The Man With The Iron Heart

Breakdancing Legend “Lady Champ” Recovered From Paralysis To Dance, Run Again

  By Kim Constantinesco Some say that dance is the relationship between the body and the soul. It's purpose isn't to get to a single spot on the floor, but to enjoy each and every step along the way. For Auristerla Nunez, more affectionately known as "Lady Champ" in the hip hop community, dance is much more than that. She [...]

By |2014-05-14T14:48:36+00:00May 14th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on Breakdancing Legend “Lady Champ” Recovered From Paralysis To Dance, Run Again

Vaughn Ripley Uses Fitness To Survive Hemophilia, HIV, and Hepatitis C

  Photo by: David Touster   By Kim Constantinesco If you take a look at Vaughn Ripley, 47, you see a man that stands tall, proud, and confidently rooted in his story. There's a good reason why we could see Ripley on the cover of Men's Health in November as part of the magazine's "Ultimate Guy Search." He exercises six days [...]

By |2014-05-09T12:57:18+00:00May 9th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on Vaughn Ripley Uses Fitness To Survive Hemophilia, HIV, and Hepatitis C

Dr. David King Ran A 3:12 Boston Marathon, Then Sprinted To OR To Save Bombing Victims

By Kim Constantinesco A marathon is typically comprised of many races within one. Sometimes the race is just getting to the start line. Sometimes the race begins at mile 20 when the proverbial wall pops up and threatens every millimeter of quadriceps muscle that has already endured 20 miles worth of asphalt. In rare cases, the race becomes real after [...]

By |2014-05-06T21:14:19+00:00May 6th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on Dr. David King Ran A 3:12 Boston Marathon, Then Sprinted To OR To Save Bombing Victims

University of Denver Lacrosse Star Zach Miller Comes From Indian Reservation

By Kim Constantinesco When athletes play for reasons bigger than themselves, the stage becomes set for heroic performances to take place. "You go out every game and every practice, you clear your mind, and you just play to entertain the Creator," University of Denver freshman lacrosse player Zach Miller said. "The Creator made the game as medicine for the people [...]

By |2014-05-04T17:51:09+00:00May 4th, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on University of Denver Lacrosse Star Zach Miller Comes From Indian Reservation
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