Photo by Edmée Van Rijn By Kim Constantinesco Mohammed Al-Khatib has the Olympic flame in his heart, and it burns for the love of his country. The 26-year-old from Palestine has never been to the Olympics before, but he's expending all of his time and energy trying to get there so that he can become the first [...]
Does Steph Curry ever falter? We're convinced he doesn't. After scoring 51 points against Orlando on Thursday, the Golden State Warriors guard took off his shoes, signed them, and made sure they got to one of his biggest fans in the building. Stephen Curry gave his autographed, game-worn shoes to a young fan for his birthday. A video posted by [...]
Photo: SweetM Images By Kim Constantinesco Last spring I spoke with Lotatoa "Lota" Ward, a 9-year-old boy from Utah, who is running ultramarathons through treatment for a brain tumor. As he was training for his first 50-mile race in 2014, doctors discovered a growth in his brain. Lota, who began running when he was 7, endured three [...]
By Matt Petrero New York Islanders' defenseman, Travis Hamonic is in the upper echelon of blue-liners in the NHL. He is an integral part of a young team that went from league doormat just four years ago to Eastern Conference contenders. He is part of a group of players who have grown together in the Islanders' organization, creating a [...]
Jo Kadlecek (left) and Valerie Gin sign a copy of their book. Photo courtesy of Jo Kadlecek By Valerie J. Gin and Jo Kadlecek “The memory of a strong woman is a sanctuary . . . .” And so begins our story. The strong women we knew as kids were teachers, relatives and teammates who encouraged us [...]
Bailey Matthews, 9, stole the hearts of many when video emerged last summer of him crossing the finish line of the Castle Howard Triathlon in North Yorkshire, England. Matthews has cerebral palsy and started the race with his walking frame, but then ditched it when he saw the finish line. As soon as he got rid of his walking support, [...]
Globetrotting has taken on an entirely new meaning for 35-year-old Becca Pizzi. Pizzi not only ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, but she became the first American women (and second women in history) to complete the challenge, known as the World Marathon Challenge. Pizzi took first place in all seven marathons averaging 3:55:11 in the around-the-world trip, [...]
Photo courtesy of Shannon Sullivan By Kim Constantinesco Valentine's Day was on Sunday, but love got an early jump on its holiday thanks to Tim Tebow. Tebow and his foundation sponsored a worldwide prom on Friday called "Night to Shine," which gave more than 32,000 people with special needs the chance to be kings and queens, and [...]
Team: Sgt Lee Spencer, Lance Corp Cayle Royce, Nigel Rogoff and Paddy Gallagher. Photo: Road2Recovery History was made Feb. 4 when the first all-amputee team rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in a blistering 46 days. Three men who were wounded while serving in the British military, and one man who lost his leg in a skydiving accident, [...]
Paul Leimkuehler on a 3-track ski. Photo courtesy of Katie Leimkuehler By Kim Constantinesco If a life has ended, but was well lived, then there's always time to get to know a person better. Even though Katie Leimkuehler's grandfather, Paul Leimkuehler, passed away when she was 8 years old, she is digging into the family archives and [...]