Male or female, waves don't discriminate, so why should a professional sports league? That's the thinking of the World Surf League (WSL), which announced on Sept. 5 that starting in 2019, female and male competitors will receive equal prize money across all league-controlled events. "This is a huge step forward in our long-planned strategy to elevate women's surfing and we [...]
Adonis Watt may have to hold onto a teammate's shoulder pad and be led out onto the football field, but make no mistake, once the play is called, the freshman running back is ready to run solo. Watt, who went blind at the age of 6 due to a rare congenital glaucoma, suits up for Brophy College Preparatory in Arizona [...]
San Diego City College student David Pradel was documenting his school's basketball team in 2017 to chronicle their season. Little did he know that with the death of sophomore Nate Edwards, mental illness would become the primary focus of the story he was telling. Pradel was taking photos and videos throughout the year, a successful one at that, with the [...]
For Matt Cobrink, 53, the only thing that could surpass flying across the country to meet Aaron Judge, his favorite baseball player, was reuniting with his own 88-year-old father at the airport upon returning home. Matt, who lives with Down syndrome, flew with his sister, Janet, from their home in Los Angeles to meet the New York Yankees star and [...]
The Baltimore Orioles may currently hold the worst record in Major League Baseball, but there will be a major bright spot in the season on Sept. 18. That's because the team plans to host National Federation of the Blind Night to honor those who cannot see. To commemorate the night and recognize the 40th anniversary of the National Federation of [...]
Florence Meiler didn't start pole vaulting until she was 65 years old. Now 84, the Vermont athlete is still vaulting her way into the history books. After ending a 30-year career as a sales rep, Meiler began competing in track and field "for fun" at the age of 60. Today, she holds 26 world records, 20 U.S. records and her [...]
Move over, Little Engine That Could. Joshua LoCicero, 8, has little legs that could. The boy from La Cañada, Calif. who has Tourette syndrome climbed the highest peak in California --14,505-foot Mt. Whitney -- on August 18 with his mother, Natalia LoCicero, a family friend and a few others. Not only did the group summit the monster mountain, but they completed [...]
In 2013, then-unknown WTA pro Vicky Duval stunned former US Open champion Samantha Stosur at the U.S. Open. With the victory, she rose to a No. 89 world ranking. However, less than a year later, at 18 years old, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma while playing at Wimbledon. "The doctor prepared me and he said 'This is not going [...]
Who can't get behind an 88-year-old Catholic nun who is still racing in triathlons? Our top stories from August include Sister Madonna Buder becoming a national champion once again, Ashlyn Harris stepping up ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day and Patrick Reed paving the way for junior golfers. The top five from the month that was: 5. Ashlyn Harris is [...]
The Iowa Hawkeyes caught the attention of football fans and non-football fans alike last season for starting a new college football tradition: "The Wave." No, it's not your typical stadium wave in which fans throw their arms up in the air. It's a wave with much more meaning, one that says "hello" to children who physically can't make it inside [...]