For those with autism, attending a sporting event can be extremely stressful. Between a roaring crowd, blaring music, fireworks and thousands of people walking around, the inherent overstimulation keeps many families from stepping inside large arenas to catch a live ballgame. However, thanks to one family's efforts, Cleveland Cavaliers fans who have autism can now get a break from the [...]
Glenn Hartrick could have never attached a racing bib to his chest again after he was struck by a car. The 36-year-old avid runner and triathlete from Jersey City, N.J. was training on his road bike in 2014 when a driver made an illegal U-turn and changed his life forever. A broken back, nine cracked ribs, two collapsed lungs, a [...]
With the Philadelphia Eagles playing on Minnesota Vikings territory in Super Bowl LII, it would easy for the Vikings faithful to give the Eagles and their fans a harsh welcome to town. Sure, there will be likely be some boos, but there's one fan who's organizing a movement to "turn the ultimate cheek." Jessica Brennan Leibrock launched a GoFundMe page [...]
Julian Molina, 19, is just like any other talented BMX rider. He can ollie up onto the side of a playground fence, pull a 360-degree spin off the top of a staircase and take an 8-foot drop over a concrete wall. The thing that makes him unique? He's missing one of his legs. According to a video by Red Bull, [...]
Georgia Cleland was a major catalyst for the shift in endurance athletes competing for reasons far beyond themselves. At 2 years old, she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and a 55 percent chance of surviving, so her father, Bruce, launched Team in Training in 1988, and utilized the New York City Marathon to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma [...]
When you think of Afghanistan, skiing certainly isn't the first thing that comes to mind. However, Sajjad Husaini and Alishah Farhang are working to change the perception that their country is exclusively war torn by representing Afghanistan at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Country, South Korea. It will be the first time the country makes an appearance at the [...]
Without a doubt, Danny Lilya has a big fan in the Minnesota Vikings. What other teenager can say that about an NFL team? Lilya, who was born with a broken back due to a spinal birth defect, is paralyzed from the waist down, yet he's a four-sport athlete and one of the most reliable football specialists at the high school [...]
All Cindy Morais did was root for her team in the upper deck of Gillette Stadium. She didn't deserve for her wheelchair to go missing. But, that's what happened during the divisional round of the 2018 playoffs as the New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans. Enter Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Morais was born with cerebral palsy and uses a [...]
His name is etched right into the city in which he lives. Phil, from Philadelphia. He's lived there almost 100 years. Meet Phil Basser, the 99-year-old Philadelphia Eagles superfan who has seen his team win three national titles, but never a Super Bowl (remember, the championship game was renamed the Super Bowl in 1970 and the Eagles' titles came before [...]
On the way to realizing her football dreams, Antoinette "Toni" Harris is making history in the process. The free safety from Detroit was just offered a football scholarship from Bethany College, an NAIA school in Kansas, which makes her the first female non-kicker to receive such an offer. Harris has been playing for East Los Angeles College, a community college [...]