March 22, 2017 Marine veteran empowers kids with disabilities through fitness Twenty years ago, Chris Kaag was a 21-year-old U.S. Marine completing a second tour in Aviano, Italy, when he noticed his legs were dragging on a run.
March 7, 2017 Paralyzed ex-footballer attends wedding of player involved in collision The bond between Devon Gales, a paralyzed former football player, and the opposing player involved in the collision that left him permanently injured is so tight, that Gales and his mother attended the former kicker’s wedding on Saturday.
January 17, 2017 Colombia plane crash survivor takes first steps, vows to play soccer again Nearly two months after a plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashed and killed 71 of its 77 passengers, an emotional video featuring one of the survivors taking his first steps since the tragedy has been released.
January 10, 2017 How rotator cuff injury may have affected Pacquiao fight Manny Pacquiao is expected to undergo surgery later this week for a rotator cuff tear that he failed to disclose before he lost a highly anticipated boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas Saturday night.
January 6, 2017 Brain-injury deaths in high school football players rising Two dozen high school football players died in recent years from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, and the annual death count has been growing slightly, according to a new study.
January 3, 2017 Mom paralyzed in hit-and-run accident takes first steps A 26-year-old mother of two who was paralyzed in a hit-and-run has taken her first steps 18 months after the accident.
December 22, 2016 Is running actually good for your knees? If you're a runner, then maybe you've worried about the long-term consequences of all that pounding on your knees.
December 12, 2016 Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes.
December 8, 2016 Some football positions linked to high blood pressure It might not be obvious to those who spend Saturdays cheering on their alma mater on the gridiron, but playing college football is linked to changes that negatively affect the heart.
December 6, 2016 Florida dad vows to take disabled daughter to all 50 US states by age 18 Most people who use a wheelchair prefer smooth pavement, but 16-year-old Kellissa Kain has always wanted the ground beneath her to be rocky, bumpy and “crazy,” her father said.
