At first glance, Kalymnos’ vibrant turquoise waters and luminous white buildings make it appear like any other (stunning) Greek island. But as any adventure-seeking traveler who’s stepped onto its sandy shores knows, the isle is more than just a paradise for beachgoers — it’s also a world-renowned mecca for climbers. Located in the Dodecanese island […]
Get your pom-poms out — it’s time to celebrate one of America’s oldest, but often overlooked, sports: cheerleading. Over 3 million athletes cheer in the U.S. today, according to USA Cheer, and while many of us now associate the sport with the image of the all-American girl, it wasn’t always this way. Take a peek
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East Carolina University baseball player Parker Byrd’s first collegiate hit may have generated a bigger reaction than any other. When Byrd hit the ball in the sixth inning of a March 14 game against William & Mary, the crowd in the stands jumped to their feet, his teammates rushed onto the field to congratulate him
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Long before LeBron James was shooting hoops on the world’s stage, another James was the biggest name in basketball — though folks today may not know it. In 1891, James Naismith was a graduate student and instructor at Massachusetts’ Springfield College when he was tasked with developing a new indoor activity that could be played
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Number 24 steals the ball, dribbles it down half court, and lands a slam dunk — making the whole maneuver look easy in one of his latest Instagram videos. Currently a star Division I basketball player at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, Hansel Enmanuel boasts an Instagram account with 1.5 million followers, where he
Attending a sporting event is quite the multisensory experience. There’s the sound of cheering fans, the smell of soft pretzels and hot dogs, and the sight of athletes making complex plays. But not everyone can experience all those elements, and for people who are blind or have low vision, keeping up with the ins and
Running a race is one thing; it’s another to add on swimming and cycling before lacing up one’s sneakers and hitting the pavement. Such is the challenge for triathletes, who pack three endurance sports into one exhilarating, all-consuming race. “I look at triathlons as the fountain of youth,” 73-year-old Bob Babbitt, a legendary athlete who
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Jaw-dropping feats of resilience. World records. Power couples. Shocking upsets and surprising underdog victories. Heartwarming sportsmanship. Memes. Emotional catharsis. And new breakout stars. The 2024 Paralympics had it all, set among Paris’ most iconic monuments. Some people mistakenly think the “Para” in Paralympics stands for paraplegia, but the origin of the word stems from the
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Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall’s love story is what rom-coms are made of. They met as high school students, tied the knot in front of family and friends, and now happily cheer on each other’s accomplishments. But as anyone who’s been in a relationship knows, building a strong foundation with a partner is a marathon,
In 2021, three days before her team was due to depart for the Tokyo Paralympics, Team USA sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves had started to feel a bit “off.” She’d vaguely noticed some changes in her body and sense of smell, but chalked it up to her asthma, and the intensity of preparing for the
