With a protective visor on, New York Rangers’ key defensemen, Marc Staal, made his long-awaited return to Madison Square Garden Monday night to square off against the Washington Capitals in game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The injury happened March 5 against the Philadelphia Flyers as Staal was struck by a deflected puck that [...]
Max is 17 yrs old and was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis (NF) at the age of 32mths. NF is a genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes tumors to form on the nerves anywhere in or on the body at any time. NF also causes people affected to have more of a chance to have learning [...]
The Major League Baseball season stretches from the blooming days of April to the frigid nights of October. Teams success can change on a dime. Those who were golfing early in years past can rewrite their script. A team that was in desperate need for change was the Boston Red Sox. Coming off a season [...]
On September 24th, 2010, Harding tore his ACL and MCL in the right knee in a preseason game, and missed the entire 2010–11 NHL season. On November 28th, he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (symptoms may include numbness, impairment of speech and of muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue). Despite this, Harding was once [...]
Shane Larkin just finished his second season with UM and has decided to leave school and enter the 2013 NBA Draft. Larkin said the word he got from NBA executives and scouts is that he’d be drafted late in the first round or early second round. As for doubters who say he’s too short at [...]
As the NHL regular season comes to an end; 16 teams are preparing for their playoffs run. Teams such as the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars fell just short but showed a lot of guts in the way the competed. “The Blue Jackets finished tied for eighth in the Western Conference with Minnesota, [...]
PPW sits down with United States soccer player Carli Lloyd to discover that, like everyone else, she too has had her doubters. Carli is a skilled and dedicated 2012 Gold Medalist attacking midfielder who currently sits at 15th in scoring all time for the U.S. Check out our interview as we uncover her motivation, goals [...]
Omar Henry had a dream to one day become the undisputed super welterweight champion. Sadly he died last week, before the age of 26. Henry was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer days before his November, 2012 fight. We share this story with you because it is important to remember that your time on this earth [...]
A.J. DeLaGarza plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS. Standing at just 5’8″ he has certainly had his share of doubters. We sat down with A.J. to learn how his efforts as a youth athlete put him on the right track to reach his long-term goals. Two Youth National Championships, Two NCAA National [...]
Most athletes never suffer an ACL injury, very few athletes suffer two ACL injuries (Think RG3), and only a handful suffer a third. Most athletes give up after the first or second, thinking their playing career is over. Meet Marissa Yowell, an 18 year old freshman at Elms College in Massachusetts. She loves the sport [...]
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