It was a warm February day when David Kropp had his second stroke. A Mustang mechanic in Alachua County, he went out for his daily walk down Race Track Road,…
Spencer Wood skied down the mountain at 70 miles an hour in Valle Nevado, Chile. The familiar sound of his skis slicing through the snow filled his ears. Then,…
Elliot Markuson built his athletic identity on impact. As a former University of Mississippi linebacker and now a Team USA bobsledder, he competes as a “push…
His first symptoms appeared during a Thanksgiving dinner in 2009, surrounded by family and food. Nine-year-old Austin Streitmatter was eagerly digging into his…
There seemed to be no more wiggle room — the walls were closing in on Steve Hurm. Five years of fighting prostate cancer only felt like delaying the inevitable…
Alecia Cosey came to, slumped over in the driver’s seat, to find her 16-year-old daughter crying and gripping the steering wheel. “Momma, are you OK?” Dayshai…
Team USA taekwondo athlete Faith Dillon had “Dum spiro spero” tattooed on her forearm well before fracturing her hand in a tournament at the Fujairah Open just…
Fitted for her first prosthetic leg at just 13 months old, it’s hard to fathom how many times in her life Grace Norman has put one on and taken one off. After…
From one angle, the silver medal shimmers and reflects the brightness of Grant Holloway’s track and field career. Turned another way, without the shine, it…
By the time Janet Plum makes the short but taxing trip to serve the coffee, the mug is only half full. What’s missing of the morning brew is dotted on the…
Matt Benavidez can't recall how he ended up crumpled on a crosswalk on the night of Nov. 7, 2020. He has no memory of his motorcycle hitting an SUV or rescue…