Angels, infant loss and an emotional 20-year reunion
Yvonne experienced a devastating infant loss. Over 20 years later, she’s showing gratitude to the nurse who cared for her.
Sharp’s learning labs ‘stars’ make simulations realistic
Upon joining Sharp HealthCare, Carmen made an immediate donation in honor of the actors she has relied on to “bring health care education to life.”
Rallying through cancer and death
Mike Lambros is the winningest softball coach in North Carolina history and is known for helping special-needs kids. After his cancer diagnosis and mother’s passing, his players and coaches rallied around him for a fairytale ending.
Follow-up story: NFCA Hall of Fame posthumously honors legendary North Carolina high school coach
How Quinnipiac became the mispronounced Cinderella
Quinnipiac’s success over a three-day span to advance to the Sweet 16 hardly came out of nowhere. It’s taken 22 years for the school to turn a two-win Division II program into one of the top Division I mid-majors in the country.
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Meet Maddie Meyer, Getty Images sports photographer
She’s covered two Super Bowls, the Kentucky Derby, the Rio Olympics and the Women’s World Cup. Maddie Meyer shares her experiences being one of Getty Images’ most reliable sports photographers at 24 years old.
Frozen solid: Underneath the best ice in American hockey
One expert considers the ice sheet at TD Bank Sports Center some of the best in the country. The groundskeepers work meticulously to maintain it, from preseason painting to in-game incidents.
Marathon Mayhem
Boston native Jack McDonald was 50 yards away from the first explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Two of his sons ran it. One of them finished approximately one minute before the first bomb went off.
Escape on the pitch
All sports, not just soccer, have a way of unity. In troubled times, we turn to sports as a distraction, as a getaway. After the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, Soccer Night in Newtown provided an escape for a broken town.
One golden opportunity: Undefeated New Blue ready for ‘home’ game
Despite having no coach, no trainers and no field, New Blue Rugby, comprised of all Quinnipiac students but unaffiliated with the school, is ready to play its first game on campus in more than 10 years.
This is me: A sobering reality
As a freshman, A.J. Billingsley would drink several times a week, skipped most of his classes and let his grades fall. He sought help to overcome his alcohol addiction, and is back at Quinnipiac as a junior.
Mariano Jr. commits to QU
After visiting the campus in December 2010 with his Hall-of-Fame father, Mariano Rivera Jr. declared he would attend Quinnipiac University and try to walk onto the baseball team.
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