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Disabled athletes shine in Baltimore Running Festival
Erin Michael ran the relay race in the Baltimore Running Festival last year and saw a few disabled racers — but thought there could be more. The 29-year-old therapist at Kennedy Krieger Institute encouraged and then helped train nine patients who...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists, Arts and Culture, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Festive Events
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Paralympian Jessica Long goes gold-metal glam
Jessica Long will tell you: After capturing even more Paralympic gold in London, she couldn't wait to get back to Baltimore for a table heavy with steamed crabs and a pint of Ben & Jerry's. But these days, Long's reality is a touch more glamorous. You...
Tags: Family, Ralph Lauren, Adoption, Coca-Cola, Awards and Prizes
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Outperforming the competition keeps her on top
South Bend TribunePenn High School senior Anna Day, 19, was recently named to the U.S. Paralympics track and field high school All-American team for her performance in long jump. This is the second year she has earned this distinction. A sprinter on the Penn track team...Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Track and Field
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'iCarly' Actor Jerry Trainor On Annual Worldwide Day Of Play
PIX11.comActor Jerry Trainor stars on the hit kids show "iCarly" and will be taking about a special episode of his sitcom. Jerry and other Nickelodeon stars are in town for the annual Worldwide Day of Play which empowers children to get up and outside to...Tags: Music Theater, Travel, Nick Jr. (tv network), Gardens and Parks, Apolo Ohno
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The story of a Paralympian with full sails before the end
The venue for information gathering for today's column was lunch. Your typist was a fly on the wall. Mary Kate Scandone met Dottie Rountree. That's not exactly Kobe Bryant chatting with Matt Kemp. Actually, as it turned out, it was much better. Scandone...
Tags: Auto Racing, Human Interest, Symptoms, Awards and Prizes, Diseases and Illnesses
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Sports TV and radio: Sunday's 9/16 log (updated Saturday AM)
6 a.m. Tennis: Davis Cup semifinal: U.S. at Spain.--Tennis Channel 7:30 a.m. Golf: Italian Open final round (in Turin).--Golf 8 a.m. Motorsports: MotoGP World Championship (in San Marino).--Speed 9 a.m. Golf: Women’s British Open final...Tags: Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Web.com Incorporated, Auto Racing, National Football Conference, GEICO
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Former Formula One racer, Alex Zanardi, won 3 medals in the London 2012 Paralympic games
KIAHFrom one track to another, 11 years later. A horrific crash on September 15th, 2001 in Germany cost Italian Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi both of his legs, amputated below the knee. Doctors say Zanardi shouldn't have even survived the wreck. But just...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Open-Wheel Racing
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No medal, but a silver lining for Neimanas
Greta Neimanas was bummed about coming home from the Paralympics that ended Sunday in London without a medal. It was even more disappointing for the road and track cyclist from Chicago that she came so close – fourth in the road time trial, fifth...
Tags: Birth Defects, Trials, FIFA World Cup, Awards and Prizes, 2012 Summer Paralympics
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Sports TV and radio: Tuesday's 9/11 log (updated Monday AM)
10:30 a.m. Basketball: Jan. 1988: Hampton girls vs. Bethel.--LSC 48 Noon Basketball: Feb. 1988: Adult basketball: Whirlwinds vs. Crabpots.-- LSC 48 2 p.m. Football: Sept. 2004: Kecoughtan vs. Phoebus.-- LSC 48 4:30 p.m. Basketball: Feb. 1989:...Tags: Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Women's National Basketball Association, Soccer, Football, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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McFadden 2-for-2 in Paralympics
Tatyana McFadden is 2-for-2 in her drive for five. The University of Illinois junior won Wednesday's wheelchair 800 meters at the Paralympic Games in London. McFadden led from start to finish in a time of 1 minute, 47.01 seconds. Edith Wolf of...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics
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First Paralympic gold for Illini's McFadden
Tatyana McFadden, a junior at the University of Illinois and two-time Chicago Marathon wheelchair winner, has added a first Paralympic gold medal to an already impressive career resume. McFadden romped to victory in the 400 meters Monday at London’...
Tags: Spina Bifida, Awards and Prizes, Chicago Marathon, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Track and Field
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Sep 5, 2012
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