Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Games

WHEELCHAIR GAMES ATHLETES SAY

After watching a quadriplegic man compete at a water skiing event several years ago, Tim Giroux of Flint knew there were very few limits...

Soldiers connect with veterans

Employees from Headquarters, TRADOC visit the local VA Hospital spinal cord unit for an afternoon of games, fun First-time visitors to the Hampton VA Medical...

Most pros risk injury, not death

"You've heard the saying, 'I'm going to break my neck trying?' Well, that's pretty much me." Hard hits, 99 mph fastballs and errant pucks don't...

Steve Moore heads home

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: Team doctor Andrew Parker said it remains uncertain whether Moore will able to return to hockey after surviving a broken neck Colorado...

Lady Tornado blowing away all challenges

The Tiffin Columbian senior, though, is no typical teenager. She's a world-class swimmer, holder of four American records and a 4.01 grade point average....

Disabilities on Ice

Daily News reporter Ann Potempa can be reached at 257-4581 - Daily News Bad legs don't stand in the way of sled hockey athletesBad legs...

Disabilities on Ice

Bad legs don't stand in the way of sled hockey athletes ON a Friday night, when much of Anchorage was meeting friends for a late-night...

Shooting for the STARZ

Roll! Shoot! Score! By Jill Cueni-Cohen Ordinary basketball takes on a whole new dimension when it's played by teams in wheelchairs. "Wheelchair basketball really...

A designer gets to grips with disability

Daniel Brown refuses to let paralysis depress him. In fact, says Marisol Grandón, his work has taken him in a new direction Daniel Brown is...

Iowa troops, Harkin help injured Iraqi girl

WASHINGTON --- A 12-year-old Iraqi girl, who was paralyzed in a misguided U.S. mortar attack, arrived in America for treatment Saturday, thanks to the...