In 1996, Alvie Shepherd was on top of the world. He was a 21-year-old pitcher with a cannon for an arm who was eight days away from making his Major League debut. But then disaster...

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Growing up, Susan Francia always knew that she wanted to be an athlete. The problem was that, as a six foot two high school freshman, she lacked physical coordination. Despite being a member of her...

Gymnast Nastia Liukin has kept quite busy since winning five medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Among other things, she’s earned her degree from NYU, started and maintained a popular lifestyle blog, competed...

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If you haven’t given much thought to the arrangement of your bedroom’s furniture and colors, stop right there: a bedroom with the right feng shui promotes a harmonious flow of restful, nourishing, and sensual energy,...