Cancer claimed much of Sam Grewe’s right leg, but the young athlete has found success as a Paralympic competitor.

Swimmer Sara al Khatib returns to Georgia Tech after visa issue strands her for a year in her home country.

Jennifer Baker rebounded from a medical disqualification to launch a career leading to a job as Johns Hopkins athletics director.

Janine Alder came back from a frightening seizure to return to the ice before a setback sent her back to the sidelines.

The boy had no clue he would soon walk the same path as the man across the small table from him. They had grown up in vastly different worlds, after all — but, over burgers, intractable bonds began to form.

Steven O’Day learned early in life how to adapt to new challenges and responsibilities: He spent four years at Millersville bouncing from defense to midfield to striker, a starter at each spot on the school’s soccer team.

Midwestern State women’s basketball coach attacks stage 4 ovarian cancer with the help of her support system.

Whenever Zach Fogel needs a reminder not to take off for Broadway, he reads a note he left to himself on his phone titled “Why I Play Football.”

Greg Sankey, now one of the most influential figures in college sports, soaked in his first Division I Committee on Infractions hearing in August 1990 as an admittedly “wide-eyed” compliance director.

While making history wasn’t easy, Nick Symmonds made it look that way. He won seven individual Division III outdoor track and field titles, more than any man at that time.