He's elated to be walking on air
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OK, it's official. There is now an established major league style, an etiquette, for those delightful occasions when one hits a walkoff homer in the postseason.
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LOS ANGELES  - William Mapother is  happy to have made it through the week.
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He was back in uniform, back where he belonged. Twenty-seven pounds lighter. On the verge of a promotion to staff sergeant. Happy again, and sober. A man escaping an ugly past to build a respectable future.
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When Brandon Ingram was thrown from his car in a highway crash five years ago, he was told he would never walk again. But Ingram gradually regained some feeling below the waist. And now he can take steps with the assistance of a walker.
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Kevin Everett made more significant strides over the weekend in his recovery from a life-threatening spinal cord injury.
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It was a clean break across the foot. And that, as it turned out, was the encouraging news.
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Ryan Smyth is already feeling comfortable in his new surroundings and the New York Islanders' power play is benefiting from his presence.
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but it is the grins his incredible talent has put on the faces of fans that ensured he picked up the World Player of the Year award on Monday night.
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Buffalo Bills tight-end Kevin Everett,  who doctors feared would be paralyzed for life, has taken his  first steps and said he felt fortunate to be alive.
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WILMINGTON - The way Aaron Ward remembers it, it wasn't until after he staggered down the Mellon Arena runway and into the visitors' dressing room that he took his first full breaths.
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Joerg Beginen strides energetically through the lobby of the Marriott Tverskaya, giving friendly nods to guests and staff alike.
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The star seemed to be up to his antics again!
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``Off the field, he did so much for so many people. He really reached a lot. of people. ... He was a great friend on and off the field.
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The man who fell nearly 500 feet is now talking and may walk again, his doctors said.
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With Ray Allen, who has matured into his new role as a leader, the Seattle SuperSonics are off to their best start since the 1996-97 season.
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Last year, he hit 58 home runs in his first full season in the majors. Heâs modest, polite and widely considered to be steroid-free.
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No doubt Kenyon Martin is happy in Denver, a place where he feels wanted and is part of an up-and-coming team.