Paralympic Games

Clarksville Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins Boston Marathon marred by explosions

2013-04-15 15:36:00

Clarksville resident Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon on Monday, hours before the race was marred by deadly explosions near the finish line. Though McFadden added to her resume as one of the elite Paralympic...

Martin Guitar makes custom guitar for blind veteran

2013-01-12 06:49:21

Lt. Brad Snyder holds the acoustic guitar in his arms for the first time, strumming a few random chords, then moving into a sampling of Neil Young. The sounds take him back to the nights when he was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and sat around a...

Families worry about possible Russian adoption ban

2012-12-27 18:45:54

To Heather and Aaron Whaley, they're already parents to a 4-year-old girl living in a Russian orphanage off the Sea of Japan. The Frederick couple have never met the child, but they've given her a name — Addie. They've hung pictures of her in a...

Tatyana McFadden looking to go far and fast at Paralympics

2012-08-25 11:49:00

Maybe you've seen the ads. They've been all over TV and in magazines like Time and Sports Illustrated. There is U.S. Paralympian Tatyana McFadden in her sleek titanium racing wheelchair, hunched over in mid-push, shoulder muscles rippling, a look of...

Paralympic champion Jessica Long left home to find way to London

2012-08-29 18:46:00

For the first time in her memory, Jessica Long dreaded swimming. With high school coming to an end, her friends cut loose -- bonfires, movie nights. It all sounded so fun and Long, a seven-time Paralympic gold medalist, had to skip out so she could hit...

A long road to the Paralympics for Clarksville's McFadden sisters

2012-08-23 08:37:00

Ask the McFadden sisters what the term "elite athlete" means to them, and they'll share a definition that entails respect from others, an acknowledgment of their hard work and being treated like any other top athlete. They'll also be describing...

Disabled athletes shine in Baltimore Running Festival

2012-10-13 16:30:00

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...

Paralympian Jessica Long goes gold-metal glam

2012-11-23 17:15:00

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...

Local Paralympic swimmers headed to London

2012-07-16 05:55:00

Loyola University Maryland swimming coach Brian Loeffler said he "opened the door" for Becca Meyers, a Loyola Blakefield Aquatics member, and North Baltimore Aquatic Club's Ian Silverman to join the U.S. team in the Paralympic Games in London beginning...

Jessica Long inspires youngsters at Pinewood Elementary

2012-10-09 10:00:00

Fresh off a dominating performance in the London Paralympics, swimmer Jessica Long on Tuesday morning shared stories of her decorated career with fifth-graders at Pinewood Elementary School in Timonium as part of their unit on overcoming obstacles. "We...

London gears up for Olympics as only the British can

2012-07-27 03:28:00

The Olympic torch came to Brixton on Thursday, and so did Amy Cohen. She lived in the South London district until recently, a job change and the continuing financial crisis sending her to live back home with her parents at age 34. Among the throngs who...

Navy veteran speeds ahead to qualify for Paralympics

2012-07-12 16:00:00

When Brad Snyder swims, he can't see the water. He can't see his opposition, he can't see the clock and, most importantly, he can't see the wall. But by just visualizing himself in the pool, Snyder is now London-bound. The 28-year-old Snyder lost his...

Paralympics gold medal swiimer Ian Silverman takes the podium after a surprise welcome at McDonogh School, where he is a student. McDonogh's headmaster Charles W. Britton stands at right.

2012-09-12 00:00:00

A flaming backdrop is suspended in the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Felipe Gomes and Leonardo Souza Lopes (guide) of Brazil compete in the Men's 100m �� T11 heats on day 9 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 7, 2012 in London, England.

2012-09-07 00:00:00