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Football players Husain and Hamza Abdullah are taking the year off from the NFL to make a pilgrimage to Mecca and connect with fellow Muslims around the country.

Iona-bound Michael Haynes hoped to leave behind the violence in his hometown and pursue his hoop dreams.

Pop Warner player Donnovan Hill's life changed after one hit on the football field. Was tackling technique to blame?

From NFL veterans, like Jacob Bell, to newcomers, like Chad Diehl, some players are choosing to walk away from football over concerns about their long-term health.

Former NFL receiver Al Toon and his son, Nick, talk about the game of football as Nick embarks on his rookie season with the New Orleans Saints.

Jewish-American hockey player Evan Kaufmann faced a unique dilemma: Should he continue his career in Germany despite the fact that many of his family members were killed in the Holocaust?

Far from his native Kenya, cross country runner Marko Cheseto faced tragedy and despair before creating his own remarkable survival story in Alaska's frozen tundra

Former NFL player Reggie Rogers has had multiple DUI arrests over the last two-plus decades.

A California Pop Warner coach is accused of running a bounty program, which allegedly offered cash to kids who delivered punishing hits to opposing players or knocked them out of games.

The beating that 49ers fan Manuel Austin suffered at an NFL game haunts him as he continues to recover from his injuries.

25 years ago, veteran Dodgers executive Al Campanis shocked the nation by making racially charged remarks on ABC's Nightline - an event that put Major League Baseball's hirng practices under intense scrutiny.

Just days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, University of Minnesota half back Bruce Smith accepted the Heisman Trophy with a speech rewritten to rally a nation during uncertain times.