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Major League Baseball unites all 30 teams on June 2 for the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day, honoring the legend while raising critical funds for ALS research. Players will wear special "4" decals and red wristbands as baseball communities nationwide celebrate progress in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease.
In August 1938, baseball legend Lou Gehrig played 36 grueling games in 31 days while unknowingly suffering from ALS, matching the performance of 23-year-old Joe DiMaggio. His courage during those brutal dog days of summer revealed the true measure of the Iron Horse.
Legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz is receiving hospice care at his Orlando home, surrounded by loved ones. His son shared that the 89-year-old coaching icon is "still fighting the fight" as family cherishes every moment together.
Aaron Nola pitched on Lou Gehrig Day for the first time, striking out eight batters to raise $12,000 for ALS research through his personal campaign. The Phillies pitcher donates $1,500 per strikeout to honor his uncle who died from the disease in 2021.
A newly approved ALS treatment can now target specific genetic causes of the disease, offering hope to patients with Lou Gehrig's disease. The FDA fast-tracked the therapy, marking a significant breakthrough in personalized medicine for neurological conditions.
Golf star Brooks Koepka is fulfilling his $5 million charity pledge by supporting causes from children's healthcare to ALS research. Among the recipients is a foundation started by a 30-year industry veteran recently diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.
A breakthrough drug called AMX0035 is giving hope to 35,000 Americans living with ALS by significantly slowing the disease's progression. Research advances at Columbia's ALS Center are helping patients live longer with better quality of life. ##
Cancer survivor Jacob Kam and his mother Betty Lou are among hundreds of volunteers who help thousands release glowing lanterns into the Pacific each Memorial Day. What started as a televised Buddhist ceremony in Hawaii has become a beloved tradition where strangers share grief and find peace together.
A Georgia firefighter who saved a litter of puppies from a burning home last year just adopted a second one after the pup's first placement fell through. Now brothers Kreed and Chief Lou are reunited at the firehouse that saved their lives.
A Georgia firefighter who rescued newborn puppies from a burning home just adopted a second one after the pup's first adoption fell through. Now brothers Kreed and Chief Lou are reunited, living with the man who carried them both to safety.
LA Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan is gifting one of his signature "K ALS" gloves to MLB.com's Sarah Langs for her birthday, honoring her advocacy work while battling the disease. The glove tradition started at Boston College, inspired by ALS activist Pete Frates who co-founded the viral Ice Bucket Challenge.
Golf star Brooks Koepka is fulfilling his $5 million charity pledge as part of his return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf. The money is going to causes that range from children's health to accelerating ALS research.
Professional golfer Brooks Koepka is fulfilling his $5 million charitable commitment required for his return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf. The donations are supporting causes from children's healthcare to accelerating ALS research.
Scientists at Stanford just received $13 million to use cutting-edge artificial intelligence to uncover the hidden genetic causes of ALS, a devastating disease that currently has no cure. They've already discovered one new gene and hope to find many more targets for future treatments.
Tanea Brooks, known as Rebel in AEW, announced her ALS diagnosis and received thousands of messages from wrestlers across every major wrestling company. Even her employer AEW, which hasn't featured her on TV since 2022, has continued supporting her throughout her two-year medical journey.
Jeff Vierstra lost his mother and two sisters to a deadly genetic disease, but an experimental treatment may be preventing him from developing ALS for the first time in his family's history. After three years of spinal infusions targeting his mutated gene, the 41-year-old shows no signs of the disease.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson shared his ALS diagnosis publicly to raise awareness and show the world he's still the same person inside. His courage is sparking hope and pushing for critical research into the disease.
A University of Missouri researcher found a way to deliver healing molecules past the brain's protective barrier, improving ALS symptoms in mice. The breakthrough could lead to human trials that might one day prevent the disease before symptoms start.
The U.S. just approved the largest federal ALS research budget in history at $315 million. New treatments targeting the disease's root causes are showing real promise for the first time.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll is making baseball history one triple at a time, leading the league with eight triples and putting him on track to become the first player ever to lead MLB in triples three years straight. His speed and hustle are helping Arizona win big at home.
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