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NCAA wrestler Troy Spratley earned Outstanding Wrestler honors at USA Wrestling's U23 Nationals, crushing seven opponents without allowing a single point. Ten young champions now head to Peru to represent America on the international stage.
Troy University's Zay Dyer became the first Division I player ever to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds while leading her team to a championship game berth. The star player notched her 23rd double-double of the season in an 83-73 victory that sends Troy to Monday's Sun Belt Conference title game.
Troy University men's basketball just became the first team in five years to win consecutive Sun Belt Tournament championships, punching their ticket to March Madness for the second straight season. The Trojans dominated Georgia Southern 77-61 behind Thomas Dowd's incredible 23-point, 13-rebound performance that earned him Most Outstanding Player honors.
Makenna Calbert, who led Troy's cross country team through five meets this fall, just won a prestigious Sun Belt scholarship to pursue her master's degree in nutrition. The four-year athlete will study dietitian education at UAB this fall.
San Jose's new professional women's hockey team just scored big by hiring Troy Ryan, an Olympic gold medal-winning coach, as its first head coach and general manager. The move signals an exciting new chapter for women's hockey on the West Coast.
A Marengo horse trapped in rising floodwaters for 13 hours reunited with his family after an emotional rescue on April 4. The successful operation brought Troy home safely, ending a harrowing ordeal that gripped the community.
When a 20-year-old horse was swept 600 feet into surging floodwaters, two dozen rescuers spent eight hours battling cold and current to bring him home. Troy is now recovering on his farm, surrounded by the family who saved him 18 years ago.
A Marengo horse named Troy was reunited with his owner after emergency crews worked for 13 hours to save him from raging floodwaters. The rescue brought together firefighters and community members who refused to give up on the exhausted animal.
Troy Johnston almost quit baseball for a corporate sales job last year. Now the 28-year-old Rockies player is batting sixth-best in the majors and celebrating home runs in a giant purple fur coat.
A quick-thinking fire crew pulled an injured swimmer to safety after a dangerous fall at a New York gorge. Despite the treacherous terrain and a 45-minute technical rescue, everyone made it home.
Flag football will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, creating a massive new opportunity for young women and girls worldwide. NFL executive Troy Vincent Sr. says this gentler version of the sport is sparking a global movement.
A New York woman gave her younger brother the ultimate birthday gift when she donated her kidney to him on February 2nd. The successful transplant has given Troy Rowe a second chance at life after being diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.
When Troy left his bag of hair clippers on a subway, he thought they were gone forever. Thanks to NYC Transit's lost and found team, he got them back along with 3,000 other people reunited with their belongings every month.
When a man became trapped in a corn-filled silo, four Troy Township firefighters led a multi-county rescue effort to beat the deadly odds. About half of all grain silo incidents end in death, but this team made sure their neighbor came home safe.
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A teenager's field discovery turned out to be a 2,300-year-old bronze coin from Troy, making archaeological history in Germany's capital. The tiny artifact is revealing new connections between ancient civilizations separated by thousands of miles.
After eight tries and decades of waiting, Nebraska men's basketball finally broke through with their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. The Huskers dominated Troy 76-47 in Oklahoma City, making history and giving their fans a moment they've waited generations to celebrate.
After nine trips to March Madness spanning four decades, Nebraska finally broke through with their first tournament victory, defeating Troy 76-47. The Cornhuskers' 40-year wait ended in Oklahoma City as fans celebrated a milestone that seemed impossible just hours before.
A curious 13-year-old in Berlin found a 2,300-year-old bronze coin from ancient Troy, making archaeological history as the city's first artifact from Greek antiquity. His discovery is opening new questions about connections between ancient Greece and Germanic tribes that historians barely understood existed.
High school football players in Troy, New York are keeping a heartwarming tradition alive. For over two decades, the varsity team has spent Super Bowl week playing with preschoolers at a local childcare center.
Troy Thompson's postponed 2020 colonoscopy turned into a Stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis, but his story is saving lives. Now in remission after 20 rounds of chemotherapy, he's urging everyone over 45 to schedule their screening.
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