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Two years ago, Jake Bauers planned to retire from baseball to be a full-time dad. Now he's hitting clutch home runs that could send the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series in 44 years.
A California pastor finally played college football at age 47, three decades after injuries ended his first attempt. His son's simple suggestion reignited a dream he thought was gone forever.
Professional bowler Chris Barnes claimed both the PBA50 Tournament of Champions and Player of the Year honors on National Bowling Day. The victory came 20 years after his first Tournament of Champions win on the regular tour.
A determined 9-year-old from Bowling Green, Kentucky, just became a Guinness World Record holder by drawing and completing a hopscotch course in under 50 seconds. Daxton Hunter joins his dad and brother in the family record book, proving that persistence and a little family inspiration go a long way.
After losing his mom to a heart attack and receiving his own prediabetes diagnosis, Zack Cash discovered a simple tool that helped him transform his health without giving up fast food entirely. Seven months later, he's 70 pounds lighter and his blood sugar is back to normal.
German midfielder Nadiem Amiri delivered a game-changing assist at the World Cup, capping a remarkable comeback story that started with a career-saving move to Mainz. The son of Afghan refugees who fled war in the 1980s never gave up on his dream, even after five years away from Germany's national team.
Sally Watters has never run the Boston Marathon, but she's been part of the race for over three decades. Her passion for volunteering turned her daughter into a 22-time marathon runner and cancer fundraiser.
A 38-year-old mother in Surat, India cleared her Class 10 exam with 72% marks, right alongside her teenage daughter, 23 years after failing. Their shared study sessions turned an old defeat into a double victory.
Two-time US Open champion Erin Routliffe credits her Paralympic medalist sister Tess as her greatest motivation. The New Zealand tennis star hopes they'll both compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics together.
Bill Wiseman stood beside his father as his younger brother Reid blasted off as Commander of NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon. The launch reunited family, old Navy pilots, and even the surgeon who fixed Reid's eye as a child, making his astronaut dreams possible.
A Massachusetts obesity doctor who weighed 306 pounds transformed his health after his sister's terminal cancer diagnosis inspired him to show up for her children. He reversed diabetes, sleep apnea, and four other conditions in 18 months.
Jeffrey Randall Allen won $10 million on Amazon's Beast Games and immediately directed millions toward researching a cure for his son Lucas's rare genetic disorder. His mission is bringing unprecedented funding and attention to Creatine Transporter Deficiency, a condition that affects how the brain accesses a critical nutrient.