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Injured Army 2nd Lieutenant becomes paralympic swimmer
In April, 2004, Army 2nd Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell's convoy in Baghdad was hit by a roadside bomb. Stockwell's leg, which was struck, had to be amputated.
It was during rehabilitation at Walter Reed Medical Center that Stockwell discovered her new passion for swimming. Four years later, Stockwell was competing in the 2008 paralympics in Beijing.
Stockwell talks to American Morning about swimming and her participation in The Hartford's "Achieve without Limits" campaign.
Jeremy Lin goes from Harvard to the NBA
Jeremy Lin picked up his Harvard diploma last week and is now the only current NBA player who holds a degree from the prestigious university.
Lin explains how he balanced basketball and books while on campus and talks about his NBA career with T.J. Holmes.
NFLPA prepares players for possible lockout with financial tips
As the NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) enter day 15 of negotiations, the NFLPA is preparing its players for a possible lockout.
The NFLPA has issued a handbook with financial tips in the event the players lose their salaries, which range from $300,000 to $25.5 million. New York Jets fullback Tony Richardson is an NFLPA executive committee member and talks to T.J. Holmes about the negotiations and possible lockout.
Teammates of fallen player get visit from former NBA star
16 year-old Wes Leonard scored the game-winning shot for his Fennville High School basketball team last Thursday, clinching a spot in the championships. But shortly after scoring the winning basket, Leonard collapsed and died from a heart ailment.
Leonard's team went on to play their first game since the death of their teammate Monday night and was accompanied by Bo Kimble, former NBA player and founder of Forty-Four For for Life Foundation. Kimble, whose Loyola Marymount teammate Hank Gathers died of cardiac arrest in 1990, started the foundation to educate athletes and the public about heart risks. T.J. Holmes talks to Kimble about the recent death of Wes Leonard and heart risks.
NFL standoff coming down to the wire
A standoff between NFL owners and NFL players is coming down to the wire. 12:00AM Friday morning marks the expiration of the players' collective bargaining agreement with owners but the players are threatening to decertify from the union if NFL owners don't grant them additional money they're asking for.
Owners could lockout the players from training or the 2011 season if an agreement isn't reached, but decertification of the union would allow the players to file an anti-trust suit against the owners.
Sports Attorney Richard Roth talks to Ali Velshi about the NFL standoff.
Cal Ripken Jr.: Baseball legend turned children's book author
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is a sports legend, known for having played a record 2,632 consecutive games with the Baltimore Orioles. But Ripken can now add "children's book author" to his resume.
Ripken has written a new book called "Hothead", the story of a young baseball player who learns to control his hot temper– a character modeled after Ripken's young self. American Morning's Kiran Chetry talks to the baseball legend turned author about his newest feat.
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