I woke up early. I put on my running shoes and ran to the top of the hill behind my house, my calves protesting the hundreds of stairs. All around me, birds were singing — thrushes, starlings, house ...

Without the lift, Lighty said, he would not have been able to participate in the sport. Greg Baum sits alongside the shoe ...

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 22: Jayda Noble #2 of the California Golden Bears celebrates from the bench against the ...