Beverly Kearney's life is all about speed and winning. She's the legendary head coach of the University of Texas women's track and field team. Under her leadership, the Longhorns have claimed six national 
As soon as her mother's car pulled away, Cathy Harper Lee always counted the blades of grass on the lawn. She hoped to reach a high number. That meant a few moments alone before her step-father ordered her inside. 
February 1, 2010
Togolese soccer player Kodjovi Obilale was on a bus carrying the Togo national football team to the African Cup of Nations last month when they were attacked by a group of rebel terrorists from Angola armed with machine guns.
In the ensuing shootout, the players lost their their bus driver, an assistant coach and a press officer, but Obilale - who was initially reported dead - is recovering at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he underwent emergency treatment for gunshot wounds to the lower back and abdomen, according to ESPN.
"I'm a miracle," he told the French sports publication L'Equipe, adding that he wanted to go back home "to see my children again and be back with those closest to me."
Since vast areas of Central Africa are controlled, or otherwise threatened, by anti-government rebels, the State Department recommends that U.S. citizens travelling to that continent check the department's website for safety information and refrain from travelling to the countryside, especially if unaccompanied by security forces.
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