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The Special Olympics Touches the Heart Through Competitive Spirit

Sports creates a wide range of emotions; usually the thrills of victory or the agony of defeat. But at the Special Olympics, all of the 1,100+ athletes were stars, and they were all winners.

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Special Olympic Volunteers: The Ramirez Family

The Special Olympics of Southern California is holding their Annual Summer games in Long Beach, CA June 8-9. Find out what it means to coach these incredible athletes.

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Special Olympics Star: Jenna Ramirez

The Special Olympics of Southern California will be hosting their annual Summer Games June 8th and 9th in Long Beach, CA. Read more to find out about one star, who would be favored to win gold in swimming had it not been for a recent ankle injury.

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Special Olympics: Game of the Century

The Special Olympics of Southern California will be hosting it's summer games for over 1100 Special Olympic Athletes. Read on to learn more about the organization, the summer games and the upcoming world games.

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Nike ends sponsorship with Livestrong Foundation

Although Lance Armstrong is no longer affiliated with the Livestrong Foundation, Nike has opted to cut ties with the charitable organization that made wristbands the biggest trend of the early 2000s.

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The four words that inspire BMX racer Alise Post

Alise Post got on her first BMX bike at age six and since then has become one of the best BMX riders in the world. Find out more about her training, diet, and what gives her motivation and strength to compete.

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After-School All-Stars Helps to Keep Kids Active and Healthy

The mission of After-School All-Stars (ASAS) is to provide comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them achieve in school and life. Anna Littles spoke with CEO Ben Paul to find out more about their program.

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ATLX One-on-One: Ted Kennedy of CEO Challenges

Ted Kennedy is the president of CEO Challenges, a Boulder-based division of Life Time Fitness that puts successful executives of large companies head-to-head in athletic competition. Kennedy sat down with ATLX to talk about the past, present and future of CEO Challenges – and how to train like the fittest execs in the world.

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Say what? Five things that will surprise you in ‘The First 20 Minutes’

Gretchen Reynold's, The First 20 Minutes, details surprising facts about your workout regimen. ATLX picked the five biggest surprises we took away from this book. Check them out here!

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NFL Draft: Mad Dog Madden’s Take on Vaccaro and Goodwin

The futures of University of Texas NFL Draft prospects Kenny Vaccaro and Marquise Goodwin may be determined over the course of the next three days. ATLX Expert Jeff Madden coached both players at UT and says their training has primed them for the league.

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