Ty Williams walked for the first time in an inspirational moment by Chip Patterson @Chip_Patterson 57s ago • 1 min read In a truly special moment from the Georgetown University graduation over the weekend, former college football player Ty Williams was able to walk across the stage to accept his diploma. Williams, in a wheelchair after suffering a neck injury during a game in 2015, brought himself up with the help of a brace and a walker to take his first steps in two and a half years during the ceremony. According to a profile in the Washington Post, Williams was a junior linebacker when a collision in the end zone with an opposing tight end resulted in a fractured vertebrae that left partial feeling in his lower body but not the ability to will it to movement.The prognosis from doctors was not good but he remained a part of the Georgetown football team, on the roster and present during team activities. Last summer he was the keynote … [Read more...] about Georgetown football player paralyzed in 2015 walks for first time at graduation
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Texas receiver learns to love football
Playing football was hardly on sophomore receiver Loic Fouonji's mind when he and his family moved to the United States in 2008 from soccer-happy Cameroon. "When I first moved here, I wasn't really interested in football until my friend's dad put me on the team and saw what I could do," Fouonji said. He soon got the football bug when he started running into the end zone. "I used to play running back back then, so I used to score a lot of touchdowns and stuff," Fouonji said. Fouonji, 6-4, 186, of Midland (Texas) Lee, has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Texas Tech, SMU and Kansas along with interest from others. His combination of size and speed is expected to draw in many other offers over the next two years. Arkansas cornerbacks coach Mark Smith, who visited Fouonji's school May 3, is doing a good job of selling the Razorbacks, Fouonji said. "He said I would like it more if I would come down there and visit the campus as well," he said. Fouonji, who finished second in the district … [Read more...] about Texas receiver learns to love football
2018 Football Tournament for press agencies kicked off
The 16 participating teams were divided into four groups and in each group, participating teams competed in a round-robin format to select the best four for the final rounds. At the opening ceremony of the tournament. Source: VOV In Group D, the team from the People's Army Newspaper defeated football team from the Digital Television (VTC) at the the score of 3-1. The qualification round of the Northern region (Hanoi) will conclude on May 26. Press Cup 2018 gathers 40 football teams, dividing into four regions. The other region's qualification rounds will take place from May 26 to May 28. The top four teams from Hanoi and the others three teams as well as the champion of the Press Cup 2017 will compete in the final round which will be held from June 7 to 10 in Nghe An province. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about 2018 Football Tournament for press agencies kicked off
U18 Youth League 2018: Kerala Blasters and TATA Football Academy qualify for the semifinals
We have our first two semi-finalists of the U-18 Y-League. News 20 May 2018, 19:34 IST We have our first semi-finalists of the U-18 Y-League as Kerala Blasters and TATA Football Academy have qualified for the semifinals by emerging as Group winners. As many as 9 goals were scored today across the four matches in the U-18 Y-League. Sportskeeda takes a look at all the four matches in brief :MATCH 1 - GROUP C: Kerala Blasters 3-2 DSK ShivajiansThe Boys in Yellow registered their second win of the campaign as they edged past DSK Shivajians 3-2 in the final game of the Group Stage.The game got off to a flying start as Abdullah KS put the ISL Youth Side ahead in the 4th minute. Ashish Jha of the Pune based side restored parity in the 16th minute. After an even first half, Kerala Blasters scored their second in the 48th minute to take the lead. Blasters scored another in the 69th minute through Adarsh AS to put DSK Shivajians under immense pressure. The Pune based side … [Read more...] about U18 Youth League 2018: Kerala Blasters and TATA Football Academy qualify for the semifinals
Total Football Podcast: ‘Jose Mourinho is like a vampire sucking the life out of Man Utd’
Saturday's FA Cup Final is the main subject of discussion on this week's Total Football Podcast, with Telegraph Sport's Chief Football Correspondent Jason Burt joining host Thom Gibbs to dissect the game. There's also an England World Cup squad to analyse, with all the big topics covered including which formation Gareth Southgate will play, who will start in goal and whether it's acceptable to announce your 23 names with a video of shouting children. Midlands Football Correspondent John Percy is on hand to gaze at the majesty of the managerial merry-go-round, which has featured enough sudden horse-disembarking this week to concern a health and safety inspector. Plus a chat with broadcaster Michelle Owen about the forthcoming Football League play-offs, and whether we might be about to wave goodbye to the longest-serving manager of the 92. Here's how to listen: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1266640345 Android … [Read more...] about Total Football Podcast: ‘Jose Mourinho is like a vampire sucking the life out of Man Utd’