I settled back on my couch one Sunday afternoon recently to watch some of the best athletes in the world ply their craft. I didn’t watch a football or baseball game, although I have watched or covered ...

With the squeal of a whistle and a call for quiet, players at the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver faced off in a silent gymnasium. They wore blacked-out goggles and crouched in an ...

Savannah's Matthew Gavin was born with a rare genetic disorder, a type of cone-rod dystrophy that gradually took away his sight — leading to total blindness — with a strength and courage that belies ...

At the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind gym one Friday this spring, students stretched and warmed up for practice. Long goals sat at opposite ends of the floor. After taking their places in ...

PARIS — A soft voice from the loudspeaker reminds the restless crowd: “Shhh. Shhh.” The whistle blows. Suddenly, spectators fall silent and even the slightest noise echoes through the Eiffel Tower ...

Goalball competition is currently underway in Paris. It's a Paralympic sport that was invented for blind and vision-impaired athletes. Three players stand on each side of an 18-meter-long court.

PARIS — Something changes when U.S. Paralympian Tyler Merren puts on his eyeshades. Merren, a 20-year member of the American Paralympic goalball squad, is blind. He walks with a cane and reads Braille ...

TULSA, Okla. — An United States Paralympian hosted a goalball clinic on Tuesday. If you have never watched a goalball game, it's pretty interesting. It's similar to soccer, except you use your whole ...

At the Paralympics, the crowd goes completely silent for one sport. Hushed fans wait as players hurl a ball toward the opposing team’s goal. When someone scores, the stadium erupts in cheers and ...