PARIS, Ky. (LEX 18) — The opening ceremony for the Paris Paralympics wrapped around 6 p.m. EST, and one wheelchair rugby athlete on Team USA has special ties to Lexington. From a young age, Zion ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brad Hudspeth, of Stilwell, Kansas, has been training for the better part of a decade for the opportunity to wear a hat that reads, “Team USA.” "For years, I'm told, ‘No, you're not ...

Connecticut’s only wheelchair rugby team is heading to the national championship in April. The Gaylord Warriors are part of ...

A fundraiser has been launched to send the captain of a Wakefield wheelchair rugby team who suffers from Crohn’s disease to a tournament for military veterans down under.

PARIS − A determined United States wheelchair rugby team advanced to the gold-medal game at the 2024 Paralympics after defeating rival Great Britain 50-43 Sunday in the semifinals. The victory ...

The sport is relatively young but fast-growing, and the competition to win gold in the Paris Paralympics is expected to be tight. Morris reported this story from Team USA’s wheelchair rugby training ...

If you couldn’t get enough of watching rugby superstar Ilona Maher stiff-arm her way through her opponents at the Olympics earlier this summer, you won’t want to miss Paralympic wheelchair rugby—a.k.a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This weekend delivered quite the thrill in the return of Thunderfest, a wheelchair rugby tournament tailored to athletes with upper and lower body disabilities. Six teams from ...

A MAN from Rugby has put plans in place to play the first wheelchair rugby game on grass in 2027 in a world first.