OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Marcelino Lugo is a former gang member who came from a broken home. He now teaches several Oklahoma City kids with similar backgrounds how to box, free of charge. “Coach Marce,” ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - While we’ve all heard about the benefits of having children involved in organized sports, not every family can afford the expensive equipment or lessons that come along with ...

AKRON, Ohio – The LeBron James Family Foundation is partnering with Popeye’s Boxing Gym to offer free fitness and boxing classes for I Promise and House Three Thirty students, teachers and staff. The ...

LITTLE CHUTE – Inside a cramped, dimly lit rectangular garage just off Main Street — about 20 steps behind Anyone Rides Little Chute — is where Nick Maher’s worlds collide. By day, Maher — who owns ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A former Trenton, New Jersey, gang member turned his life around ...

Sports make up a tremendous part of the American psyche. According to the Aspen Institute’s State of Play 2023 report, 51% of U.S. children participate in youth sports. And nearly 160 million ...

Flowers Fitness Club is a west side health and wellness program offering free boxing classes and more to transform the lives of the city’s youth. CEO Roy Flowers joined us to share more along with ...

Sports aren’t just good exercise. They also teach children valuable lessons in life. In San Bernardino, many are learning those lessons at MTC boxing club, where coaches are also helping them stay ...

Love Conquers Fear: Lessons in Boxing and Life is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

An expansion project at Jim’s Gym is already a knockout. The Elmira fitness center at 754 Baldwin St. opened a new space dedicated to boxing last week. Owner Jim Wheaton said he surveyed Google search ...