MARQUETTE — Brendan Ruth moved to the Upper Peninsula when he was 16, relocating from his hometown of Fowler in lower Michigan. Ruth, now 23, served in the U.S. Army for a little less than four years, ...
He recalled that in August 2009, at just 18 years old, he broke his neck during basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. He sustained a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
Three veteran NHL players were placed on waivers Monday. Benning was acquired by the Maple Leafs in the Timothy Liljegren trade with the San Jose Sharks on Oct. 30. A veteran of 464 NHL games ...
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP ... rather than moving them to basic training the minute they hit the minimum level of requirements. Commanders told Wormuth that the fitness program aims to give ...