Coach Dawn Staley Wants to End 'Inequities' in Sports and Healthcare: 'We're Shaping Lives' (Exclusive)

Photo:John D. Helms/AflacCoach Dawn Staley is helping change lives on and off the court — with the help of the Aflac duck.During a recent visit to the UVA Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., the beloved coach, 53, gifted patients undergoing pediatric cancer and sickle cell anemia treatment with an innovative social robot — the My Special Aflac Duck — designed to help them prepare for medical procedures, communicate their feelings, practice distraction techniques and so much more.

Coach John Altobelli Honored Ahead of the Orange Coast College Pirates' Baseball Season Opener

When the Orange Coast College baseball team, the Pirates, gathered at Wendell Pickens Field to begin their 2020 season on Tuesday, a very important member of the team was missing: Coach John Altobelli, who tragically died with eight others in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning. John, his wife Keri and their daughter Alyssa passed away alongsideNBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, as they were all on their way to a basketball tournament in Thousand Oaks, California when their helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board.

Coach Patrick Mouratoglou Says Serena Williams Won’t Retire Until She Wins: 'She Doesn't Quit'

Photo: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Serena Williamsisn’t done yet. Shortly after her heartbreaking loss to Naomi Osaka in the 2021 Australian Open semifinal, there was speculation that 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams was nearing the end of her incredible run. Patrick Mouratoglou, who has been Williams' coach since 2012, doesn’t believe retirement is on the horizon for the athlete, however. “I don’t think she will stop until she at least wins a Grand Slam, because she came back to win Grand Slams,” Mouratoglou tells PEOPLE, referring to the tennis star’s return after giving birth to daughter Alexis in 2017.

Coach Proposes to Fencer at Tokyo Olympics After After Being Rejected 11 Years Earlier: 'Very Happy'

Photo: TyCSports/ twitter While Argentinian fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice may have lost her event at theTokyo Olympics, she didn’t leave empty-handed. After the 36-year-old Olympian lost her fencing event to Anna Marton of Hungary, her coach and longtime partner, Lucas Guillermo Saucedo, popped the question. As Perez Maurice gave a televised interview to reporters after her match, Saucedo held up a handwritten sign asking her to marry him. A video posted toYouTubeshows Perez Maurice turning away from the cameras to look at Saucedo.

Coach Rescues Swimmer After Athlete Faints in Pool During World Championships

The incident occurred Wednesday at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, theOlympicsreported. Anita Alvarez, 25, had just completed her performance in the women’s solo free routine when she started to sink. Her coach, Andrea Fuentes, immediately jumped into the water — fully clothed — to save her. “I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was diving in. I got a little scared because she wasn’t breathing, but now she’s fine,” Fuentes toldMarcanewspaper, according to the Olympics.