One can say Cathey Tyree has truly been a "model" in all aspects of her life. From a model student-athlete at Purdue, to a professional model and now a role model to two children, Tyree is determined to be the best.  MORE>>> 

Nearly every young athlete, at one point or another, has been told, `It's just a game.'

But for people like Eugene Parker, sport is so much more than just a recreational activity; it is a lifetime commitment and a career.  MORE>>> 

Recently Vicki Lundy Wilbon was at home having a conversation with her two daughters about their grandfather, Lamar Lundy. A former two-sport athlete at Purdue and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome", Lundy passed away less than one year ago on Feb. 24 from a number of different illnesses.  MORE>>> 

While childhood dreams had Ukari Figgs thinking of rocketing to the moon as an astronaut, she took a different path as she grew up and parlayed an unforgettable basketball career into a job as a mechanical engineer for the world's largest auto company.  MORE>>> 

Divine Intervention. This is how Cheryl Flowers-Gavin refers to her experience at Purdue University.  MORE>>> 

Growing up, Forest Farmer had a strong desire to escape the small industrial town of Zanesville, Ohio.  MORE>>> 

At 6-4, Camille Cooper Ozumba was an intimidating presence on the court for the Purdue University women's basketball team from 1997 to 2001. Now working as an attorney in Dallas, she can be just as intimidating in the courtroom.  MORE>>> 

Three yards and a cloud of dust. And when it's fourth-and-one, Roland Parrish, who was a closet college football fan as a youth in Hammond, Ind., wants the ball in his hands.  MORE>>>