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Just in case you didnt know, the Paralympic Games also take place this summer in Rio de Janeiro.Most people are either unfamiliar with the Paralympics, or they confuse it with the Special Olympics. This isnt entirely their fault, as theres been limited broadcasting of the Games in past years. But the truth of the matter is, few people have actually watched the Paralympics -- and fewer understand what it is.The Games, which begin Wednesday, feature all the high intensity competition that the Olympics bring and more.So before you flip past the Paralympics as you look for something to watch over the next two weeks, let us educate you on on a few facts that will definitely halt your channel-changing finger.It has all of the Olympic wonderfulnessThe Paralympics do not just sound like Olympics, they are their own Olympics.The Games are held in conjunction with the Olympic Games every four years. For every Summer and Winter Games, there is also a Paralympics held in that country. There was a Sochi 2014 Paralympics, a London 2012 Paralympics, a Vancouver 2010 Paralympics and so on. Every Paralympics is held in the weeks following the Olympic Games.Paralympians compete in the same venues as the Olympians. They also have their own opening and closing ceremonies filled with performances, guest appearances (Queen Elizabeth II made an appearance during the London 2012 Games) and countless extraordinary sights.Most importantly, this years Games will have television coverage that is similar to the Olympic television coverage, a first for the Paralympics. NBC will show 66 hours of the Games, a 60.5-hour increase over the coverage that was given to the London 2012 Paralympics. This is one of the first times American sports fans will be able to tune into lengthy coverage of the Games.This year is also the first year the Paralympics will feature paracanoe and paratriathlon and will be the first time a Latin American or South American city has hosted the Games.Its not the Special OlympicsThe Paralympics and the Special Olympics are not the same. They are two separate competitions with two separate qualification processes. The Special Olympics has voluntary participation. Anyone above the age of 8 years old with an intellectual disability can compete in the Special Olympics, regardless of whether that person also has other mental or physical disabilities.In contrast, the Paralympics is only for people who have one of the 10 eligible impairments that include visual impairment, amputations and cerebral palsy. To prevent competition where the least impaired athlete always wins, athletes are separated into classes based on the limitations of their impairment.Paralympians spend years training and competing in qualifying competitions to make it to the Paralympics.You can binge-watch past Games onlineUp until 2013, when NBC acquired rights to broadcast the Games, one of the only ways to watch the Paralympics in the United States was online. People will be able to watch the Rio Games on the NBC networks, but past Games are still available online.Fans can watch decades of Paralympics coverage all in one place on YouTube.You will be inspiredThis summers Paralympics will feature more than 4,300 athletes competing in 22 sports, making this Games the largest to date.Among the Paralympians is U.S. Army Sgt. and paraswimmer Elizabeth Marks, who recently accepted the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2016 ESPY Awards. Marks suffered debilitating hip injuries in Iraq in 2010 that left her with no feeling in her left leg. She will be competing in her first Paralympics this summer.Paratriathlete Allysa Seely, who was featured in the 2016 Body Issue, will compete in the first-ever paratriathalon. Seely had her leg amputated after being diagnosed with Chiari II malformation, basilar invagination and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.Britains Paralympians introduced themselves to the world by posting a music video online. Their three-minute video features various Paralympics showing off their talents and is appropriately titled Were the Superhumans.This is just a portion of the talent and stories of triumph that will be showcased at this years Games. If there is no other reason to watch, the athletes stories are reason enough. Retro Jordans Australia .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. 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CHICAGO -- The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated Ryan Vogelsongs 10 years of service time with an ovation for the right-hander and a post-game cake.The rest of the night belonged to the Chicago Cubs.Jordy Mercer struck out on the 11th pitch of his at-bat against Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning, sending Pittsburgh to a 6-5 loss on Wednesday and completing a series sweep by the majors best team.I wasnt going down without a fight, thats for sure, Mercer said. What do you got to lose, right? He throws the hardest ball ever, so just battle and hope for the best.Mercer finished with two hits and two RBI for Pittsburgh (67-64), which closed out a 4-3 trip that began with a sweep in Milwaukee. It trails the Cardinals by 2 1/2 games for the second NL wild card.Vogelsong (3-4) was charged with five runs and six hits in five-plus innings in his eighth start of the year. The 39-year-old righty broke into the majors in 2000 with San Francisco, but also played professionally in Japan.I never thought Id be able to say I had 10 years of service in the major leagues, he said.Kris Bryant hit his 36th homer and Addison Russell drove in two runs, but it was the defense by the left side of Chicagos All-Star infield that stole the show.Andrew McCutchens bases-loaded walk trimmed Chicagos lead to 5-2 with two outs in the seventh before Gregory Polanco hit a flare down the third-base line that looked like trouble for the Cubs.Russell sprinted over from shortstop and made a terrific catch near the home bullpen, drawing a huge ovation from the crowd of 38,137 at Wrigley Field and several swear words from his incredulous teammates.The play by Russell down the line was fantastic, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. If that ball gets in the corner you get a couple more runs.Jason Hammel (14-7) pitched six innings of one-run ball as Chicago equaled the best August in franchise history with a 22-6 record, also accomplished in 1932. It was the Cubs first time with 22 wins in a month since it went 22-10 in September 1945.Heading into the final stretch of the season, the Cubs (85-47) are rapidly closiing in on their first division title since 2008.dddddddddddd They begin September with the majors best record at a season-high 38 games over .500 and a whopping 15-game lead over second-place St. Louis in the NL Central.You never even could imagine that you would have this kind of a lead at this particular point in the season, manager Joe Maddon said.Pitching for the third straight day, Chapman worked a rocky ninth inning for his 32nd save in 35 chances.Bryant went 2 for 4 and reached base three times while extending his hitting streak to 13 games. The second-year slugger is tied with Colorados Nolan Arenado for the NL lead in homers and tops the majors with 111 runs scored.A brisk wind blowing in from left field was no match for Bryant, who drove an 0-1 pitch from Vogelsong into the bleachers in left in the first. It was Bryants 10th homer in August.Bryant made a diving grab to rob Sean Rodriguez of an RBI single in the second. He went behind the bag to take a hit away from Josh Harrison in the third and reached into the stands to retire Josh Bell on a foul popup in the fourth.He just plays well wherever you put him on defense, Maddon said. Hes just a good baseball player.WORTH NOTINGThe Pirates traded LHP Kyle Lobstein to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Zach Phillips. The 29-year-old Phillips was 9-3 with one save and a 4.45 ERA in 49 appearances for Triple-A Norfolk this season. He will be assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis.UP NEXTPirates: Following a day off, the Pirates begin a 10-game homestand with a weekend series against the Brewers. RHP Jameson Taillon (3-3, 3.39 ERA) takes on Milwaukee RHP Junior Guerra (7-3, 2.93 ERA) in the opener on Friday night.Cubs: LHP Mike Montgomery (1-1, 3.50 ERA) gets the ball when Chicago hosts San Francisco in the opener of a four-game set on Thursday night. RHP Jeff Samardzija (11-9, 4.50 ERA), who played for the Cubs for seven years, pitches for the Giants.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '