The Good Sport: Blues star dedicates team's Stanley Cup run to inspirational fan

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Blues’ Patrick Maroon shares heartwarming moment with their biggest fan

After beating the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference final, the St. Louis Blues have earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in 49 long years.

Their season has been nothing short of historic — sitting in last place in the entire league on January 3, the Blues turned their season around in a big way, qualifying for the playoffs before marching all the way to the Cup final against the Boston Bruins.

The Blues are happy to share all of their success with their fans, but there’s one particular fan who has helped motivate the team throughout the season.

Blues winger Patrick Maroon credits Laila Anderson, a young fan who’s battling a life-threatening immune disease disorder, for helping the team to find the strength to compete day in and day out. After beating the Sharks and advancing to the Cup final, Maroon shared a moment with Leila that will surely hit you in the feels.

Hope you have your tissues handy.

Weightlifter overcomes Cerebral Palsy to do inspirational workouts

Miles “Smiles” Taylor may not be the biggest lifter in the gym, but he certainly has the biggest heart.

Taylor, who lives with Cerebral Palsy, has been inspiring fans online for months with his strength and perseverance. Many of his incredible videos can be found on his Instagram account, which boasts more than 260,000 followers.

Despite weighing in at 99 pounds, Miles works out three times a week and can deadlift more than twice his bodyweight. His determination in the gym has been inspirational for people all across the world, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

With a quick visit to his Instragram page, you can see that Miles is strong both physically and mentally. Determined to never let Cerebral Palsy limit what he can do in life, Miles’ Insta description simply reads, “😎I have CP, CP doesn’t have me.”

Raptors fan immortalizes Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 buzzer-beater with sick tattoo

Raptors fans probably won’t forget Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 heroics over the Philadelphia 76ers any time soon, but superfan Ian Maningas wasn’t willing to take that risk.

"Being a Raptors fan, it's been years of misery and heartbreak, missed shots or missed opportunities," Maningas shared with Cross Country Checkup. "We finally had something fall our way and I wanted to pay tribute to that."

And boy, did he ever!

Maningas’ fresh ink depicts Kawhi crouched on the court, watching as his shot clanks off of the rim four times before dropping in for the Raptors win. The moment that many now refer to as “The Shot” was one of the greatest moments in the history of professional sports in Toronto, and Maningas has just achieved legend status with his latest tattoo.

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