One lucky couple was chosen -- from a pool of more than 450 couples who competed in ESPN's Marriage Madness competition -- as winner of the ultimate ESPN sports wedding. With listeners of the Mike & Mike in the Morning national TV and radio show as voters, Catherine and Jason West, now husband and wife, were married May 26, 2006 on ESPN. Noteworthy is the fact that both Catherine and Jason are die-hard University of Florida Gator fans -- they met at a Gator tailgating party and were engaged at Lake Alice, a popular outdoor spot on campus. The bride wore crystal Gator beadwork on her gown and the groom's tuxedo jacket was lined in Gator orange. The maid of honor wore a Gator blue dress and carried an orange bouquet. The wedding vows included the traditional messages of love, honor, and respect -- but some sports twists were sprinkled in too. The Wests took away a check for $20,000, compliments of hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, and they will soon head off on an all-expense paid sports-inspired honeymoon.

This wedding is inspired not just by sports.  It is also inspired by cancer survival. Catherine -- who became engaged on the one-year anniversary of her first breast cancer surgery -- is now in full cancer remission. And a $2,500 donation was made in the couple's name to the V Foundation, a cancer fund in memory of Jim Valvano, a former North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN broadcaster. This is surely an event to remember.

In icLiverpool today, is a feature about the strength of sibling bonds and a triathlon they will compete in for cancer. In 2003, Daniel O'Dempsey, now 12, was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. Daniel is planning on participating in UK's Sefton Triathlon, billed as the world's largest community triathlon, to benefit Macmillan Cancer Relief. But, because of the tubes in his body from chemotherapy treatments, he is prevented from the swimming part of the triathlon. To his rescue are his brother and sister triplets, Kieran and Kate, who will complete the swimming and running thirds of the event for Daniel.

The triplet siblings say they do not expect to win the triathlon, they just want to have fun raising money for cancer charity as a way to help others. Oh, I'd say these three are winners in more ways than can be counted, or trophy awards given. And, the three make us winners just by knowing about them. The inspiration of their individual and collective spirit illuminates this world into a little brighter place for all of us.