NFL Players May Be At Higher Risk for ALS
Professional athletes who play American football appear to have a higher-than-average risk for developing and dying from the neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and that risk may increase with more years on the field, according...
Parents Speak Out Against UPenn Trans Swimmer
Parents of swimmers competing with transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas are speaking out on behalf of their daughters following a recent record-smashing performance by Thomas. The group of 10 UPenn parents, according to a repo...
Study: Vincent Jackson Had Stage 2 CTE Prior to Death
Researchers diagnosed former NFL receiver and two-sport collegiate standout Vincent Jackson, who was found dead in a Florida hotel room in February, as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Jackson played 12 seasons wi...
NCAA Board Approves Constitution Amendments; Vote in January
The NCAA Board of Governors agreed Thursday to accept the recommendations for a new constitution to govern college sports, sending the revised document to a vote by the association’s full membership in January. The NCAA released an initial draft...
Nevada Adding $5M In Football Program Improvements
The University of Nevada is preparing to invest more money into the Wolfpack football program, including improvements to Mackay Stadium. During the recent introductory press conference of new head football coach Ken Wilson, capital improvements fo...
Div. II Bluefield State & Div. III Huntingdon Adds Women’s Wrestling
Bluefield State Athletics announced another new sport on Dec. 6 – women's wrestling. The announcement comes after 12 new sports, including men's wrestling, were added in fall 2020, bringing Bluefield State to 23 varsity sports to meet Title IX comp...
College Football Playoff Matchups Set
Two SEC teams and the first Group of 5 team in the history of the College Football Playoff will play for the national title, as the CFP selection committee revealed No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Cincinnati as its top f...
Brian Kelly Leaves Notre Dame for LSU
The search for LSU Football’s next championship head coach is over. Brian Kelly, who has more victories than any active coach in major college football, has been hired as the head football coach at LSU, LSU Director of Athletics Scott Woodward�...
Australian Athletes Making Most of Digital Technology in Training
Griffith University biomechanical researchers have produced what could be the ultimate coaching tool for elite sport, partnering with the film industry to create a next-generation ‘Digital Athlete’ that replicates an individual’s anatomy, both ...
Implant to Help Torn ACLs Heal Now Available
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc., a privately held company dedicated to developing bio-engineered surgical implants for connective tissue restoration, today announced the BEAR® Implant is now commercially available in select U.S. cities for the treatment of...
