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5 facts about ATC in Special Warfare Training Wing
Across the country, athletic trainers are famous for wrapping ankles before games, rehabilitating sports-related injuries and running onto the field when a player hits the ground a little too hard. At the Special Warfare Training Wing, Matthew Cor...
Providence guard arrested on gun charges
Providence College suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend, among other charges, over the weekend. Providence police said Breed wielded a gun during an exchange with his girlfriend in an off-campus apa...
New coalition to implement EAP training for high schools
The National Football League announced the launch of The Smart Heart Sports Coalition, a collaboration among the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NCAA, the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Korey Stringer Institute, National Athletic Trainersâ€...
Rick Pitino leaves Iona for St. John’s on 6-year deal
After a strong reclamation project with the Ioan Gaels men's basketball program, Rick Pitino is heading back to a power conference program. Pitino signed a six-year deal to become the head coach of the St. John's University Red Storm program after...
Researchers study mental impact on athletic performance
University of Birmingham researchers have found that after performing a mentally challenging task, individuals found physical exercise to be more difficult. This comes by way of a new study that asked 16 men and women to examine the effects of how...
Cincinnati researchers find helmets don’t protect back of head
A University of Cincinnati Biomedical Engineering professor is imploring football helmet manufacturers to go back to the drawing board in terms of protecting the back of the head. Eric Nauman tested a variety of helmets on test dummies and the fin...
LSU Athletics has $500M impact on local economy
LSU Athletics supported nearly $500 million of economic output in Louisiana – including nearly $200 million in earnings and more than 6,000 jobs – in the fiscal year 2021-22, according to research published by the University on Monday. The fi...
USAFA shares statement on NCAA recruiting violations
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) recently released a statement following the NCAA sharing its report of the Academy's recruiting violations during the COVID-19 "dead period." The full report was released by the NCAA on March 10, and del...
