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Vanderbilt Using Motion Capture Technology to Assess Movement Patterns
It starts as persistent and irritating pain in the foot or lower leg, then it gets more intense, maybe with swelling, and soon a runner knows she’s being sidelined by one of the most common running injuries: a stress fracture. These tiny cracks in ...
Georgia High School Football Players Save Woman Stuck in Car Crash
A Facebook post highlighting the good Samartianship of a Georgia high school football coming to the aid of a woman in a car accident has gone viral. Players from the Rome High School football team in Georgia acted fast after witnessing a two-car c...
Study: High School Seniors Playing Contact Sports Are 50% More Likely to Future Misuse of Prescription Stimulants
High school seniors who play sports were suggested to be more likely than non-athletes to misuse prescription stimulants in young adulthood, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Michigan also found that high school senio...
Former NFL Star’s Brother Turns Himself in After Fatal Youth Football Shooting
Yaqub Salik Talib, the brother of former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib, has turned himself in after being wanted in a deadly shooting of a coach during a Texas youth football game. Shortly before noon Monday, Yaqub Talib's attorney, Clark Birdsa...
Basketball Player Saves Referee Who Collapsed During Game
Myles Copeland is exactly the kind of teammate you want. While his semi-pro basketball teams won the game, it was Copeland that made a lifesaving play on a referee. When referee John Sculli collapsed during a game two months ago, Copeland, who works...
Ohio HS Football Referees Receive Pay Raise, Avoid Boycott
High school football referees in northeast Ohio will no longer boycott the upcoming football season after receiving a pay raise. Up until Monday, August 8, northeast Ohio football referees were willing to boycott the regular season until they rece...
Getting Young Student-Athletes Ready for the Athletic School Year
As a new school year begins, many students return to their favorite sports or try something new. A recent story from HealthDay News spoke with a sports medicine professional from Baylor University to discuss how to get young student-athletes r...
Michigan Hockey Parts Ways with Coach Mel Pearson
The University of Michigan men's hockey team will no longer be coached by Mel Pearson. Last Friday, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said the decision "has been weighed heavily and for some time," according to a report from the Associated P...





