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Your Guide to the Thanksgiving College Football Schedule
Thanksgiving Day is typically reserved for football at the high school and professional levels. But this coming Thursday and the ensuing Black Friday, there are a handful of college football games to help digest all the turkey and stuffing. Bel...
Study Suggests Women Soccers Players Don’t Have Same Sports Technology
Women soccer players require specifically tailored products such as kits, boots, and balls in order to optimize their performance and safety on the pitch, according to a paper published in Sports Engineering. A recent post on MedicalXpress.com sta...
Study Suggests Protein Aids Recovery, But Not Performance
A new study, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Medicine, has shown that carbohydrate and protein supplementation strategies may help athletes deal better with the muscle damage that comes from endurance exercise. But the...
Texas Study Wants to Study Brain Health of Former College Athletes
A Texas university is launching a study designed to advance medical science's understanding of how participation in collegiate sports and resulting sports related-concussions may impact brain health later in life. The University of Texas Southwest...
Auburn Fires Harsin After Less Than 2 Seasons
Mediocrity on the gridiron can't survive long in the rough-and-tumbled Southeastern Conference (SEC). In less than two seasons at the helm of Auburn's football program, head coach Bryan Harsin found out the hard way. After a 9-12 record in a seaso...
NCPA Files Complaint with DOJ against NCAA
The National College Players Association (NCPA), calling for reform in college sports, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) against the NCAA. The NCPA is accusing the NCAA and those involved with the governing body of viola...
LSU Fined $250K For Storming Field After Ole Miss Win
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has imposed another six-figure fine after fans stormed the field following a victory. LSU, in their win 45-20 win over No. 7 Ole Miss on Saturday, was the most recent school to be levied a fine to the tune of $250,00...
Managing a High Ankle Sprain
Historically, research has told us that high ankle sprains (HAS) make up one to 18% of all ankle sprains. However, more recent literature suggests that in athletics, almost half of all ankle sprains show symptoms above the classic ankle joint. If you...