injury

Lawsuit claims turf gave prep football player MRSA
An Ohio high school football player has filed a lawsuit against two school districts after sustaining a cut during a game he claims led to a staph infection. [caption id="attachment_12838" align="alignright" width="318"] An Ohio prep football play...

Illinois Senate Moving Bill to Create Online Concussion Certification Course
From DailyHerald.comA push to create an online certification program to teach high school sports coaches about concussions took another step forward Tuesday when it was approved by an Illinois Senate committee.State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge De...

NBC Top Olympic Moments
&&codeblock4&&Last night, NBC highlighted the top moments in the Summer Olympics. The #1 moment took viewers back to 1996 when Kerri Strug led the U.S. women’s gymnastics team to claim the Olympic gold by fighting through an ank...

Basketball Coaching Moms Lead Intriguing Lives
Greenville Online, Bart Wrighthttp://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20120513/SPORTS/305130028/Basketball-coaching-moms-lead-lives-they-never-imagined?odyssey=nav|head They had plans like all little girls, and then the real world took over.There wou...

Minnesota School Board Discusses Concussion Testing
Jordan Independent, David Schuellerhttp://www.jordannews.com/view/full_story/17123761/article-Concussion-testing-back-in-playJORDAN, Minn.--The Jordan School Board decided to move forward with concussion baseline testing. The test gives a number for ...

Powerline: Training the injured athlete
As much as we would like to believe that injuries could be prevented, the fact remains that they are an unavoidable part of all sports. In addition to the physical pain and the impending rehabilitation process, the athlete must deal with the frust...