Pediatric obesity targeted by CDC
(Editor’s Note. This article is based on a press release by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The story has appeared, among other places,...
Concussion Research Can’t Be Ignored
Ann McKee is a neruopatholigist and a leading brain concussion researcher. When asked how she’d advise her 19-year-old son if he was offered a...
IOC Working for Gender Equity in the Olympic Movement
The first Olympic Games of the modern era in 1896 were not open to women. Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the International Olympic...
The NCAA Eligibility Center: The Most Important Group You’ve Never Heard About
The NCAA Division 1 Cabinet met in Indianapolis this past week and adopted a set of recommendations concerning student-athletes who wind up attending a...
NFL Owners and Players are on the Clock
The Super Bowl is now history and it is time for the National Football League owners and the National Football League Players Association to...
Should Student-Athletes Be Paid? Views from Both Sides
A.J. Green of the University of Georgia had to sit out four games at the beginning of the 2010 season because he sold one...
Who is Monitoring the Student-Athlete’s Academic Performance?
Intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA member institution involves many people and most of their roles are clearly defined. An NCAA student-athlete is a student...
Preventing Head Injury: Should We be Talking about Rules or Helmets?
Helmet-to-helmet collisions in the National Football League (NFL) have been a major topic of discussion during the 2010 season. One factor that has not...
Sport Tourism is a $600 Billion Industry!
What do the Philippines and Kenya have in common? One thing is that they both use sport as a way to boost their tourism industries.
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