Children Need at Least 7 minutes a Day of Vigorous Physical Activity
Children need a minimum of seven minutes a day of vigorous physical activity, demonstrates recently published findings by University of Alberta medical researchers and...
This Isn’t Max and Leo in Rio by the Sea
The World Health Organization is an arm of the United Nations, the international body which among its members includes the International Olympic Committee as...
Getting Youth Physical Fit Also Improves Their Academic Achievement
Children have become more obese and less fit since the ‘80s, and this could be due to physically inactive lifestyles. According to a report...
2020 Olympic Games Bidding Problems
Unless there are radical shifts during the next 11 months, political and financial, in Europe, in the Middle East and East Asia, the International...
Spread of Synthetic Marijuana a Growing Problem in College Athletics
A story ran in the Mobile Press-Register on Sunday, July 29, about the death in September 2011 of a basketball player at Anderson College...
Could Football Fade Away Like Boxing?
I have no idea if Dr. Oz is a good or bad doctor but I do know this: He is an Oprah Winfrey creation,...
USA Weightlifting Unveils Nationwide Athlete Development Camps
USA Weightlifting announced the launch of nationwide athlete development camps in an effort to identify the country's rising stars within the sport.
Led by regional...
When College Athletes Face Depression
Former Syracuse offensive tackle Jonathan Meldrum remembers the scrimmage drill that had him considering suicide. He was a college sophomore, almost six and a...
Study Reveals Cost Savings for Those who Need ACL Surgery
In late summer and early fall when youth and college sports begin, similar scenarios play out every year: A star on the varsity basketball...
Fukushima earmarked as potential venue for preliminary baseball and softball matches at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Minister Toshiaki Endo has claimed they may look to stage baseball and softball events in disaster-hit Fukushima should the sport be...
