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Sudden Cardiac Death Affects About 1 in 44,000 NCAA Athletes a Year, Study Finds
April 4, 2011 — About one in 44,000 college athletes each year suffers sudden cardiac death -- more than previous estimates. New calculations of young athletes' risk might influence guidelines for health ... > full story -
Big Games, Close Scores Lead to More Auto Fatalities for Winning Fans
March 8, 2011 — Closely contested major sporting events are followed by a significant increase in traffic fatalities for fans of the winning team, according to new research. It turns out there may be more on the ... > full story -
New U.S. National Study Finds Boxing Injuries on the Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning
March 2, 2011 — The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study examined boxing injuries ... > full story -
Is March Madness Always the Same?
March 1, 2011 — Why is it that the same teams seem to dominate the annual men's collegiate basketball tournament? For that matter, why does the same small group of institutions seem to top annual best-college ... > full story -
Think Manager, Think Male? Impact of Gender in Sport Administration Hiring
February 10, 2011 — The "glass ceiling" for women administrators in college athletics may be cracked, but is not completely broken, according to a new ... > full story -
Good Sports: Coaches Help Athletes Be More Ethical, Study Suggests
February 3, 2011 — Highly publicized ethical lapses by sports celebrities have raised questions about morality in athletics. If coaches help their athletes achieve peak physical performance, can they also teach their ... > full story -
Evidence Mounting on the Harms of Alcohol Industry Sponsorship of Sport, Australian Study Finds
February 2, 2011 — While policy makers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand debate whether alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be banned from sport, new research provides evidence that alcohol ... > full story -
Retired NFL Players Misuse Painkillers More Than General Population, Study Finds
January 28, 2011 — Retired NFL players use painkillers at four times the rate of the general population, according to a new study. The researchers say the brutal collisions and bone-jarring injuries associated with ... > full story -
Eight Percent of Fans Legally Drunk After Attending Professional Sports Games, Study Finds
January 18, 2011 — A new study finds that blood alcohol content (BAC) levels can be measured using a breath tester on fans as they exit football and baseball events. And the results show that 60 percent of the fans had ... > full story -
When Will Runners and Swimmers Reach Their Physical Limit?
December 22, 2010 — Running and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event, But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue to accelerate ... > full story -
Sports Participation Does Not Guarantee That Children Get Enough Physical Activity
December 6, 2010 — Only about one-fourth of children participating in organized sports -- such as baseball, softball or soccer -- receive the government-recommended amount of physical activity during team practices, ... > full story -
Being a 'Good Sport' Can Be Critical to Maintaining Lifelong Physical Activity
November 24, 2010 — It's never fun riding the bench -- but could it also make you less likely to be physically active in the ... > full story
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