Concussion Awareness & Baseline Testing
The United States Sports Academy is continuing its concussion awareness efforts by collaborating with the University of South Alabama (USA) on a Concussion Awareness Program, also known as CAP. CAP was...
View ArticleAnti-Doping Agency praise Government pledge to further compensate athletes...
German National Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Andrea Gotzmann has heralded the “very important” steps taken by the nation’s Government after they agreed to launch a second wave of compensation to...
View ArticleBoxing vs. Mixed Martial Arts: Which is More Dangerous?
Recently there has been an increase in the debating of whether the sport of boxing or mixed martial arts (MMA) is more dangerous to the participants. While both fall under the category of combat...
View ArticleThe football industry denying the football-brain damage link grew in 2015
Jerry Jones has spoken and the Dallas Cowboys owner doesn’t think there is a link between playing football and players getting brain injuries and brain damage. But that doesn’t mean Jones disagrees...
View ArticleWorld Olympians Association announce medical research and back Rio 2016...
The World Olympians Association (WOA) is to carry out a review of post-career medical research on elite athletes – and has also backed the team of refugees which will compete at Rio 2016. The...
View ArticleWelshman becomes 20th British rugby union player serving a drugs ban after...
Welshman Joseph Phelps has been hit with a four-year suspension after testing positive for nandrolone, bringing the total number of British rugby union players currently serving a drugs ban to 20....
View ArticleRussia request “scientific research” on meldonium from WADA
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has revealed a request has been made to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to find out whether the organisation carried out scientific research prior to adding...
View ArticleWADA confirm 99 positive tests for meldonium in 2016
There have been ninety-nine positive drug tests for meldonium in sport this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed. The heart-attack drug, only added to the WADA banned list on...
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NFL Concussion settlement
Calling the 1 billion Dollars agreement imperfect but fair, a federal appeals court upheld the National Football League’s billion concussion settlement with retired players. A small group of players...
View ArticleIOC Doesn’t Seem To Care About Zika
The clock is ticking to the Opening Ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which technically is the summer games being held in the winter as it is winter in Brazil. Of course, that is the least of the...
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