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McQuaid Is “Pathetic” Claims Armstrong
Lance Armstrong has added to the growing pressure on International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid by calling him “pathetic.” The self-confessed drugs cheat claimed that the Irishman is...
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NFL Plans to Partner with GE for Concussion Research
Faced with increasing concern about the toll of concussions and confronted with litigation involving thousands of former players, the U.S. National Football League (NFL) is planning to form a...
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Qatar’s National Sport Day to Feature Weight Losing Competition
Qatar’s National Sport Day, due to take place later this month, will feature the launch of a new, countrywide weight losing competition designed to get the public fitter and healthier. Qatar’s National...
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UCI Under Intense Criticism, and Not Just by Lance Armstrong
Deflecting an inevitable question about the crisis within the International Cycling Union (UCI), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, having just made his first visit to the...
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Deer Antler Spray Sold to Athletes by Alabama Gym Owners
Media outlets have been buzzing in the past few days with reports of athletes taking a compound called “deer antler velvet.” This product comes in spray and pill form. One of its most outspoken...
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New Guidance Will Enhance Sports Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities have reason to celebrate as they gain some headway in their fight for better, health, and greater participation in school activities. The Inclusive Fitness Coalition (IFC)...
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New Rules Go into Effect for Spring Sports
Several rule changes are planned this season for the spring sports of men’s lacrosse, baseball, men’s volleyball, men’s and women’s track and field, and softball. The rules committees for each of those...
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Japanese Women’s Coaches Suspended by International Judo Federation After...
All the coaches involved with the Japanese women’s judo team have been suspended following the revelations of ill-treatment by former head trainer Ryuji Sonoda, it has been announced. The...
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Wrestling’s Olympic Future: Now What?
So interesting, indeed, to bear witness to the emotional recoil to the move by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policy-making executive board to cut wrestling from the 2020 Summer Games....
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CFA Continues to Clean Up Chinese Soccer
Concluding its three-year-long drive to clean up Chinese soccer, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) punished a total of 58 officials, including former CFA heads Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, and imposed...
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Sexual Performance Enhancer is Herbal Remedy Pistorius Defense Team Claim Was...
The drugs allegedly found at the home of Oscar Pistorius by South African police following the death of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day could be sexual performance enhancers, it has emerged. Police...
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Armstrong Refuses to Cooperate with Doping Investigation Because He Fears...
Lance Armstrong announced Wednesday that he will refuse to cooperate with the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) investigation by giving them a full confession, under oath, into his use of...
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Justice Department Joins Suit Against Armstrong
The U.S. Justice Department has joined a federal whistle-blower lawsuit claiming that Lance Armstrong, his former team manager and the company that owned his cycling team defrauded the government...
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Put Down that Calcium Supplement and Read This!
A few years ago, a study suggested those taking moderate or large doses of vitamin E may be at greater risk of developing cardiovascular events such as heart attacks. Now, new evidence is suggesting...
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Brain Study May Provide More Clues to Head Injuries in Football
The recent focus on brain injuries among athletes in football and other violent contact sports has mostly been on the development and use of tests such as the King-Devick screening test to diagnose...
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When It Comes to Doping, ‘The Simpsons’ Has It Right
There has been much well-informed discussion at this week’s two-day “Tackling Doping in Sport” global summit, where the great and good of the world’s anti-doping community have gathered to exchange...
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Building of Rio de Janeiro’s First Anti-Doping Laboratory Starts
Brazil is getting its first World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in preparation for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Design of Brazil's first WADA-accredited doping control lab....
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Sports and Recreation Injuries Drop 12 Percent for Children in Past Decade
Bicycle, trampoline and roller sport injuries for children are on the decline. Football and soccer injuries, however, are still on the rise. New research presented at the at the 2013 annual meeting of...
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Concussion Litigation Experiences Significant Day in Court
Tuesday, April 9 is a significant day for the 4,000 or so players who have filed more than 200 concussion lawsuits against the National Football League (NFL). That is the day that U.S.District Court...
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Even Light Exercise May Improve Thinking in Older Adults?
Even minimal exercise of the body and mind may improve cognitive function in older adults, a new study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine suggests. The findings report that for some older adults,...
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