Feature Channels: Sports

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A new clinical tool can be used to identify which patients who first present with a sports-related concussion are more likely to have a prolonged recovery according to new research published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPMR).

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Personality traits like experience seeking and impulsivity may make athletes more eager to return to competitive sports sooner after they have had a sports-related concussion, according to new research published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPMR).

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A culturally underprivileged childhood increases a person’s risk of being less physically active in adulthood. This risk is greater for women than for men, according to new research published in the journal Psychological Science.

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This year’s NFL Championship, best known as the Super Bowl, will again be one of the most watched events. But public interest in live events appears to be declining, even for the “Big Game,” say two marketing professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

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The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is an organization of more than 50,000 members and certified professionals devoted to inclusive and safe physical activity, sport participation and competition for all. We acknowledge that there are conversations happening among various organizations related to the inclusion of athletes who are transgender in physical activity and sport.

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The students used technology, design prowess, and lived experience to create heated ski shorts to keep athletes’ muscles warm during training runs and wait times before events—which can be 10 to 30 minutes in extremely cold conditions.

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From the San Francisco 49ers’ home Levi’s Stadium to Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena—sponsored by Amazon—corporate sponsorship is a major element of the professional sports industry. But how do these sponsorship decisions affect stock returns for the partnering firms?

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Former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores has filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League and three of its teams for alleged racial discrimination.The lawsuit shines a light on the lack of diversity among head coaches and leadership in professional sports, according to Patrick Rishe, director of the sports business program at Olin Business School.

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Study results suggest that the thickness running shoe's midsole is unlikely to cause individuals to alter the leg stiffness.

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Parents may overlook winter sport injury risks to children, a new national poll suggests.

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In the wake of COVID-19, sport brands that post frequent and transparent responses focused on fostering a sense of togetherness in their communities are more likely to instill feelings in their fans of hope and security, according to a new study by the University of Georgia.

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COVID-19 continues to affect people and industries around the world. How will the pandemic alter fitness trends and programming in 2022? Will online training claim the top spot for the second year in a row or will another trend emerge on top? ACSM will release the results of its 16th annual fitness trend forecast.

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A former Division I swimmer, now a physician at University of Michigan Health, will join USA Swimming for international competition in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 16. The competition will feature several Olympic medal-winners.

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From the singing of the national anthem to salutes to military personnel, patriotic displays permeate major sports events in the United States. But only about half of Americans agree that sports teach love of country, according to a new study.

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A new study reveals why coaches believe ‘game intelligence’, work ethic and competitiveness are far more important than physical fitness in determining success on the basketball court.

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Certain markers of injury to the brain’s white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans. A new study finds that brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, compared to changes in their brains at autopsy, showed that white matter hyperintensities were associated with neuropathological changes. The research is published in the November 24, 2021, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found that white matter hyperintensities were more common in athletes who played contact sports longer or had more head impacts during their careers.

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Every 20 hours, an Australian child is born with cerebral palsy (CP), a neurodevelopmental disability that affects their motor movements, such as the ability to walk, run and maintain balance. Now, a new study from the University of South Australia is exploring the potential of a unique sport – RaceRunning – to help children with CP improve their movement, social connections, and mental health.

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From 2010 to 2019, the National Football League did not follow its own personal conduct policy in punishing players who committed violent acts, including violence against women, according to a new study.

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The first investigation into the prevalence of dietary supplement and sport food use in male and female middle school-aged runners has found that almost half the study participants used these products on two or more days a week during the prior year.

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Many great athletes have a routine they do right before they perform. But does this routine indeed help their performance? Anton Rupprecht and Ulrich Tran from the Faculty of Psychology and sport psychologist Peter Gröpel from the Department of Sport Science have now meta-analyzed data across different sports and skill levels.

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Tulane University's Special Olympic (TUSO) program has reached new heights with a pair of national accolades for its meaningful and inclusive work with Special Olympic athletes. ESPN selected the TUSO program as one of the Top 5 Unified Special Olympics Sports groups in the nation and also named TUSO to its 2021 Honor Roll, which features the top 25 schools from across the country.

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Young men who play football in high school are not at increased risk of suicidal thoughts or depression in young adulthood, suggests a study in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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Chris Herbst, an associate professor at Arizona State University, is an ultramarathon runner, competing in races that are twice as long as a typical marathon. Here, he talks about his journey to become an ultra runner, and how it relates to his academics.

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UC San Diego’s Homecoming celebration will be back in full gear for 2021, filled with exciting in-person and online events designed to spread Triton cheer and reconnect with community members near and far. This is the first year that NCAA Division I games will be featured as part of the weeklong tradition, which takes place Oct. 18-24.

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IU School of Medicine is the administrative and operations core for the study, and the central coordination center for the CARE Consortium.

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A new University of Montreal study suggests that young boys who do sports tend to be have better mental health when they reach middle childhood and be more active in early adolescence.

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The alumni of the Chula Sports Development for the Nation Project have made Thailand proud at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and at many other competitions over the past three decades – proof of Chula’s commitment to promoting sports excellence and academic mastery among youth. The project is open yearly to young adults with athletic skills in more than 30 sports.

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This time of year, you hear a lot about heat-related illnesses in athletes. Thousands of student-athletes are sidelined by heat illnesses each year, and some don’t recover. But while guidelines exist to help coaches and trainers keep their students safe, there’s another group on the field that’s still at risk: students in marching bands.

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Most high school seniors consider factors like cost, majors, and distance from home when deciding where to go to college. Bradley Griffith, a graduating Doctor of Education student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and director of fitness at John A. Logan College in Carterville, Illinois, thinks there is another very real, but invisible factor at play that affects where seniors go to college – community college stigma.