Dave ‘Bear’ Duerson, 22, in action. Credit: PA By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Penn State College of Medicine Ah, football. The great American pastime. The freshly cut grass and crisply-painted yard lines.…

Can hamstring injury be predicted?  Hamstring strains account for most non-contact injuries in Australian rules football, football and rugby union, as well as track events like sprinting, and a…

Phil Mickelson tees off at Gleneagles. Credit: EPA By Tony Westbury, Edinburgh Napier University Medinah Country Club, Chicago, Ryder Cup 2012. There were six short feet between Martin Kaymer and…

Australian Football League. Credit: Deirdre/Flickr By Steve Ellen, Monash University It’s Grand Final season – it might seem that nothing else matters about now. Writing about the psychology of…

A new study by researchers found that the majority of players were able to return to play after having knee surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. But age matters. athletes who…

The NFL is putting the final touches on a new drug policy.This new policy, which is the first major update since the last policy in 2010, is between the NFL Players Association and the NFL. The…

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, recently published a review discussing drug abuse in athletes. Drug abuse…

In 2010, McGill Redmen receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte suffered a concussion during his last home game. "It was like nothing I had experienced before," recalls Sinotte. "I felt like I was out of…

Kell Brook and two of the Sheffield Hallam University team. Credit: Sheffield Hallam University. By Alan Ruddock, Sheffield Hallam University Amid all the flashing lights, it was a moment of sheer…

The world's fastest sprinters have unique gait features that account for some of their ability to achieve fast speeds, according to two new studies which indicate that the secret to elite sprinting…