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Minneapolis-St. Paul Tops Fit List for Third Straight Year
For the third consecutive year, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the healthiest, fittest metropolitan area in the United States, according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) annual American...
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USA Allowed to Keep Athens 2004 4x400m Relay Gold Medals Despite Drugs Admission
The United States has been allowed to keep the gold medals they won in the women’s 4×400 meters relay at Athens 2004, despite one of their runners having admitted using banned performance-enhancing...
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IOC Presidential Candidates to Present to Session in Lausanne this July
The candidates vying to replace Jacques Rogge as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will all be allowed to present their manifestos at the organization’s Extraordinary Session...
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Vizer Elected New SportAccord President
Marius Vizer was today elected the new President of SportAccord, beating his only rival, Bernard Lapasset. Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation (IJF), polled 52 votes to his rival’s 37...
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Longer Gym Class Periods Reduce Childhood Obesity
More time in gym class actually does reduce the likelihood that young children will become obese, according to a new study published in the Journal of Health Economics. The findings are some of the...
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South African Magistrate Worried over “Trial by Media” as Pistorius Returns...
A South African magistrate today warned against “trial by media” as Oscar Pistorius appeared in court for the first time since being freed on bail over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp....
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Cookson’s Wholesome Recipe for Cycling Renewal
It was with an air of genuine anticipation that I headed to a chic bar on London’s Aldwych to meet the man who would be boss of world cycling. Brian Cookson, 62 years old in a couple of weeks, should...
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“Blade Babe” Heads IPC Athlete of the Month Shortlist after Claiming Third...
Marlou van Rhijn is one of the nominees for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month Award after she broke the 400 meters T43 world record on home soil at the Dutch Open,...
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“ONE” Bike Ride for Living a Healthier Lifestyle Returns
The Pennsylvania State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (PSAHPERD) is looking to raise awareness of the impact of childhood obesity and will be advocating for legislation...
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Rinkside Test Accurately Helps Detect Professional Ice Hockey Team’s...
A simple test performed at the rink side of the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers Hockey team accurately detected concussions in athletes, according to a study by researchers at the...
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Horses (and Most People) Don’t Care if the Jockey’s a Woman
The headline “Horses Don’t Care if the Jockey’s a Woman” was seen at the top of a New York Times article written by Melissa Hoppert about the life of a female jockeys Rosie Napravnik, who is fourth in...
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NFL Announces New Benefits Plan
In a bold move, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces another new Plan to end all plans to benefit retired football players. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell In a press conference held in New York...
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Kalmadi Sumped as President of Asian Athletics Association after defeat to...
Suresh Kalmadi was ousted yesterday as President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) when he was beaten in the election by Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad at the organization’s Congress in Pune....
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Chip Kelly is Latest Successful Coach to Skate Free of NCAA Harm
Congratulations, Chip Kelly. You’re Pete Carroll without the national titles. You both took over an elite program in the Pac-12 – Carroll at USC, Kelly at Oregon – and made it an even better program....
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The NFL is in Crisis Mode
The National Football League (NFL) should be in public relations crisis mode. There probably has never been a 24-hour period in the league’s 93-year history where two players have been kicked off of...
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Utah ‘Failed’ Its Student-Athletes, So Why Does AD Chris Hill Keep His Job?
An investigation into allegations of abuse within the University of Utah swimming program has ended, and school president David Pershing declared last Tuesday that athletic director Chris Hill is the...
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McQuaid Claims He “Transformed Sport” as UCI President, While Launching...
Pat McQuaid launched his manifesto as he seeks a third term as president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), claiming that he was fully committed to the fight against doping. The Irishman, first...
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College Basketball Loses Integrity with Brad Stevens’ Jump to NBA
The single biggest drain on the quality and credibility of college basketball over the last 20 years has been early entries to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Primarily, that’s been a player...
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Who Runs the IOC?
When, against expectation, Buenos Aires was elected host of the third Summer Youth Games for 2018. The crucial element was a gaffe by Juan Manuel Santos, state president of Columbia. It’s something...
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3-on-3 Basketball to Miss Out on Rio 2016 after IOC Rules No New Disciplines...
A decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to add any new disciplines to the program for Rio 2016 has left several sports disappointed, including basketball who had been lobbying hard...
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