It’s not the slam that hurts hockey youth
U. BUFFALO (US)—It turns out that body checking—intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards—is not the cause of most injuries in youth ice hockey.A new study, the largest and most...
View ArticleFootball: Are you ready for a head injury?
BROWN U. (US) — College football quarterbacks and running backs take the hardest hits on the field, but linemen and linebackers are hit more often, according to data from sensor-equipped...
View ArticleRoutine hits may injure teen athlete’s brain
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury after routine hits to the head during normal play.The research, reported online in the journal Magnetic...
View Article‘Moneyball’ twist: What’s a hockey player worth?
U. TORONTO (CAN) — What Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta did for baseball, an engineering duo hopes to do for hockey.Portrayed in the movie Moneyball, Beane and DePodesta found success by bringing...
View ArticleAthlete brains hint at dangers of hard hits
BOSTON U. (US) —Researchers studying the brains of men—many former athletes who developed a degenerative condition before dying—have for the first time described the four progressive stages of an...
View ArticleNYC sells more lottery tickets when sports teams win
Unexpectedly positive events—like surprising sports wins or unusually sunny days—may make people more willing to gamble, according to an analysis of two years’ worth of daily lottery purchases in New...
View ArticleNo early dementia in 21 past NHL, NFL players
In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset dementia in a small sample of retired professional hockey and football players. The new research adds important information to the body of...
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