Major League Baseball has a sexual harassment problem
What constitutes manhood in sports culture is archaic. As if the sports world has been frozen in time – Neanderthal time…
Concussions affect elite athletes’ mental health, new research suggests
U of A study shows anxiety, depression more likely among football players after a concussion than after other body injuries…
Sports sponsorship builds our sense of community
Sports sponsorship represents an organization’s values, including the investment we make in our collective culture, education and heritage — not just wealth for its own sake.…
Weighing the risks of youth sports in a pandemic
Perhaps the best solution is to allow sports for the participants but ban parents, other fans and non-essential adults from being involved…
If a team name is offensive, change it without delay
Why is the Cleveland baseball team waiting until 2022 to make the change? Let the healing begin now…
The grand hypocrisy of big-time U.S. college sports
The policy appears to be ‘the show must go on,’ no matter what the health consequences are for the athletes and older adults around them…
Our brains condition our body language
A study of Olympic athletes offered insight into the body language of pride and shame…
Tackling mental health issues in athletes
While it’s fully understood that physical injuries negatively impact sports performance, the same isn’t true when it comes to mental health challenges…
Shortchanging the essentials while making the court jesters rich
When did you last hear anyone complain “Where is a Women’s Studies professor when you need her?”…
Recreational sport helps people cope with adversity, study shows
Social support in rec leagues builds confidence and offers a reprieve from negative emotions, researcher finds…