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Spring is here and that means many kids are hitting the practice fields. Sports are a popular retreat from the daily grind of school, but they can also pose health risks. Hip injuries are extremely common in competitive sports due to tremendous forces placed on the hips. Trauma can occur due to a specific injury or may develop over time due to repetitive micotrauma. Dr. Benjamin Domb, a sports medicine…

Villanova did not make a single field goal in the final 4:29 of its Elite Eight game against top-seeded Kansas. But it didn’t matter. The Wildcats went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch to hold off the Jayhawks 64-59 and clinch a berth in the Final Four. Nova shot the lights out in the Sweet 16 against Miami on Thursday night to earn its spot in…

Four months from the start of the Rio Olympics, there are an incredible list of issues facing the Games. As Bruce Arthur writes in The Toronto Star, between the economic crisis, spending cuts, massive political corruption investigations that have Brazil’s president under fire, the Zika virus and the sewage-filled waters that will host the open-water events, things look bad even by the usual pre-Olympic standards. That speaks to a couple of…

Four months from the start of the Rio Olympics, there are an incredible list of issues facing the Games. As Bruce Arthur writes in The Toronto Star, between the economic crisis, spending cuts, massive political corruption investigations that have Brazil’s president under fire, the Zika virus and the sewage-filled waters that will host the open-water events, things look bad even by the usual pre-Olympic standards. That speaks to a couple of…

Washington, D.C.- High school athletes who focus on a single sport may be at increased risk for knee and hip injuries, a new study suggests. “Make sure your children are getting breaks in competition,” said study author David Bell, assistant professor in the Departments of Kinesiology and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There are so many great aspects to sports participation and we don’t want this information…

Four months from the start of the Rio Olympics, there are an incredible list of issues facing the Games. As Bruce Arthur writes in The Toronto Star, between the economic crisis, spending cuts, massive political corruption investigations that have Brazil’s president under fire, the Zika virus and the sewage-filled waters that will host the open-water events, things look bad even by the usual pre-Olympic standards. That speaks to a couple of…

Two well-known sports figures and social media users: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.(Photo: Photo illustration) Twitter turned 10 this week. And while there’s some merit in the revolutionary communications platform offering a voice to the disenfranchised, its immense popularity within the larger sports community over the past decade attests to its attraction to the hopelessly self-absorbed. It has elevated a greater sense of “Us” in certain…

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Daily fantasy sports companies that want to operate in Massachusetts will have to drop college sports contests and ban players under 21 under new consumer protection regulations finalized Friday by Attorney General Maura Healey. The industry also will have to alter its advertising practices and offer games that keep beginners away from highly-experienced players, who tend to take home most of the prize money in fantasy sports. Advertisement Companies are…

Competitive video gaming, or e-sports, is a growing cultural phenomenon tied to a shift in the way people socialize around video games and consumer technology. It has all the trademarks of professional athletics—TV deals, teams, sponsorships, fans, big prize money, cults of celebrity for top players, and so on. The cultural reach of e-sports extends far beyond the stadiums filled with fans. It’s a fast-growing form of global popular culture…

Media playback is not supported on this device ‘There’s not enough head-to-head athletics’ – Lord Coe Athletics has become “boring” for many young people and needs to undergo “radical” changes if it is to survive, says the head of the sport Lord Coe. In a documentary, to be broadcast on BBC One at 13:00 GMT on Saturday, Coe suggests the season needs extending and the World Championships shortening. “In four…

As a professional dancer engaged to a hockey player, chances are you’re bound to catch Julianne Hough in workout gear at any given point during the week. “I was wearing leggings to run errands before that was a cool thing to do!” she tells PeopleStyle. So it was only a matter of time before she collaborated on her own collection with MPG Sport, which hit stores this week. We chatted…

In February, SoCal Volleyball Club set up a couple of video-capable iPods at the games of its four teams playing in the Las Vegas Classic, a large college recruiting tournament. Instead of recording the entire games and manually editing out the highlights, SoCal Volleyball used a new app from San Diego startup ClipCast Technologies. It let parents tag the best plays — kills, digs, blocks and so on — by…

In February, SoCal Volleyball Club set up a couple of video-capable iPods at the games of its four teams playing in the Las Vegas Classic, a large college recruiting tournament. Instead of recording the entire games and manually editing out the highlights, SoCal Volleyball used a new app from San Diego startup ClipCast Technologies. It let parents tag the best plays — kills, digs, blocks and so on — by…

MOSCOW Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Friday that a total of 27 Russian sportsmen had already tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, R-Sport news agency reported. A total of around 127 sportsmen have tested positive for meldonium globally, he said. He said the punishment handed out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to a group of Russian speed walkers was not “completely right”. (Reporting by…

Dr. Bennet Omalu, the UC Davis pathologist who achieved big-screen fame for his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy among NFL players, has received the United States Sports Academy’s highest award in sports medicine, the Dr. Ernst Jokl Sports Medicine Award. CTE, as the condition is called, is a neurodegenerative disorder that can develop after repetitive blows to the head, which jostle the brain against the skull. Omalu first spotted it…

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Get all of Alex Prewitt’s columns as soon as they’re published. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers. The hoop is perched near the loading dock at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center in the hallway at rink level, tacked against the beige brick wall that doubles as the backboard. It stands lower than 10 feet, though no one has measured to…

FanDuel and DraftKings are the two major companies in daily fantasy sports.(Photo: USA Today) Indiana became the second state with a law formally legalizing daily fantasy sports after Gov. Mike Pence signed SB 339 on Thursday. Earlier this month, Virginia became the first state to pass such a law. States have taken vastly different approaches as they try to clarify the murky legality of the games. New York’s attorney general has declared them illegal…

I had just turned seven when Tribe’s first album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, dropped. I had no clue how innovative they were being at the time, all I knew was the “Bonita Applebum” video that played constantly on MTV, Video Music Box, BET, and the Box. My uncle and the rest of the block played that record on loop that summer. That was my first taste of…