The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility restrictions, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. There are winter and summer games held immediately following their respective Olympic Gam ...

College sport is big business! The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rakes in millions from selling jerseys with current player names and numbers, while some of the athletes who adorn team colours, conversly, suffer from malnutrition, poor housing and lack of medical attention. Drex ...

Why is it harder to maintain and achieve credibility as a Sports Broadcaster or Sports Journalist when you are a woman? Sports television has traditionally been a domain for mostly male sports figures,  broadcasters, and viewers, but this has  changed in the last few decades. New York Mets ann ...

Concussions are among the most difficult to manage injuries in sport today. Sport-related concussions are becoming a growing concern among athletes and medical professionals alike, as they are amongst the most common of injuries. The NHL alone averages about 75 concussions per year, and junio ...

The KIDSTRONG program is a school outreach that promotes physical and mental fitness, self-esteem, nutrition, commitment and the rewards of community participation in today’s youth. The KIDSTRONG vision is to provide youth inspirational messages on fitness, self-esteem, nutrition, commitment an ...

Women’s boxing makes its official Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games. It had originally been a demonstration sport at the 1904 Games. The London Games in 2012 will be the first time women have been allowed to compete in this most visceral of sports at Olympic level. Last August, the Interna ...

Playing football in front of almost 2,000 rabid fans isn't something most women think of doing in their underwear. Lingerie Football certainly conjures up many images and sometimes even a snicker. The concept originated from the Super Bowl halftime alternative television special called the Linger ...

Practice does not make perfect.  Perfect practice makes perfect.  Canadian rower Adam Kreek conducts workshops and delivers keynotes at conferences across North America, where he shares lessons and metaphors from sports, to teach skills and strategies that can also apply to organizational busin ...

Is the rise of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) in its present form a good or a bad thing? In the past few years MMA and UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) have quickly become some of the most popular and fastest growing sports in the world. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitions were introduced in ...

Figure skating is one of the most popular participation sports in this country, especially among young women and girls. It ranks in spectator interest just behind professional football and baseball, yet ahead of professional and college basketball and football and many other sports. Behind all of ...