In preparation for the Eagles NFC Championship game, Philadelphia police greased up light poles and mailboxes around the city in hopes of preventing jubilant fans from climbing on them — a celebration that could lead […]
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A Super Bowl Dream Deferred? What to Know About ACL Injuries
In an instant, Philadelphia’s Super Bowl dreams appeared to shatter on the field. Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during Sunday’s winning game against the Rams. By […]
Q&A: How Did Brain Trauma Affect Aaron Hernandez?
Aaron Hernandez — the former football star charged with murder in 2013 — suffered from a severe case of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers at Boston University revealed at a medical […]
Q+A: Changes Are Coming to Youth Football. Will They Make the Game Any Safer?
A future without Super Bowls sounds unimaginable, but amid growing concerns about football’s connection to head injuries, the sport’s pool of young players seems to be shrinking. Citing declining participation and public perception that the […]
Missouri Football Player Strike: College Athletes’ Power to Effect Campus Change
On Saturday, Nov. 7, more than 30 black members of the University of Missouri football team announced that they would boycott all team activities, including games, unless University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe resigned […]
Quick Take: Drexel Sports Management Expert Discusses FIFA Scandal
On May 27, U.S. authorities announced an indictment against 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives in a corruption investigation of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer. It was also announced that a Swiss investigation […]