When your body talks, then it's time to listen (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Dr. James Bampton of Physicians of Family Medicine of Midlothian says the best ad vice to help avoid sports injuries is to listen to your body. "There's a reason for pain," he said. "If something hurts, stop." Following are five additional tips from Bampton....more...Era of specialization blamed for injuries (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The three-sport athlete still can be found, most often at smaller high schools, but he or she isn't as prevalent today as student athletes are being encouraged to specialize in one sport....more... Injuries tee off golfers (Akron Beacon Journal)
Here's one more way that golf can be an expensive sport -- each year, tens of thousands of golfers seek treatment in the nation's emergency rooms, health clinics and doctors' offices....more... Injuries ironic in face of modern science (Daily Telegraph)
Something must be causing the casualty rate in cricket to rise, which might be why the ICC have launched a research project to study whether there is a link between the amount of cricket and "player burnout....more... Sports in Brief | Ex-Owl Dupree added to WNBA all-star team (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Former Temple star and Chicago Sky rookie Candice Dupree yesterday was added to the East squad for tomorrow night's WNBA All-Star Game in New York....more... SPORTS BRIEFS (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever withdrew from the WNBA All-Star Game yesterday after being diagnosed with Achilles' tendinitis in her left heel....more... Summertime means summer sports camps (The Little Elm Journal)
The future of Little Elm athletics looks bright. Just ask the 35 girls who are coming day in and day out to the high school to take part in the Total Athletes Course summer camp....more... Sports Briefs (Aberdeen American News)
The Region 6B American Legion Baseball Tournament will be July 18-21 in Redfield with six teams participating. The tourney starts with two games on Tuesday, Britton against Cresbard-Northwestern-Warner at 4 p.m. and Clark vs. Eureka at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Groton will face the winner of the Britton/C-M-W contest at 10 a.m. and Redfield takes on the Clark/Eureka winner at 1 p.m. Two games in the ...more... Sports Briefs (Duluth News Tribune)
The Minnesota Wild re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Brent Burns to a two-year, $1.65 million contract on Monday in St. Paul, Minn. The 21-year-old Burns skated in a career-high 72 games for Minnesota last season, scoring four goals and registering 12 assists....more... |