McClure earned his first career interception late in the game against the Eagles, and upon celebrating, he landed wrong and suffered aseason and career-ending knee injury. By the way, this was a guy who had only missed two games since his redshirt freshman season, and also a guy who surv...
Soviet athletes who were fed steroids suffered a host of serious problems in later life. They were more likely to commit suicide, or to miscarry (流产) or have a disabled child. No one knows what risks those taking new “designer” versions are running. Blood-doping can cause heart ...
As studies on sport career termination are few, we conducted a study to investigate the role of injuries as a reason for ending a sport career. The study group consisted of 574 male and female top-level cross-country skiers, swimmers, long-distance runners and soccer players who responded to...
Michael Vick, once a star quarterback who helped redefine the position with his electrifying running ability and strong arm, saw his career derailed by his involvement in an illegal dogfighting ring. His incredible playing style brought excitement and countless highlights to the NFL, but his off-...
Pro athletes may receive a large paycheck, but that paycheck is only large for a few years or, at best, a decade or two, depending on what sport they play, their contract terms, how well they perform, and how injuries affect their career. ...
Former Penguins great Kevin Stevens was in the prime of his career when he suffered one of the worst injuries in sports history during Game 7 of the Patrick Division finals in 1993. Stevens missed on a check, knocking himself out in the process and causing him to fall face-first onto the...
The Road 2 Recovery Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 to help AMA-licensed motocross and supercross professionals and action sports athletes with financial assistance after sustaining career-ending injuries as well as providing motivational, emotional and spiritual support...
years later, Andrade won silver in women's artistic gymnastics all-around final to become the first woman from Brazil to ever win a medal in the sport. It was even more impressive considering she'd suffered three ACL injuries in the years leading up to it, almost ending her ...
The vast majority of them are on the Texas Rangers, so let's take a look at the players who got their start right here in Texas before going to the big league. World Series Officially Starts Friday This Friday the Texas Rangers will be playing in their first World Series since 2011, me...
Athletes are less likely to use prescription drugs non-medically with the exception of stimulants but male athletes, athletes with injuries and male athletes with injuries were at greatest risk of non-medical use of prescription opioids [20,21,22]. Males who participated in organized sports were...