Does the brain repair itself after repeated NFL concussions? Johns Hopkins research is just beginning to search for the answer to that question, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation is supporting that important study. If you are a former NFL player, you may be eligible to participate in a brain imaging study at Johns Hopkins. To qualify for the study, you must: be between 25 and 40 years of age have at least 2 years of experience in the NFL have no history of psychiatric…

I’ve always admired legendary college basketball coach John Wooden. One particular interview he gave several years ago while promoting his “Pyramid of Success” caught my attention. When asked about the most valuable piece of advice he’d ever given his players, his answer surprised me. It was quite simple, “Put your socks on correctly.” Sports Spectrum Daily Devotional – Thursday, August 9, 2018 John Wooden in 1972. “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…” — Luke 16:10 Listen…

I spent over a decade covering NCAA and NFL football, and I loved every minute of it…until I was assigned a story on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and concussions. What I learned from researchers (including those hired by the NFL) was so disturbing, I’ve never written another football article again. And I haven’t been able to watch a game either. It is disturbing to see the damaging hits happening in real time, because I know that these hits are a…

I’ve just read the news that NFL Coach Marty Schottenheimer has been suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease for the past five years. I will always treasure the memories of sitting with him at Chargers Training Camp when no one was at his table. No player wants to sit with the coach during camp, and I couldn’t let Coach sit alone! We’d talk about his family, his memories of watching my dad and his team play, and his interest in the…

Over the past 10 years, I’ve had the opportunity to profile many amazing Olympians! Two of those athletes, Kerri Walsh and Allyson Felix, will be competing for Team USA this month. Wishing them both health and success on the sand and track!  (Back in 2008, Allyson shared where she keeps her medals, and Kerri gave me tall girl shopping tips.)