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…
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…
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…
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…
Everyone keeps telling me that I win the “Best Daughter of the Year” award for taking my dad to the Field of Dreams in Iowa for Father’s Day. Yes, it’s true. Just two days before Father’s Day, I hatched a plan to take a road trip from Chicago to Dyersville, IA, to play catch with…
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…
I volunteered as the event writer at one of Tim Tebow’s special needs proms that took place across the US and overseas this past Valentine’s Day weekend. What a fun night getting twirled on the dance floor, enjoying hugs from these sweet kiddos, and stopping by the “Disney” photo booth! My pre-event tweet made the…
“Write What You Love” (May/June 2015) by Jean Ann Cantore READ>>> I’m humbled that someone would ask to do a story on my sportswriting career. This month marks 10 years! My mom, a spelling bee champ in her tiny East Texas hometown, had to quit college to raise us three kids. She taught me how…
Good luck at the NFL combine, guys! I didn’t mind having these fellas interrupt my photo shoot! The best of the best…training right here in Carlsbad at #ProlificAthletes. I don’t think Blake Bell has a shy bone in his body. Wishing good things for them in the future.
This new triathlon web site is loaded with features on the world’s most inspirational athletes. I profiled the world’s first double above-knee amputee Ironman finisher, Rudy Garcia-Tolson. The sport of triathlon is powerfully inspirational. Every single athlete that approaches the starting line has a story that brought them to that point—a story of struggle, a…