Mel Rosen, Auburn’s legendary track and field coach and noted coach at the Olympic and World Championship level, passed away Sunday at the age of 90. Rosen came to Auburn in 1955 as an assistant professor in the physical education department before becoming an assistant track coach and ultimately Auburn’s head coach from 1963-1991. Rosen stepped down at the end…
Just six days ago the gymnastics world was at a standstill. Longtime Michigan State and USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar would find out his fate after sexually abusing over 150 girls. The sentencing 40 to 175 years in prison. On that day the Auburn University gymnastics team was preparing for a home meet. “We felt the need to bring up this situation…
More study into concussions in young hockey players. In Your Health Minute, young hockey players may take longer to recover after a concussion than previously thought. Scientists in Canada studied 17 players who were diagnosed with a concussion during the season. Three months later brain scans showed signs of damage long after other symptoms had cleared and they returned to…
No US Olympians were infected with zika during the Rio games. In Your Health Minute, the zika virus caused tremendous concern for olympic athletes traveling to Rio De Janeiro last summer . But a new study of 457 U-S athletes and staff finds none became infected while in Brazil. However, blood tests did show about 7 percent did get…
Young people who get a hip replacement might not need a second one. Hip dysplasia is a condition that can lead to painful arthritis and a hip replacement. Many young patients who have the surgery have to have it again at some point in the future. But now there is an alternative that could give them a new lease on…
It began with a dad’s dream to coach and a passion in track and field. The West Georgia Jets are an organization that began in 2011. It’s a team made up of 50 Columbus area kids ranging in age from 6-18. “A lot of my athletes; their introduction into track is with our club. What I like to do is…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC added 3-on-3 basketball to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic program on Friday in an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal. In another move toward street sports, BMX Freestyle cycling will join the Olympics for the first time among a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. However,…
In an announcement made on Tuesday, NBC will broadcast its Winter Olympic TV programming live across all time zones for the first time at the 2018 Winter Games. The Games are set to take place in PyeongChang, South Korea. This includes daytime, primetime and late-night coverage on NBC. On most nights, primetime coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m….
South Korea today (Wednesday) marked the start of the one year countdown to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. Despite recent political turmoil in the country, the PyeongChang Olympics will likely be well-organized and ready to go, especially when compared with the recent games in Rio de Janeiro and Sochi, which saw swirling human rights, environmental and political crises. PyeongChang is…
