It’s not uncommon to see an athlete or coach display an outburst of anger or frustration during or immediately after a competition. But when an athlete injures himself during such a display of raw emotion, it creates headlines. The Associated Press recently wrote an article about how athletes exhibit their anger in dealing with frustration [...] Read More

With less than a week until Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, the New York Giants and New England Patriots have been preparing for a rematch, after the Super Bowl upset, which left the Patriots with one loss in the 2007 season. For the Patriots, losing to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII, deemed one of [...] Read More

The firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno fired up Nittany Lion fans. The students, immediately upon learning of the news, turned out by the thousands to protest on campus and city streets. Many students also congregated on the front lawn of Paterno’s house to express their support for the legendary coach. The gatherings [...] Read More

Brandon Marshall usually grabs headlines for his spectacular grabs on the football field or his gaffes off it. But recently the typically flamboyant wide receiver earned attention for a more humbling act. Marshall admitted to a group of reporters during the Miami Dolphins’ training camp that he has been struggling with borderline personality disorder. It [...] Read More

  “I know what my problem is: I try too hard, I think too much. I need to slow down my mind,” said Cleveland Indian Shin-Soo Choo, citing that his recent DUI and arrest has psychologically crippled his play. ESPN reported yesterday that Choo isn’t focusing on his legal affairs stemming from his drink-and-drive debacle, [...] Read More

By Matt Brann: For someone who never played organized sports in his life, Mo Rocca wanted to know what he was missing out on. For those answers, the CBS Sunday Morning correspondent turned to Dr. Amy Baltzell. Baltzell, author of the upcoming book Living in the Sweet Spot: Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life, is [...] Read More

  By Aaron Geiger: Last year, Oregon’s LeGarrette Blount sucker punched Boise State’s Byron Hout at the end of a hotly contested football game after Hout mouthed off. This month, Baylor’s Brittney Griner decked Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle after a Lone Star shoving spree during a women’s basketball game. The events were remarkably similar: a [...] Read More