From the hotel suite to the gymnasium floor, Orlando, Fla.-based medical screening company Athletic Heart is mobilizing and modernizing the preventive testing of professional athletes. For decades, athletes preparing for competition have undergone medical screening to ensure their bodies are up to the task. The screening traditionally occurs within the confines of a hospital imaging center, or […]
The NBA Development League will be renamed the NBA Gatorade League starting next season, and also as part of a multiyear expanded partnership announced Tuesday, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute will collaborate with the NBA G-League. GSSI will work with the NBA G-League to enhance player sports performance and recovery, and its scientists will partner with the […]
In 1920 eight members of the Chicago Black Sox were indicted by a grand jury for throwing the 1919 World Series at the behest of gamblers. In 2007 NBA referee Tim Donaghy pled guilty to two felony charges of conspiracy, admitting to having bet on games that he officiated. In 2009 “around 200 games across […]
Sports genetics company Athletigen Technologies is teaming up with Kinduct Technologies, a data and analytics software provider, to integrate genetics with athletic performance data. Athletigen is known for analyzing an athlete’s genetic makeup and using that to help the athlete achieve his or her performance goals. Kinduct allows teams and organizations to look at data […]
The following is a column by C.J. Watson, a guard in the NBA for the Orlando Magic who has played 10 seasons in the league. Watson founded the Quiet Storm Foundation with his family based around the core values of education, encouragement, hard work and faith. The foundation develops and implements community programs that support students, […]
