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The Evolutionary Science of Tommy John Surgery and the Current Epidemic

Last Friday, one of Major League Baseball’s most talented and marketable young stars was lost for the season when the Marlins’ Jose Fernandez went under the knife to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL); aka Tommy John surgery. Fernandez just might be the best young pitcher in baseball (Clayton Kershaw fans would probably disagree) […]

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Tennis Anyone? Tennis Buddy App Brings Players Together

Tennis takes two, and sometimes the hardest part of tennis is finding a partner to hit with. What happens when you’re dying to play some tennis, but none of your friends have time? You no longer have to resort to hitting against a wall, because Tennis Buddy makes finding an opponent easy and accessible. The […]

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How GPS Technology Is Changing Rugby

Rugby Union is hitting the U.S. by storm this November when the U.S. takes on world cup champions, New Zealand All Blacks in Soldier Field, Chicago. The All Blacks just went through an undefeated season (even though my home country, Ireland, ran them close) almost making them certain to be ranked one of the best […]

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MLB or Science: Who’s to Blame for the Steroid Era?

In the sports world, no punctuation mark is as dreaded as the asterisk. Asterisks never appear in a stats column for anything good. Thanks to performance-enhancing drug (PED) usage by high-profile players like Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez and Jose Canseco, the last few decades have become Major League Baseball’s “asterisk era.” Baseball is not alone […]

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