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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — COVID-19 cases are rising, but the average age of the patients continues to drop. In Edina, for example, most of the people getting sick used to be about 57 years old. In the last two weeks, the average age dropped to around 19 years old. Edina health officials say young people ...

‘He said he loved me. I said, ‘You shouldn’t be in love with me. You’re 43, I’m 17, and you’re married. This isn’t right.'’ Estey Ticknor remembers being 17 years old and lying on a blanket in the grass at Minute Man National Historical Park with her 43-year-old hockey coach when their secret rendez...

Sterling Kuntz memorial fund Ryan James is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Jessica Kuntz. Last night the Spud community lost one of the great ones. Sterling Kuntz passed away suddenly at his home in Moorhead. Sterling was only 44 years old, he leaves behind his incredibly courageous wife Jes...

women more likely to continue playing while symptomatic with a concussion. There has been a lot of research performed over the last few years analyzing the effects concussions and repeated head injuries have on athletes, however, most of this research has been done on men’s brains. Chris Nowinski, P...

July 9 at 3 pm CST: 20 Questions on Concussion with Dr. Robert Cantu, Part 2 20 Questions on Concussion with Dr. Robert Cantu, Part 2 Join us for a Q&A on concussions and Post-Concussion Syndrome with Concussion Legacy Foundation co-founder and medical director Dr. Robert Cantu! Tune in to learn eff...

‘I Think Their Eyes Are Going To Open’ MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s Maggie Nichols is speaking publicly about sexual abuse by the former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Nichols announced in 2018 she was the person referred to as “Athlete A,” the first to step forward to report abuse. While she relea...

Study compares bicycling concussions to collision sports concussions In this study, bicycling concussions resulted in a greater mean duration of PCS (23.7 months) than a comparison group of patients with PCS due to collision sports (16.1 months) (p=0.07). What are the findings? • Lost control of th...

Athlete A Minnesotan In the last two years, a series of scalding and essential documentaries — “Leaving Neverland,” “Surviving R. Kelly,” “Untouchable,” “On the Record,” “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” — have shined a light on the contours of sexual abuse and the supreme, if not obscene, concentratio...

‘Uncomfortable and scared’: Abuse allegations inside the USA Hockey sled program Madison Eberhard grew up in hockey rinks, shivering on weekends in Getzville, N.Y., as she watched her older brother and her father play. It wasn’t until she was 8 years old, when she attended a charity game and saw her...

'This is the most overwhelmed I've ever felt'  How are you? We are asked that question every day. But how often do we just say "fine" or "good" and move on? How often do we actually admit the truth -- to ourselves as well as others? You want to know my truth? How am I doing? How am I handling quara...

Do NGB's really protect athletes or try to protect their image(including USA Hockey)? Six former athletes accuse USA Swimming of failing to act on sex abuse allegations The lawsuits allege USA Swimming was aware of abuse committed by coaches and took no action. By Rick Maese and Emily Giambalvo June...

“We have our blooper reel in our head, and everyone else’s highlight reel in the palm of our hands.” If you are having thoughts of suicide, please know that you are not alone. If you are in danger of acting on suicidal thoughts, call 911. For support and resources, call the National Suicide Preventi...

June 11 at 3 pm CDT: How Physical Therapy Can Help Treat Post-Concussion Syndrome How Physical Therapy Can Help Treat Post-Concussion Syndrome Are you or your loved one struggling with Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS)? With most concussions, symptoms clear up in a matter of days or weeks with rest and...

Adrahtas banned for life The U.S. Center for SafeSport has issued a lifetime ban to former Chicago-area youth coach Tom "Chico" Adrahtas following its investigation into sexual abuse allegations against him, according to The Athletic's Katie Strang. Adrahtas is prohibited from coaching in any USA Ho...

"Showing weakness is actually a sign of monumental strength" Name: Corey Hirsch Age: 47 Battle: Pure obsessive-compulsive disorder Backstory: Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark If I had to sum up my journey in two sentences, I would say this: The very thing that I was most afraid of for ...

"He was unanimously re-elected in 2018" COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Hockey president Jim Smith is the subject of two investigations surrounding his tenure as the president of Amateur Hockey Association Illinois. USA Hockey spokesman Dave Fischer confirmed Friday that the organization has hire...

Report: USA Hockey president being investigated for alleged mishandling of abuse claims against coach USA Hockey president Jim Smith is under investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegedly mishandling sexual abuse allegations against a coach, the hockey organization told The Athletic. ...

"couldn’t remember what day it was, couldn’t walk in a straight line and couldn’t handle lights or reading" Spurred by a state legislator’s demands, the Minnesota State High School League is exploring revisions of two contentious league bylaws that help determine student-athlete eligibility. Sen. Ju...

CLF Helpline If you are fighting long-term concussion symptoms and would like help in the form of referrals, education, or just someone to talk to, reach out to the CLF HelpLine here: https://concussionfoundation.org/helpline SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE CLF HELPLINE At the Concussion Legacy Foundation, ...

BU CTE study named one of Top 10 discoveries of the year n neurodegeneration  While the fact that repetitive mild traumatic brain injury leads to devastating long-term sequelae in professional boxers has been recognized for close to a century without controversy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C...

Why incoming NCAA athletes say they hid concussion symptoms New study in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine reports most-common answers from 156 incoming NCAA athletes about why they hid concussion symptoms: *81% don't want to appear weak *76% afraid to lose spot on team *64% afraid coaches wil...

Pat Micheletti: "This is a must read!! Outstanding reporting by Katie" "People are terrified" -- A deep dive into AHAI, the organization's role in handling sexual abuse complaints, and the rampant fear of retaliation among those who want to speak up. How did AHAI handle complaints of sexual abuse in...

Helping concussion patients in crisis: Webinar Thursday May 7 at 3 pm Helping Concussion and Suspected CTE Patients in Crisis The Concussion Legacy Foundation is supporting the mental health of those struggling with the effects of brain injury, through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Public healt...

How Concussion Legislation is Failing Young Athletes For many Americans, the reality of the danger caused by concussions in football began with the PBS Frontline documentary "League of Denial," or the book by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru that inspired it. Perhaps it was the movie "Concussion...

Katie Rerko: Get Your Head In The Game  When she isn’t protecting the net from blistering slapshots, Katie Rerko protects her peers by educating them on an injury that has damaged careers and lives outside of the rink. Rerko, a sophomore goalie for the Pitt women’s club ice hockey team, volunteers ...