Football On For 21 Of The Top 30 Home Attendance Teams; Scientist Have Much To Learn About Such Large Outdoor Events

College Football's pandemic Playbook:  Fewer Fans, No Tailgating, No Bands by Alan Blinder.  The New York Times.  August 27, 2020.

Some Athletes Who Had Coronavirus Suffer Lingering Lung And Other Health Issues

These Athletes Had The Coronavirus.  Will They Ever Be The Same?  by Andrew Keh.  The New York Times.  May 29, 2020.

Former Olympic Gold Medal Winner Eric Heiden Considers His Work As Physician As His Greatest Accomplishment

Eric Heiden:  Life After The Olympics by Alexandra Wolfe.  The Wall Street Journal.  February 7, 2014.

Heiden is now the physician for the U.S. Olympic speed skating team.

ACL Injuries Have More Than Tripled Since 2000

Knee Surgeries Like RGIII's Are On The Rise by Janice Lloyd.  USA Today.  January 11, 2013.

Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins tore two of the four primary ligaments of the knee.  Injuries to one of those ligaments, the ACL, are increasingly common and do not result from contact.  A pivot, turn, or twist may cause the injury, which are expected to rise with the aging of the Baby Boomers.  The article provides keys to avoiding this injury, interesting facts such as females are more at risk than males, and a brief overview of the surgery and rehab.