started telling the stories of alumni such as 1989 graduate Col. Martha Brooks‚ director of public affairs for the U.S. Army Expeditionary Contracting Command‚ and NFL Hall of Famer John Stallworth‚ a 1974 graduate who played 14 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and built a defense contracting company that he sold for a reported $74 million in 2006. “We have success stories that we have not shared before in this way‚” she says. “We have not taken advantage of our success stories. We need to be able
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Concussion‚ a mild traumatic brain injury‚ it may leave you temporarily unconscious and an aftereffect that will leave you confused and incapacity. These head injuries can be caused by violent blows to the head or can also be described as a violent shaking of the head or body. Since studies on head injuries have increased over the past years there has been a lot of attention on concussions‚ how they can be prevented and the affect that it has on the brain. The attention has been so high that the
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Females in Athletic Training When some people think about sports they think about athletes with amazing talent‚ Sunday night football‚ and sitting under the bright lights at a baseball game eating a hotdog. People are too distracted by the sweat‚ yelling‚ and determination of the team‚ long enough to commend the people that make Saturday college football‚ and Sunday night football happen. Among those people making sports possible are the Athletic Trainers. The Athletic Trainers job is to do “the
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"When they took me into the O.R.‚ I took a deep breath and went to sleep. When I woke up‚ I was in the recovery. I just felt so empty inside - one minute I had a life living inside me and 20 minutes later there’s nothing. I just started crying hysterically. The nurse came up to me and said "Why are you crying? You got what you wanted‚ now be quiet; you’re going to worry the other girls." I got myself under control and walked out into the waiting room. As soon as I got out of there I just started
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Rams cut Phillips in 1997..Phillips is arguably one of the biggest draft day blunders in NFL history‚ the Rams thought so highly of him that the team traded his predecessor‚ Jerome Bettis‚ to the Pittsburgh Steelers immediately after drafting Phillips‚ a trade that would later prove beneficial to the Steelers. After the Rams he played two games with the Miami Dolphins before being cut. He later played for the 49ers‚ CFL‚ AFL‚ and NFL Europe. His lone career highlight is an infamous one as he missed
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Vikings: Adrian Peterson‚ Blair Walsh Peterson remains a top-three fantasy player as we enter into the playoffs. The Ravens have only allowed a couple rushing touchdowns‚ so paying a heavy price for A.P. in weekly leagues might not be ideal. Walsh is averaging over 10 points per game in his last four outings. • Ravens: Ray Rice‚ Torrey Smith‚ Justin Tucker‚ Ravens DST While the Vikings gave up 120 rushing yards to Matt Forte‚ Rice and the Ravens’ offense are nowhere near as threatening. Even so
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Technology’s Affect on Attendance “I can watch all the games on my flatscreen and buy a sixer of excellent beer for $10. Or I can pay $50+ for tix‚ $35 for parking (at my own risk)‚ and $10 each for 16oz of crummy beer. It’s kind of a no brainer for me1.” The likelihood of traffic jams‚ long lines for overpriced concession‚ misbehaving fans‚ and bad weather in comparison to a comfortable couch‚ high definition TV‚ surround-sound‚ large variety of games and channels are all factors that raise
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Roger Goodell and I have the same nightmare. In it‚ an NFL player is killed during a game. Unlike the Commish‚ who was revealed to have this fear (the NFL and Goodell both disputed the assertion) in a recent profile in ESPN The Magazine‚ there is nothing figurative about my bad dream. It attacks my sleep periodically‚ usually in the summer rather than during football season‚ as if my subconscious is reminding me just how much the NFL means to me. The doomed player in my nightmare isn’t one
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final game‚ the teams standing was 2-3. The only team we haven’t beat were the undefeated Steelers. Before the game I headed to the clinic to see if I broke my finger from Thursday’s practice. When I left the X-ray room (I didn’t break my finger‚ just jammed it bad) I saw Nathan who was holding his wrist funny. I said hi and then headed to the game. We won‚ I can’t believe we beat the undefeated Steelers! I had to turn in my gear and after that that my mom‚ sisters and I went to get ice cream at
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When people think of an athlete‚ they think of a big jock. Someone who is dumb‚ self centered‚ and everyone’s star. The athletes get the attention of all parents‚ teachers‚ and other students and they can do no wrong‚ even when everything that they get away with is very much so‚ wrong. But‚ what caused this illogical behavior? Their ego issues have begun to get out of control and it is not acceptable in today’s society. In order to change this unpopular behavior‚ rather than changing the child in
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