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Infill We Trust

Michael Popke

A New York study claims recycled crumb rubber in synthetic turf poses no threat, but the EPA has yet to weigh in.

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Environmental Issues

Better Living Through Soccer
Soccer's biggest event may have heightened awareness of important advances to aid the African continent.

Green Teams
Professional sports teams, led by Major League Baseball, put greater emphasis on environmental programs.

The Grass Isn't Greener
The environmental good done by urban green spaces may be undone by their maintenance.

Crowd Control

Interview with security specialist Chris Rogers
Rogers discusses the challenges of keeping spectators safe.

Holding an Audience
Should building codes be changed to keep fans from falling out of upper-level stadium sections?

Seeing Red At The Riverside
An English soccer team implores its fans to "sit down and shut up."

Gender Equity

Softball Proves To Be a Battleground Sport
Recent Title IX cases demonstrate that administrators must take a close look at their facilities and immediately begin to correct any disparities.

Side Out
Volleyball participation opportunities continue to lag for boys and men.

Girls' Coach in a Friday Night Fight
Coach Amber Parker wants Title IX to be enforced at Franklin County High School.

Substance Abuse

Who's Got the Keys?
A parade of off-season DUI offenses has schools seeking new ways to combat student-athlete alcohol abuse.

Drug Wars
Is testing high school student-athletes for drugs really working?

Image Problem
Internet photos of student-athletes in compromising circumstances present new challenges for athletic directors.

Team Travel

Conference Call
New Jersey sports administrators may have found a new way to level the playing field.

Economy Class
Athletic departments are rethinking ways to make their travel dollars go farther.

A Route to Fewer Lawsuits?
When sponsoring activities, schools and organizations may have a legal duty to ensure that athletes and other participants are provided safe transportation.

Sports Medicine

Contact Sport
A rash of batted-ball injuries has renewed debate over the performance of baseball and softball equipment.

Curtailing Catastrophe
Heightened public awareness sparks new initiatives to recognize and react to brain trauma and other serious injuries.

Interview with The Robbie Levine Foundation's Craig Levine
A father who lost his 9-year-old son to sudden cardiac arrest dedicates his life to saving others.

Miscellaneous

Interview with Scott Tinley, San Diego State University lecturer and former triathlete
A former triathlete explains what happens after athletes retire.

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