June

June 13, 2012

With Olympic Swimming Trials Upcoming, Follow Concussion Inc.’s Coverage of USA Swimming Youth Coach Sex Abuse

The Jerry Sandusky trial is a reminder that the Olympic Swimming Trials start on June 25 – and that this blog remains the only source for […]
June 11, 2012

Nowinski to NCAA: Give Your Football Players a Surgeon General-Style Warning

Chris Nowinski and his Sports Legacy Institute get slammed here from time to time, but they get nothing but applause today for their announcement about a […]
June 8, 2012

NFL Concussion Megasuit: Let the Medical Literature Bibliographies Begin

Perhaps you’ve heard that plaintiffs’ attorneys in the scores of lawsuits representing thousands of former National Football League players just filed multi-district litigation consolidation papers. This […]
June 7, 2012

Cal Swim Coach, Sex Abuse Survivor, Banned From Clinic at Her Old Club

“Moraga swim club bans Cal swim coach, sex abuse survivor from conducting clinic” By Matthias Gafni Contra Costa Times http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_20799532/moraga-swim-club-bans-cal-swim-coach-sex
June 6, 2012

‘Private Sneak Peeks’ of Alan Schwarz-Produced Documentary, Promoting Commercial Sideline Concussion Test, Resume Tonight

“Private sneak peek” No. 2 of the documentary Head Games is tonight in Boston. The film, inspired by Chris Nowinski’s 2006 book of the same name, […]
June 5, 2012

Jahvid Best on His Concussions: It Doesn’t Get Any Stupider Than This

Jahvid Best of the Detroit Lions: If I can come back from [the concussion that ended his college career], this one should be a piece of […]
June 3, 2012

High School Swimming and Water Polo Coach Arrested in California – Not USA Swimming and Not Good

A swimming and water polo coach at Aragon High School in San Mateo, California, has been arrested for a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old athlete under […]
June 2, 2012

Linda McMahon’s Wrestler Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka: Let’s Not Talk About the Past. Oh Heck, Let’s Talk About the Past.

In its editorial on the Linda McMahon-WWE-Chris Powell sideshow, the Connecticut Post makes the salient point. See “Criticism of WWE to be expected,” http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Criticism-of-WWE-to-be-expected-3602989.php. Whether McMahon […]
June 1, 2012

BountyGate Plot Twist Shows Limits of Class-Warfare Critique of Football

For the second time in less than two months, chaotic fallout from Sean Pamphilon’s role as a smoking-gun documenter of the New Orleans Saints’ “BountyGate” scandal […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick