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Tulane welcomes NBA All-Stars to campus for clinics, panel discussions

With the NBA All-Star Weekend just days away, Tulane University is preparing to welcome the NBA to its uptown campus for several days of activities, from panel discussions with front office executives to basketball clinics for local school children…
All are winners in Special Olympics basketball game

The inaugural Special Olympics Unified Rivalry Basketball Game was held Saturday at the Reily Center on the uptown campus of Tulane University. Two teams, one comprised of Tulane students and Special Olympic athletes and the other of LSU students…
Former NFL players get Super Bowl health screenings by Tulane doctors

Tulane University physicians and staff are stepping up their health screening game for football’s biggest event of the year. They’ll be in Houston for Super Bowl LI conducting their largest health screening to date for retired NFL players as part of…
Leadership, coaching and accepting adversity

Marc Trestman is best known for his career coaching professional football, yet few knew that he was once an aspiring lawyer. On Thursday, the Tulane Sports Law Program presented a talk by Trestman at the Tulane University Law School about the impact…
Tulane Medical one of 4 places in U.S. taking care of former NFL players

Read WWLTV's featured news story about the Center for Sport's role in The Trust (powered by the NFL Players Association) Brain and Body Screening Program, which provides comprehensive physical, neurological and behvioral evaluations to former NFL…
Top orthopedic surgeons to offer tips in protecting young athletes from injuries

Three of the nation’s leading orthopedic surgeons will present a special lecture at Tulane University about how to keep young athletes playing safely.  Dr. James Andrews, the team doctor for several professional sports franchises – including the…
Fielding dreams, Part I

Mock salary arbitrations were hashed out in the bowels of Wesley Barrow Stadium, a gleaming youth baseball complex near the New Orleans lakefront.  The negotiators were not professionals or even college-aged business students — they were teen…
Tulane sends more than just athletes into professional sports

Read the Fox 8 WVUE featured news story about Tulane's Sports Law program, one of only two in the U.S. that offers specific sports law certificates. "Tulane sends more than just athletes into professional sports" – Fox8Live.com