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Fans watch play during a TGL match between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. TGL features six teams of four players competing against each other in a tech-infused arena the size of a football field. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

March 25, 2025

The TGL golf league might signal that indoor sport is the future, for better or worse

Brad Millington, Brock University; Brian Wilson, University of British Columbia; Michael L. Naraine, Brock University, and Parissa Safai, York University, Canada

More indoor sports competitions may emerge in the years to come as organizers seek to attract new audiences and respond to the impacts of climate change.

Concussion symptoms are often non-specific and may be attributed to something else, like dehydration or the heat, and young people may feel they can play through it or walk it off. (Shutterstock)

July 10, 2024

‘I just want to keep playing:’ Why youth athletes under‑report concussion symptoms

Alison Doherty, Western University; Brendan Riggin, University of Waterloo; Kaleigh Pennock, University of Waterloo; Parissa Safai, York University, Canada, and Shannon L Sibbald, Western University

Young athletes may be uncertain if they are experiencing a concussion or might not think the injury is serious or bad enough to warrant telling someone.

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