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    It’s no secret that the smell of hockey gear and equipment is just a stinky situation! The funky odor has plagued players since the beginning of time. This smell has driven hockey moms bonkers all these years. The odor that has been described as a combination of cat pee, wet dog, rotten eggs, dirty socks and low tide…The good news is the odor can be stopped! So, as you hesitate to reach in that stanky hockey bag, terrified that the odor will haunt you all day at school or work and through out the rest of your adult...

By: Johnette Howard, ESPN Staff Writer Photo Above: Brandon Noble recovered faster from three torn ligaments, including his ACL than from MRSA infections. NEW YORK — Brandon Noble is 10 years removed from his seven-year NFL career and now works near Philadelphia as a financial adviser. But the formerDallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins defensive tackle wasn’t surprised when a reporter tracked him down Wednesday to discuss New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells, who has become the latest athlete to be diagnosed with MRSA, a frightening, antibiotic-resistant staph infection that can result in multiple surgeries, amputations and, rarely, even death....

Copyright 2015 N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc.All Rights Reserved The New York Post When Prince Amukamara was a freshman in college at Nebraska, he had “a little pimple on my wrist.” He picked at it, popped it and recalls using someone’s sweaty weight-lifting straps to wrap around his wrist. “It just started getting itchy and aggravated, and then I got sick,” Amukamara said Wednesday. He contracted MRSA, a serious staph infection. “They had to drill it and empty it all out and wrap it in a huge bandage and I was in bed for like three or four days, not able to...

Evidence of CRE found in seven U.S. cities monitored by researchers By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A relatively new antibiotic-resistant bacteria called CRE is making inroads in some major American cities, U.S. health officials report. Surveillance of seven U.S. metropolitan areas found higher-than-expected levels of CRE in Atlanta, Baltimore and New York City, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lower-than-expected levels were found in Albuquerque, Denver and Portland, Ore., while the Minneapolis rate was what the agency anticipated. But CDC researchers were dismayed that they found active cases of CRE infection...

By Dan Seidenberg Wrestling moms are among the toughest yet most loving moms out there, and as a result they consistently breed champions not just in wrestling, but in life. In the wilderness when you see a cub the mother bear is usually nearby ready to pounce. In  the wrestling world when a mother’s child is on the mat that is her cub, she is usually nearby and yes, she is always ready to pounce. So how do you know if your mom is a true wrestling mom? It’s pretty obvious, just look for the telltale signs.