by Katie Howard | Jun 4, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Pillar 4, Top Story
Katie Howard sits down with a D1 soccer player who lost two crucial years of recruitment to ACL injuries and questioned whether she should quit the sport altogether. Instead, she learned a lesson far bigger than soccer. At 14 years old, Taylor Esparza thought she knew...
by Katie Howard | Jun 3, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Pillar 2, Pillar 3, Pillar 4
In professional tennis, not playing means losing ranking points, prize money and momentum. As Wimbledon approaches, Back in Action explores the culture that rewards availability, often at the expense of recovery. Every summer, Wimbledon celebrates comebacks....
by Katie Howard | Jun 2, 2026 | On The Pitch, Pillar 1, Pillar 3, Pillar 4, World Cup
Heat, travel, hybrid pitches and recovery timelines have all emerged as concerns ahead of the biggest World Cup in history. Could the tournament’s biggest challenge come from the conditions rather than the competition? The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been expanded...
by Katie Howard | Jun 2, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Top Story
Brooke Ryan was on the verge of beginning her collegiate diving career in the United States when a routine warm-up ended in a devastating injury. She tells Katie Howard about the surgeries, setbacks and emotional toll of spending three years chasing a return to the...
by Katie Howard | May 29, 2026 | Pillar 3, Pillar 4, The Mind Game
Sport often becomes more than the competition for elite athletes. It shapes routine, relationships, purpose and identity. But when injury or forced retirement suddenly removes that structure, many athletes are left emotionally unprepared for what comes next. Katie...
