The football season is halfway over, but with every game comes the risk of getting hurt and being forced off the field.

No one wants to hear the distinctive pop of an ACL tearing or rupturing, which typically means the player's season is at an end. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is located inside the knee and ...

Teresa Salinas, a senior at Harlingen High School in Harlingen, Texas, has been a dancer since she was two years old. Three years ago, she joined the school’s drill team and, while practicing double ...

It’s an athlete’s worst fear. Hearing a loud “pop” and feeling severe pain are usually the first signs you’ve torn your anterior cruciate ligament, also known as the ACL. The ACL connects your shin ...

UPDATE (Sept. 11, 2026): University of Michigan freshman guard Brandon McCoy Jr. underwent successful surgery in Los Angeles to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the program ...