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Epidemic of ACL injuries in women's football brings mental health toll

Epidemic of ACL injuries in women’s football brings mental health toll

Marlee Nicolos had thought it almost a given that she would one day tear an ACL. It seemed to happen to everyone, and one day it would happen to her too. That didn’t lessen the blow when the Santa Clara women’s soccer goaltender suffered a knee injury late in her first season. Then when she …

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'Defying all odds': How these twin athletes overcame their torn ACL and dislocated knee injuries, together

‘Defying all odds’: How these twin athletes overcame their torn ACL and dislocated knee injuries, together

‘Defying all odds’: How these twin athletes overcame their torn ACL and dislocated knee injuries, together When it comes to twins, Griffin and Audrey Behrens couldn’t be much closer. Growing up, they were inseparable. They had the same thoughts, finished each other’s sentences and practically had their own language, remembers their mother, Michelle. Both were …

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