Welcome to the Grand Strand for the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. I’ve been waiting nearly two decades to say that phrase, and the Big South has been waiting even longer to land on the Grand Strand. From the time I moved to Myrtle Beach in 1995 there were rumors of bringing the hoops tournaments on the beach, but it always... 

Conspiracy theorists were abuzz the moment Danica Patrick crossed the finish line the fastest in qualifying for Sunday’s Great American Race, becoming the first female to grab the pole in Daytona who was not working at one of the many strip clubs that surround the track. After covering the fastest sport on four wheels for 15 years, I’ve always been suspicious of NASCAR qualifying. Back... 

At times, a race weekend can feel kind of like a multi-course meal — a nice Asian dinner is a great example — with a variety of items being served up in rapid succession. While we appreciate it at the time, it can be a lot to properly digest, so we often entrust it to the care of our old environmentally-sketchy friend  styrofoam and carry it home where we can enjoy it later, at a more... 

The motorsports press corps is a dedicated and close-knit group. Just like the teams on the top three NASCAR racing circuits, they travel as a group. They log thousands of miles, spend thousands of hours and consume thousands of calories together. They know one another’s spouses and kids, and they also know most of the triumphs and tribulations associated with those spouses and kids. They... 

Let’s get ready to RUMMM-BLE! In this corner, from parts unknown, the International Olympic Committee (your cue to boo). And in this corner, weighing way to much, the challenger, ME (thunderous applause and no fat jokes please)! This is a no-holds barred grudge match over the IOC’s decision to drop wrestling from its list of sanctioned sports in 2020. You could have knocked me down... 

As orthopedic physical therapists we treat musculoskeletal disorders of all sorts.  Living in a premier golf resort area like Myrtle Beach can lead to a higher percentage of a couple disorders in particular. Two of the more common disorders we treat are “golfers elbow” (medial epicondylalgia/tendinosis) and “tennis elbow” (lateral epicondylalgia/tendinosis ).  Epicondylalgia is synonymous... 

Being a sports fan comes at a price. In this case, it was called Thursday. Jan. 17 was a day that will live in sports infamy, not for the great feats of athleticism that were performed but for the embarrassing depths the sports world has sank. It was a slow sports day, but a busy bad news night. And all I really learned is Lance Armstrong owes Manti Te’o a steak dinner for dropping his sandle... 

I’m going to break the Golden Rule with this piece. But, it has to be done. For the past year and a half, Grand Strand Sports Report has been hit over and over and over with requests to help different organizations raise money. The requests come from teachers, parents, coaches, booster clubs, students, and friends. The policy has always been to apologize, but decline the offer. Once you open... 

There’s a new sport sweeping the nation, if you consider bigfooting a sport. Most of us would call it hiking. But do it in the woods, at night, with a camera, thermal-imaging equipment and a big imagination, and it’s called bigfooting. It’s a lot like snipe-hunting, only with bigger snipe. I suppose the only way to win is to bag a bigfoot, and so far no one has ever won at this... 

One of the more common areas of injury we treat in our outpatient physical therapy setting is the knee.   In this article we will discuss two types of knee pain commonly seen in athletic populations. The first is patellofemoral dysfunction (PFD). This type of knee pain arises from a dysfunctional movement (maltracking) of the patella (kneecap) within the femoral groove it moves in.  In other...