Emmy-Winning ‘Sport Science’ Creator John Brenkus Passes at 53 After Depression Battle, Leaving Legacy of Innovation and Openness in Mental Health
Vienna, Virginia — John Brenkus, who gained fame as the co-creator and host of the innovative television program “Sport Science,” has died at the age of 53. The Virginia Department of Health Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed that Brenkus’s death on May 31, 2025, was a suicide following a long struggle with depression. A statement released on June 1 through Brenkus’s social media profiles and the Brinx.TV website, a platform he later founded, …