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College Football Players Can Cry (a Little) If They Want to
October 3, 2011 While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's ... > full story -
Schoolboy Rugby: Risk of Suffering an Injury During a Single Season Can Be High, UK Study Shows
September 29, 2011 A new study highlights the injury risks for schoolboys playing rugby. The research shows that the chance of a school player suffering an injury during a single season is at least 12 percent and, ... > full story -
Rethinking Gifted Education Policy: A Call to Action
September 22, 2011 Michael Jordan, Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie. Most people can probably name some award-winning athletes, musicians, and actors. But, if you were asked to name the winners of last year's Nobel Prizes ... > full story -
Dietary Supplements Could Make Athletes Unwitting Drugs Cheats
September 19, 2011 Minute levels of banned substances in some dietary supplements are leaving athletes susceptible to failed drugs tests according to new ... > full story -
There's Your Cue: Using Transitional Cues Helps Kids Switch Tasks
August 29, 2011 Remember when your little league football team lost the game because someone ran the ball back into their own end zone? Take heart -- one researcher says it may be the player's unfamiliarity with ... > full story -
Teenagers: Being 'Scrawny' Is Not an Option
August 7, 2011 A dedicated football player, a disciplined martial arts practitioner or a respected weightlifter? According to a recent Norwegian study, young girls are most concerned with their appearance as they ... > full story -
Team Sports: For Kids, It's More Than Just a Game
July 20, 2011 A cohesive team environment, assessing one's own performance rather than comparing with others, and involvement in enjoyably challenging practices are the main conditions needed for children to have ... > full story -
Scholar Helps Make Major League Baseball Umpire Schedule a Hit
July 20, 2011 Scientists have created a complex method for scheduling Major League Baseball umpires which has proven so successful that the league has used it five of the past six ... > full storyMore: -
Women Less Likely Than Men to Fake Soccer Injuries
July 6, 2011 Women don't fake them. Soccer injuries, that is. With the Women's World Cup in full swing in Germany, soccer fans can now rest assured that women are less likely than men to fake on-field injuries, ... > full story -
Research Reveals New Secret Weapon for Tour De France: Beetroot Juice
July 1, 2011 Winning margins in the Tour de France can be tight. Now there could be a new, completely legal and rather surprising weapon in the armory for riders aiming to shave vital seconds off their time -- ... > full story
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