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RIP Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne, the father of the modern health club and fitness tv shows, died Sunday at his home in California. He was 96. LaLanne caught the fitness bug after hearing a lecture on proper nutrition...
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Concussions, and How to Spot Them
It seems we’ve been hearing a lot more about concussions in recent years, particularly with regard to football and hockey. There was Merril Hoge’s career-ending head injury after a concussion that...
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Duerson’s Suicide Messages
Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday at his home in Florida. He was only 50. Image Credit: indyposted.com A standout at Notre Dame, Duerson also...
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Brandon Davies Dismissed From BYU Basketball Team For Being a Normal College...
The third-ranked BYU basketball team earlier this week dismissed Brandon Davies, a standout sophomore, citing an unspecified violation of the school’s honor code. image credit: BYUcougars.com I was all...
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Russian Hockey Players Among Victims of Lokomotiv Plane Crash
A plane transporting KHL hockey team Lokomotiv caught fire and crashed just after takeoff from the central Russian city of Yaroslavl Wednesday afternoon. There are varying reports of how many were on...
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West Virginia Freaking Out About T-Shirts
So ESPN College Game Day is headed to West Virginia for the first time this weekend, to showcase the WVU-LSU matchup. Fun, right? Well, it seems the prospect of national tv coverage is causing some...
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IAAF Thinks Women Need Boys to Succeed. Classy.
I don’t usually follow competitive running that carefully (although I did once run a 5K in a blazing 25 minutes once- be jealous, folks) but even I know when to call bullshit. The International...
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NBA Cancels First Two Weeks of Season, No One Seems to Care
So to the surprise of no one, NBA owners and players failed to reach a deal yesterday, meaning the lockout will continue and at least the first two weeks of the season will be cancelled. “We had...
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Tony Romo’s Wife is Pregnant
Looks like Cowboys fans have a new blonde to blame. Tony Romo let it slip during an appearance at a Dallas high school on Tuesday morning that his wife, Candice Crawford, 24, is pregnant. Romo, 31, and...
View ArticleAnd now, for some volleyball: an interview with Misty May-Treanor
With the Summer Olympics in London just a few short months away, the athletes of sports that get virtually ignored for 3.85 out of every 4 years are in high gear, training and training in the hope of...
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