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Longer Gym Class Periods Reduce Childhood Obesity
More time in gym class actually does reduce the likelihood that young children will become obese, according to a new study published in the Journal of Health Economics. The findings are some of the...
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Biogenesis Scandal One Mess Alex Rodriguez Can’t Clean Up Alone
Alex Rodriguez hired a new publicist recently. This was no surprise. He goes through flacks like a fat guy in a wing-eating contest, gnawing them to the bone before dumping them in the nearest...
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Bolt Blames “Great Start” for Defeat by Gatlin in Rome Diamond League 100 Meter
Usain Bolt blamed his 100-meter defeat by Justin Gatlin in the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Diamond League meeting in Rome yesterday on having too good a start. The double...
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Why Youth Strength and Conditioning Matters
Providing a safe and effective youth strength and conditioning program is only the foundation of their long-term athletic development. The Path to Performance All athletes have one thing in common –...
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Rinkside Test Accurately Helps Detect Professional Ice Hockey Team’s...
A simple test performed at the rink side of the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers Hockey team accurately detected concussions in athletes, according to a study by researchers at the...
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NASCAR’s Jason Leffler Killed in Dirt Car Accident
NASCAR’s Jason Leffler, who was 37, died from injuries suffered when his 410 sprint car slammed into the wall at Bridgeport Speedway dirt track in New Jersey. Leffler had to be extricated from his car...
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The NCAA Must Continue to Change its System
In the unchecked proliferation of the big business of college-sports America faces a most daunting and significant challenge. Reforming this broken, debilitating system is one of the social concerns...
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UCI Presidential Hopeful Cookson Reveals More Details of Proposed Independent...
Brian Cookson has released more details of his proposed independent anti-doping unit if he is elected as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), with some of his ideas formed following...
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USA to Host 2015 World Medical Football Championships
A squad of U.S. physicians – as passionate about soccer as they are about improving health – are training intensively as they prepare to compete against teams from 14 other countries in the World...
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Australian Anti-Doping Authority Given Police-Like Powers as Senate Passes Bill
Australia’s Senate has passed a bill giving the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) greater powers to help it speed up doping investigations. The new legislation means ASADA will be able to...
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McQuaid Claims He “Transformed Sport” as UCI President, While Launching...
Pat McQuaid launched his manifesto as he seeks a third term as president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), claiming that he was fully committed to the fight against doping. The Irishman, first...
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Adidas Suspends Tyson Gay’s Contract as Administrators React to Latest Doping...
Sportswear brand Adidas has moved to suspend its contract with Tyson Gay, the U.S. sprinter, as sports administrators began to react Monday to the latest body blow to hit the flagship Olympic sport of...
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Bad News About Doping Seen as Good News for Clean Athletes
So let’s just look at this year’s world rankings for the 100 meters. Top, with 9.75 seconds, Tyson Gay. Who has just admitted failing a doping test. And reported to be among five Jamaican athletes to...
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A 20-Minute Bout of Yoga Stimulates Brain Function Immediately After
Researchers report that a single, 20-minute session of Hatha yoga significantly improved participants’ speed and accuracy on tests of working memory and inhibitory control, two measures of brain...
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Cookson Promises Inquiry into Whether UCI Colluded in Drugs Scandal if...
British Cycling President Brian Cookson today demanded to know whether the International Cycling Union (UCI) was involved in the widespread doping uncovered by a French Senate inquiry, who has called...
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Don’t Cast Doubts over Me – I Was Always Going to Be Great, Says Bolt
Usain Bolt claimed today that he was always destined to be one of the greatest athletes of all time and that he has been doing phenomenal things since he was a teenager – as he was forced to defend...
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Australian Olympic Committee President Condemns O’Grady after EPO Admission
Cyclist Stuart O’Grady has been effectively sacked from the Australian Olympic Committee’s (AOC) Athletes’ Commission after he admitted doping during the Tour de France in 1998. Stuart O'Grady of...
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Sebastian Coe Says Olympics is for Clean Athletes
Bans for failing a drug test should be increased from two to four years, says Sebastian Coe, London 2012 chairman and a vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)...
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Team Physicians Critical to Athlete Care, Team Success
Athletes of all levels —from youth leagues to professional — benefit from the expert care offered by a team physician. According to the team physician consensus statement released by the American...
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Turkey Needs to “Clean Their House” if Istanbul 2020 is to Win Bid, IAAF...
Turkey’s government needs to do more to demonstrate that it is dealing with its country’s doping problem if Istanbul’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics is to be successful, International...
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