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NFL Linemen Trade Health For Super Bowl Rings
February 08, 2009 by
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When the Arizona Cardinals met the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII, every starting offensive lineman was a member of the 300-pound club. This season, there were more than 600 players ? about 20 percent of the league ? in triple donuts. Even with 6-foot plus heights, their...
The Tee Shot Heard Round The World
February 01, 2009 by
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Did Santa bring you one of those thin-faced titanium, long-distance drivers to put in your golf bag? Did he also leave behind earplugs?
A case study in last month's British Medical Journal warns against the possible damage to a golfer's hearing from the loud "clank"...
Tiger, LeBron, Beckham - Neuromarketing In Action
January 26, 2009 by
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As first seen on Livescience.com Its not you, its me. That's what the CEOs at three large companies told their superstar athlete spokesmen in the last few months. Tiger/Buick, LeBron/Microsoft and Beckham/Pepsi just didn't click with us. Why? As usual, our brains are the problem...
Take Your Brain To The Gym
January 20, 2009 by
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The moment of truth has arrived, again. The holidays have passed, the bowl games are over and you have renewed your annual New Year's resolution to get back into shape... for real. Don't worry, you are not alone. According to the Centers for...
Kids Who Exercise Can Get Better Grades
January 12, 2009 by
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The end of
2008 brings some discouraging news about our kids' brains and brawn.
Recent results from an international math and science test show United States
students are performing near the middle of the pack compared to other
countries, while their levels of obesity continue...
How Should Cheating Be Defined In Sports?
January 06, 2009 by
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As first seen on Livescience.com When Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano reports for spring training in April, he will be anxious to demonstrate the effects of a performance-enhancing off-season. His brain will benefit from a sharper focus while his throwing arm will boast an...
Athletic Gene ACTN3 = "All Children Test Newborn To 3"?
December 28, 2008 by
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Of all of the decisions parents face regarding their children's future, choosing between shoulder pads or running shoes for their Christmas present seems trivial. Well, according to Kevin Reilly, president of Atlas Sports Genetics, this is a...
Why Pro Athletes Attract Trouble
December 21, 2008 by
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From the "athletes behaving badly" department (in the past month, anyway):
Inside The BCS Computer Ranking Black Box
December 17, 2008 by
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The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was created to finally provide a national championship game so that at least the No. 1 and the No. 2 ranked teams could play each other at the end of the season. Of course, working backwards, how are we sure that the two teams selected are indeed...
Better Golf Ball Design Helps You Play Better Golf
December 05, 2008 by
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As first seen on LiveScience.com When it comes to improving your golf
game, you can spend thousands of dollars buying the latest
titanium-induced, Tiger-promoted golf clubs; taking private lessons
from the local "I used to be on the Tour" pro; or trying every
slice-correcting...
Getting The Call Right With Technology
November 26, 2008 by
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The loneliest men in sports have not been making any friends lately. Both
umpires and referees have been making news, despite their often
repeated goal, stated by World Series rookie umpire Tom Hallion said
last month after Game 3: "As an...
Hockey Hits Are Hurting More
November 21, 2008 by
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One painful lesson every National
Hockey League rookie learns is to keep your head up when skating
through the neutral zone. If you don't, you will not see the 4700
joules of kinetic energy skating at you with bad intentions.During
an October...
Wait Until After The Season To Fire The Coach
November 15, 2008 by
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Your high school guidance counselor
should have steered you away from these three career paths: hand
grenade tester, freezer salesman in Siberia and head coach of just
about any sport. The longevity and success potential of each is limited.
...
Rotate It Like Ronaldo?
November 05, 2008 by
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"Rotate it like Ronaldo" just doesn't
have the same ring to it as "Bend it like Beckham", but the curving
free kick is still one of the most exciting plays in soccer/football.
Starting with Rivelino in the 1970 World Cup and on to the specialists
of today,...
Baseball Brains - Fielding Into The World Series
October 19, 2008 by
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With the crack of the bat, the ball sails deep into the outfield. The center-fielder starts his run back and to the right, trying to keep his eyes on the ball through its flight path. His pace quickens initially, then slows down as the ball approaches. He arrives just in time to make...
Baseball Brains - Hitting Into The World Series
October 14, 2008 by
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Ted Williams, arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all-time, once said, "I think without question the hardest single thing to do in sport is to hit a baseball". Williams, (watch him in action here), was the last major league player to hit .400 for an entire season and...
The Big Mo' - Momentum In Sports
October 04, 2008 by
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A player can feel it during a game when they hit a game-changing home run or when they go 0 for 4 at the plate. A team can feel it when they come back from a deficit late in the game or when their lead in the division vanishes. A fan can feel it as their team "catches fire"...
Retirement Rebound - The Return of Torres, Favre and Armstrong
September 26, 2008 by
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Maybe its the fear of turning 40. Maybe its the feeling of unfinished business. Maybe its the fire in the belly that has not quite extinguished. For retired elite athletes, the itch is always there to make a return after experiencing "life after sport". For some, it becomes...
Putt With Your Brain - Part 2
September 19, 2008 by
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If there is a poster child sport for our favorite phrase, "Sports Are 80 Percent Mental", it must be golf. Maybe its the slow pace of play that gives us plenty of time to think between shots. Maybe its the "on stage" performance feeling we get when we step up to...
Putt With Your Brain - Part 1
September 19, 2008 by
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If Mark Twain thinks golf is "a good walk spoiled", then putting must be a brief pause to make you reconsider ever walking again. With about 50% of our score being determined on the green, we are constantly in search of the "secret" to getting the little white ball...
Four Sites You Have To Visit
September 07, 2008 by
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When you start a new blog about a niche topic like "sports and brains", you definitely need some friends along the way to get your stories out there and noticed by readers. So, I just wanted to take a time-out to thank and recommend four terrific sites and the people behind...
Watching Sports Is Good For Your Brain
September 03, 2008 by
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When was the last time you listened to a sporting event on the radio? If given a choice between watching the game on a big screen plasma in HD or turning on the AM radio, most of us would probably choose the visual sensation of television. But, for a moment, think about the active...
Video Games Move From The Family Room To The Locker Room
August 28, 2008 by
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It sounds like a sales job from a 12 year old; "Actually, Dad, this is not just another video game. Its a virtual, scenario-based microcosm of real world experiences that will enhance my decision-making abilities and my cognitive perceptions of the challenges of the sport'...
Starbucks' Secret Sports Supplement
August 20, 2008 by
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For an athlete, it seems to good to be true. A "sports supplement" that increases alertness, concentration, reaction time and focus while decreasing muscle fatigue or at least the perception of fatigue. It can even shorten recovery time after a game. HGH? EPO? Steroids? Nope...
Sideline Raging Soccer Moms (and Dads!)
July 23, 2008 by
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Are you one of "those" parents? Here's some research to explain why or why not...
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