First-time ever: Man swims nonstop for over 51 hours between California coast and Catalina
Stievenart carved his name in the annals of history with an almost non-stop marathon swim that lasted over 51 grueling hours.
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 20
Attending live sport improves wellbeing and reduces loneliness, study finds
Attending live sporting events has been found to improve levels of wellbeing and reduce feelings of loneliness, according to new research
JJ Shavit
- Feb 23
Novel sport can train the brain to combat cognitive decline
Orienteering, which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory, could be useful as an intervention to fight cognitive decline.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 23
Orienteering can train the brain to fight cognitive decline
Sport of orienteering, which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory, could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 23, 2022
Sport, sleep or screens: New app reveals the ‘just right’ day for kids
Shifting 60 minutes of screen time to 60 minutes of physical activity resulted in 4.2 per cent lower body fat.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 13, 2022
Elite athletes perform better with high carbohydrate rather than high protein diets
The study found that in those following a high-protein regime, this resulted in a disturbance in the stability of the gut microbiome.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 6, 2022
Team sports linked to fewer mental health difficulties for kids
Research on U.S. children and adolescents found that participation in a team sport is associated with fewer mental health difficulties.
Joshua Shavit
- Jun 24, 2022
Hockey fights do not deter greater violence, study finds
Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in the modern game, according to a new study.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 12, 2022
Man breaks 52 Guinness World Records in 52 weeks
The challenge was simultaneously no small feat and nothing out of the ordinary for Rush, an author, speaker and entertainer.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 8, 2022
Researchers demonstrate 'self-healing' ice -- Zamboni's need not apply
Scientists from the Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute in Amsterdam have shown that ice, when left alone for long enough, can heal itself.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 2, 2022
Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know
The National Football League announced funding of a novel clinical trial that will assess the therapeutic efficacy of cannabis compound THC.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 31, 2022
Romance over rivalry? New study shows if you would sleep with a fan of your rival team?
Few things in sports are better than a clash between two bitter rivals and what could be more satisfying than a win over a team you hate.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 9, 2021
'Just be kind': 7th grader hopes act of kindness to cross country opponent inspires others
In the heat of competition in the biggest race of her life, Anna spotted a runner from another team who was struggling. She didn’t hesitate.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2021
Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring
Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring when Pillow Fight Championship holds its first live, PPV event.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
RaceRunning: the fleet-of-foot sport that’s helping kids with cerebral palsy
Every 20 hours, an Australian child is born with cerebral palsy (CP), a neurodevelopmental disability that affects their motor movements
JJ Shavit
- Nov 8, 2021
Boxing governing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust in scoring
AIBA used an artificial intelligence system to analyze judges and referees before they could work at the current men's world championships.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 29, 2021
Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?
Baseball fans know the bitter heartbreak of calls that don't go their way—especially, a ball that should've been a strike.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 4, 2021
Can being good at math help you become great at sports
Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu revealed that maths was her favorite subject at school.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 14, 2021
Two for two: Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot win historic wheelchair tennis Golden Slams
Tennis history was made twice over at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot win Golden Slams.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Meet Pepper -- the world's first robotic squash coach
A social robot from the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, has become the world's first squash coach
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