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    Team sports linked to fewer mental health difficulties for kids
    Joshua Shavit
    • 1 day ago

    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.
    Hockey fights do not deter greater violence, study finds
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jun 24

    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.
    Man breaks 52 Guinness World Records in 52 weeks
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 12

    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.
    Researchers demonstrate 'self-healing' ice -- Zamboni's need not apply
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 8

    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.
    Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 2

    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.
    Romance over rivalry? New study shows if you would sleep with a fan of your rival team?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 31

    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.
    'Just be kind': 7th grader hopes act of kindness to cross country opponent inspires others
    Joseph 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.
    Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring
    Joseph 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.
    RaceRunning: the fleet-of-foot sport that’s helping kids with cerebral palsy
    Joseph 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
    Boxing governing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust in scoring
    Joseph 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.
    Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?
    Joseph 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.
    Can being good at math help you become great at sports
    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.
    Two for two: Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot win historic wheelchair tennis Golden Slams
    Joseph 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.
    Meet Pepper -- the world's first robotic squash coach
    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
    Football fans can now treat themselves to coffee in a cup they can eat
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 1, 2021

    Football fans can now treat themselves to coffee in a cup they can eat

    Man City has announced that it will be running trials for ‘edible coffee cups’ as part of the club’s new concession-stand offerings
    Kind gesture from a neighbour nets teen basketballer the attention of LeBron James
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 26, 2021

    Kind gesture from a neighbour nets teen basketballer the attention of LeBron James

    The story of a north Edmonton community joining forces to gift a young basketball player a net spread far and wide even to the king himself.
    Lewis Hamilton donates £20m pound to charitable foundation to empower youth in UK
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 31, 2021

    Lewis Hamilton donates £20m pound to charitable foundation to empower youth in UK

    Lewis hamilton, pledged to donate 20 million pounds (23.4 million euros) in the launch of a new foundation, Mission 44.
    Olympian Hidilyn Diaz wins gold and makes Philipino history
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 27, 2021

    Olympian Hidilyn Diaz wins gold and makes Philipino history

    Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday by winning the first ever gold medal for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics.
    Argentina Fencer Perez Maurice lost match but won in marriage
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 27, 2021

    Argentina Fencer Perez Maurice lost match but won in marriage

    Argentina’s Maria Belen Perez Maurice may have lost her chance at a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but she'll leave with a ring
    13-year-old Momiji Nishiya just became the second youngest Olympic gold winner ever
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 27, 2021

    13-year-old Momiji Nishiya just became the second youngest Olympic gold winner ever

    Japan’s Momiji Nishiya became the second youngest champion in summer Olympic history by winning gold in women's skateboarding street.
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