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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.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 23, 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
Aug 13, 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
Jul 6, 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.
Joshua Shavit
Jun 24, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 12, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 8, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 31, 2022


'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.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 3, 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
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 29, 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.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 4, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 14, 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
Joshua Shavit
Sep 11, 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
Joseph Shavit
Sep 1, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 26, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 31, 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.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
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