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Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say
College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA.
Four people familiar with the talks told The Associated Press that ... (full story)
D. Wayne Lukas revolutionized horse racing: An Appreciation
For over 50 years, D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne. Owners wanted him handling their horses.
He died Saturday, June 28, at his home in Louisville, Kentucky, his family announced through Churchill Downs on Sunday, June 29. He was 89.
Lukas' death, ... (full story)
Training plateaus
If you’re relatively new to working out then you may not be familiar with a phenomenon that will eventually afflict virtually everyone who stresses their bodies with some type of physical exercise - the plateau.
As defined by the American Sports & Fitness Association, “A workout plateau or training plateau occur ... (full story)
Is the leg raise appropriate?
Straight legged raises (supine leg lifts) are one of those exercises that everyone’s known - and potentially loved - for generations.
Heck, my dad used to brag to me that he did them during his high school wrestling warm-ups.
And in the years before his passing anytime we’d get onto the topic of exercising, ble ... (full story)
Mbappé drops legal harassment case against PSG and seeks reconciliation
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has dropped the legal proceedings he started this year against Paris Saint-Germain for moral harassment, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press.
The Paris prosecutor's office last month said Mbappé accused the club in a legal filing, and opened an investi ... (full story)