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Contracts? Buyouts? Study at 1 school, play for another? Ambitious pitches to revamp college sports
As the amateur model of college athletics disintegrates, a handful of unusual ideas have been floated as ways to reign in some of the chaos surrounding the explosion in name, image and likeness compensation and a transfer portal that sees thousands of athletes changing schools every season.
Whether any of the ideas end up being ... (full story)
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.
Rose's permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the Cincinnati Reds will honor ... (full story)
Fatty muscle tissue not always good
Interesting how we place such a high value on those premium cuts of beef that contain small pockets of fat buried within the muscle tissue - marbling - compared to how we place a much lower value on those other “tougher” cuts of beef that are far less fatty and way more muscled.
And that scenario might be cool when ... (full story)
VO2 max and health Part 2
Last week I talked about how VO2 max is now being used as a critical metric to not only access one’s current health status, but also to predict one’s vulnerability to the ravages of chronic age-related diseases.
Also discussed in last week’s column were the several methods that are used to obtain this VO2 max ... (full story)
Shedeur Sanders is trying to block out noise and focus on the Browns' playbook
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Trying to get his jersey number back is the least of Shedeur Sanders' worries.
With a playbook to learn and trying to prove critics wrong after sliding to the fifth round in the NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback knows he has a long way to go before he even considers making an offer to re ... (full story)