Sports

Alyssa Milano's Business "Touch"

Nicole Lapin | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Sports, Touch by Alyssa Milano, Baseball, Apparel, Financial Expert, Alyssa Milano, Fanatics, Fashion, Business, Entrepreneur, Recessionista, Style News

The former "Charmed" star turned entrepreneur wins big with women's sports gear line. As the star of the hit WB series Charmed for nine years, Alys...

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The Best Sport Ever Is...

Stu Kreisman | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Los Angeles Kings, Sports, Lombardi Trophy, Athletes, New Jersey Devils, Stanley Cup, Olympic Hockey, Hockey, Sports News

This time of year I love to sit back in my most comfortable chair and watch the playoffs. I could watch three games in a row and it wouldn't faze me in the least. Nothing like it. Best sport ever.

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(Video) Big Sports-Tech Blog Network Goes Long With Original Video

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Sports, Vox Media, Blog, Video, Media News

VOX Media, the fast-growing sports and tech blog network, is making a substantial investment around original video production and distribution, says...

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A New Breed of Woman: The Avid Female Sports Fan

Jori McMurtrey | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Female Sports Fans, Sports, Sports Fans, Women Sports Fans, Sports Industry, Gender and Sports, Women and Sports, Sports News

That's right. I'm a girl and I love sports. Long gone are the decades when women were expected to sit quietly in their perfectly pressed dresses while keeping their opinions to themselves.

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Why New Sports Show Is Offensive To Women

Lori Fradkin | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Lena Sutherland Jules Mancuso, Sports, Jules Mancuso, Cbc, What the Women Want, Lena Sutherland, Video, Women News

"While The Women Watch" features commentary about sporting events from producer Lena Sutherland and holistic nutritionist Jules Mancuso, which according to their website includes "everything from interpreting the rules of the game to coaches in need of a makeover."

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Fenway Park, the Red Sox and Boston Lost an Icon in PA Announcer Carl Beane

Terry Lyons | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Bob Ryan, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Fenway Park, Carl Beane, Sports, Boston Red Sox, Baseball, Wcvb-Tv, Sports News

On May 9, cherished Boston-area radio man, Carl Beane, went off to work in Western Massachusetts to fill-in at WARE-Radio in Palmer -- a small, rustic town near Sturbridge. He went off in the morning but didn't come home.

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Mitt Romney's VP Odds: Preakness Style

Jason Grill | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Sports, Politics, Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Horse Racing, Preakness, Vice President, Presidential Race, News, Barack Obama, Kentucky Derby, Politics News

Mitt Romney's next major campaign move, selecting his Vice Presidential nominee, might decide what looks to be a very close general election. If you don't believe me, look no further than Sarah Palin in 2008.

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Adorable Toddler Gets Worked Up Over 'Frickin Travel' Call In Celtics Game

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Frickin Travel, Baby Imitates Father, Sports, Video, The-Playroom, Baby Videos, Viral Videos, Things Kids Say, Cute Videos, Fathers and Daughters, Parenting, Basketball, Celtics, College Basketball, Parents News

This toddler is pretty worked up about a travel call made during a recent Celtics game. She's just not completely sure what "travel" means. The lit...

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Collecting and Letting Go of My Friend's Dirty Laundry

Steven White | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Reggie Jackson, Sports, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball, Don Baylor, Baseball Collecting, Bryce Harper, Baseball History, Baseball Memorabilia, Sports News

Given the collection I have amassed of sweat stained caps, grass stained pants and dirty shirts with other men's last names emblazoned on the backs, it was a difficult charge to refute.

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Coaches Beware... Flat Feet Can Affect Your Players Balance

Dr. Steve Rosenberg | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Feet, NFL Coaches, Sports, Instant Arches Baseball, Flat Feet, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Women's Tennis, Balance, Sports Injuries, Tennis, College Basketball, Sports News

In my practice the first thing that I determine when I'm evaluating a player is what their feet are doing when they hit the ground. If the player's foot is flat it can lead to balance problems.

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The First Athletes Ever And 7 Other Moments In Sports History

John G. Fox | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Book News, History Book, Sports, Tennis History, Sports Book, Baseball History, Football History, Sports News, Sports History, Slidepollajax, Books News

"Why do we play ball?" That was the heady question my then 7-year-old son tossed out to me one day during an innocent game of backyard catch. As a father, anthropologist, and sports fan, I couldn't resist the call of duty to set off in search of an answer.

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Last Boat to London

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Sports, US Olympic Team, Olympics, Rowing, London Olympics, Cal Berkeley, 2012 Olympics, Summer Olympics, Athletics, Sports News

Just days from now, on May 20 and 22, the team will be racing in Lucerne, Switzerland against France and New Zealand. Only one boat will win this last ticket to the London Summer Games. They call it "The Regatta of Death."

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Just (Don't) Do It

JJ Keith | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Acceptance, Sports, Fearless Parenting, Becoming Fearless, Children and Sports, Parenting, Pride, Becoming-Fearless, Children Sports, Healthy Living News

Not many of my friends know I ever used to be an athlete. I forget myself, until a pedicurist notices my hammertoes or I have a dream about striding down the homestretch after a race, feeling that last surge of power.

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Will President Obama be Jack Johnson-ed?

Lawrence D. Elliott | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Sports, Boxing, Obama Reelection, African-Americans, African Americans, President Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Power & Politics, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News

Will President Obama be Jack Johnson-ed? If he becomes a single-term President, will he become the symbol of why blacks can't be trusted with the office? Will it be like some sort of cultural experiment?

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Sports Report Blooper

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Sports, Video, Fail, News Bloopers, Funny Pictures, Funny Mistakes, Bloopers, Tv Bloopers, Tv, Comedy News

Everyone loves a good news blooper, but they're not always reporter-related. Sometimes it's a graphics guy that ends up making a flub, which leave...

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How Much Is a 'Million Dollar Arm, But a 10 Cent Head' Worth Now?

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Baseball News, Roger Clemens, Mlb, Bull Durham, Sports News, Pitching, Sports, Ben Berkon, Baseball, Sports News

For those who didn't know, it's the 22 year anniversary of the film Bull Durham. The movie is a fan favorite for a variety of reasons.

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The Indie on Demand Movie Review: Fightville

Dan Persons | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Documentary, Sports, Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, Louisiana, Ultimate Fighting, Fightville, Fightville-Movie-Review, Entertainment News

Fightville is a documentary about the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, a.k.a. Ultimate Fighting, a particularly intense brand of man-to-man combat where very few holds are barred.

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A Race to Remember

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Women's Sports, Rowing, Sports, Title IX, Athletics, High School Rowing Rankings, High School Rowing, Women's Rowing, Sports News

The thousand-plus fans lining the shore of Lake Natoma expected no contest. All season long, the Oakland Strokes Women's Varsity 8+ had been the fastest high school boat in the nation. But then something unexpected happened.

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Life After the NFL

Reef Karim, D.O. | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Football, Mental Health, Junior Seau, San Diego Chargers, Nfl, Sports, Junior Seau Suicide, Junior Seau Dead, Neurological Health, Sports News

The Junior Seau tragedy is so very sad. But I'm afraid it won't be the last. Until something is done to protect a player's brain from trauma, many won't be equipped to handle life after they leave the game.

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Former Olympian Dominique Dawes Reflects On Gold And God

Kim Washburn | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Dominique Dawes, Religion and Sports, Gymnastics, Sports, Olympics, Religion News

Elite gymnast Dominique Dawes knows how it feels to stand on the highest podium with gold around her neck. And she knows how one misstep in an exacting sport means going home early.

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Age-Old Rivalries Take Sides As Obama-Romney Contest Ramps Up

Bloomberg | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Campaign Donations, Politics News, Sports, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News

It’s New York versus Boston, players against owners and older athletes facing younger ones, all taking sides in the presidential contest between Mit...

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Study Shows That Left-handers Are Not the Product of Witchcraft After All

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Left-Handed, Religion, Sports, Baseball, Evolution, Northwestern University, Study, Hockey, Science News

A new study at Northwestern University shows that left-handedness is the product of cooperation and competition in evolution.

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Turning Boys Into Men: 4 Ways to Expand Your Son's "Boy Power"

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Biological Roots, Homosexual, Nuture, Raising Children, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Girlish, Two-Mother Families, Guns, Gender-Based Expectations, Dad, Single Mothers, Femailes, Mo Superheros, Feminity, Feminine, Masculinity, Single-Mother Families, Moms, Families, Single Mo, Daughter, Dads, Men, Woman, Gay, Boys, Masculine, Gender-Correct, Mothers, Girls, Sports, Mother, Nature, Man, Father, Males, Fathers, Parents News

We as a culture have held fast to the idea that we need to protect the boundaries between male and female. This is wrong, and even dangerous. Instead, we need to be reframing the discussion, and asking: What makes a boy a boy?

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NBA Playoffs 2012: Injuries to Rose and Shumpert Shake Up the East

Carl Berman | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: 2012 Nba Playoffs, Nba Playoffs, Netscouts Basketball, Orlando Magic, Dwight Howard, Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Sports News, Miami Heat, Sports, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Netscouts, New York Knicks, Nba, Carl Berman, LeBron James, Sports News

It remains to be seen how James will fare should the Heat make it to the Finals, but if his regular season is any indication he may fare much differently than last season.

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Keep Hating on Washington, D.C. We've Got Things to Root For.

Ben Zweifach | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Politics, Sports, District of Columbia, Washington DC, Wizards, Washington Wizards, Washington Nationals, Video, NFL Draft 2012, Redskins, Washington, Washington Redskins, Washington Capitals, Washingtonians, Nfl Draft, Capitals, Nationals, DC News

As long as we can't turn on cable news without hearing our president, our representatives (if we had any) or our neighbor-who's-also-a-pundit crap on Washington, it's nice to have something to change the channel to. There hasn't been a brighter day for a D.C. sports fan in many administrations.

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