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Modern Man Is A Wimp, According To Anthropologist

Reuters | John Mehaffey | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Neanderthal, Modern Man Speed, Usain Bolt, Modern Man Strength, Prehistoric Man, Manthropology, Modern Man, Olympic Athletes, Australian Aboriginals, Peter Mcallister, Athletes, Books, Strength, Science, Speed, Aborigines, Darwin, Evolution, Home News

Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Any Neanderthal wom...

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Fort Morgan Athletes Featured By 9 News

Fort Morgan Times. | Fort Morgan Times | Posted 09.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Fort Morgan High School, 9 News, Community Service, Senior Citizens, Athletes, Fort Morgan, Colorado, Denver, Home News

Jesse Home of Denver’s 9News TV station came to Fort Morgan on Friday to document all the effort the local prep sports teams have made to help o...

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Getting Ready to Make Sense of Zhang Yimou's Olympic Sequel

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: World, China, Beijing Olympics, Prc, America, Naitonal Day, Athletes, Olympics, 60, The China Beat, Shanghai, People's Republic, World News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Without further ado, here are the first three exercises in my six-step plan to get ready for the Chinese National Day.

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Not Your Regular 21-Year-Old Snowboarder: A Q&A with Kevin Pearce

Erica Boeke | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Kevin Pearce, 2010, Snowboarder, Snowboard, Olympics, Athletes, Erika Boeke, Athlete, Snowboarding, Athletics, Winter Olympics, Living News
Erica Boeke

There are a dozens of up-and-coming athletes who are looking to go for the gold and the glory in 2010 -- but one rising young snowboarding star is also looking to change the face of his sport.

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Michael Vick To Co-Star With Benji In New Disney Film

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Walt Disney, Atlanta Falcons, National Football League, Athletes, Football, Quarterback, Tom McCaffrey, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Sports, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Bitch, The Boy Who Could Fly, Dog Fighting, Professional Athletes, Disney, Michael Vick, Benji, Satire, Comedy News
Tom McCaffrey

Kobe Bryant is following Vick's lead and is currently in talks to play the lead in the reimagining of "The Boy Who Could Fly" called "The Boy Who Could Fly and Also Never Raped anyone in a Hotel Room in Colorado."

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Wheaties - Breakfast of Champions or Just Sea Monkeys?

Fred Hahn | Posted 08.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Athletes, Nutrition, Sea Monkeys, Wheaties, Healthy Eating, Health, Cereal Grains, Health Food, Cereal, Sugar, Living News
Fred Hahn

The real breakfast of champions would consist of real foods - meat, eggs, fish, vegetables and fruit - foods that actually exist in real life.

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The Heroes We Idolize in Sports

Becky Lee | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, National Football League, Dating Advice, Heroes, Athletes, Football, Domestic Violence, Entertainment News
Becky Lee

As a society, we need heroes -- the belief in individual greatness, a team to be loyal to, a David versus Goliath memory, but our heroes should be role models as well.

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Treating and Avoiding a Common Condition in Runners

Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Knee Pain, It Band, Running, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Running-Shoes, Shoes, Athletes, Health, Wellness, Living News
Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano

As running season quickly approaches, a number of runners may find themselves feeling pain in one of their hips following frequent training or exercise regimens. The pain is often caused by a common injury in runners called iliotibial band syndrome.

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Severance Packages and Steroids

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sports, General Motors, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Gm, Athletes, Severance Pay, Drugs, Ecnonmic Crisis, Politics News
Lance Simmens

It is really not complicated: cheating is wrong. But more importantly, once you get caught there are negative consequences.

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Scoring in School

Coleman Collins | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Athletes Tutoring, Community Service, Tutoring, Sports, National Basketball Association, Education, Athletes, Nba, Mad-Ants, Athlete Tutors, Mad Ants Tutoring, Mad Ants, Community-Service, Basketball, Living News
Coleman Collins

She's a pro at just barely missing the answer, just close enough that someone might accept it, correct her and move on. All she needs -- like we all do sometimes -- is a coach.

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Attention Athletes: Eat Your Vegetables

Rip Esselstyn | Posted 04.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Alex Rodriguez, Diet, Athletes, Living News
Rip Esselstyn

The secret to hitting fifty home runs, to stealing a hundred bases, to pitching a perfect game, doesn't involve needles or pills -- the secret's in the produce section.

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Schools Score Points by Standing Up for Workers

David Bonior | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Russell, Georgetown Basketball, Duke Basketball, Athletes, Russel Athletics, Georgetown University, Honduras, Workers Rights, Business News
David Bonior

Perennial basketball contenders Duke and Georgetown showed that, with some exercise of moral leadership, those in the business of sports also have the power to advance human rights.

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Let's All Stop Whining And Let The Athletes Juice!

Keith Blanchard | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Steroids, A-Rod Steroid Use, Sports, Steroids, Baseball, Athletes, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez Steroids, A-Rod Steroids, Entertainment News
Keith Blanchard

For a young, promising athlete with dreams, the question really is: Can I afford NOT to take steroids? Especially if anyone I'm competing against is?

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Michael Phelps In Good Company

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Marijuana, Michael Phelps, Kellogg, Harrison Ford, Athletes, George Soros, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Johnny Carson, Sarah Palin, William F Buckley, Beatles, Laura Bush, Brad Pitt, George Pataki, John Kennedy, Johnny Depp, Bing Crosby, Madonna, Peggy Noonan, Picasso, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Stephen King, Barbra Streisand, Thomas Jefferson, John Wayne, Barack Obama, James Monroe, Mozart, Louisa May Alcott, Oliver Sacks, Jennifer Aniston, Shakespeare, Phelps Marijuana, Michael Phelps Bong, Phelps Bong, Michael Phelps Smoking, Michael Phelps Pot, Michael Phelps Marijuana, Michael Phelps Bong Photo, Michael Phelps Smoking a Bong, Phelps Pot, Michael Phelps Smoking Pot, Green News
Keith Thomson

According to a 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans have smoked marijuana. Here's a list of famous users and advocates of the plant.

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Roundballer In Chief: Lessons from the Mario Cuomo Basketball League

Andrew Stengel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harlem, Duke, Games, Hoosiers, Athletes, Espn, The New York Times, Barack Obama Basketball, Andy Katz, Duke University, Basketball, Presidents, Barack Obama, Senators, Athletics, Sports, Reggie Love, Obama Basketball, New York Times, Playing Fair, Mario Cuomo, Politics News
Andrew Stengel

I have some advice for those who played basketball with then-candidate Obama: the game will change once the oath of office is administered. I know because I was on Gov. Cuomo's team.

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The Media's Unnecessary Roughness on Plaxico Burress

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports, Plaxico Burress, Entertainment, Athletes, Mike Bloomberg, Nfl, Guns, Gun Control, Media News
Casey Gane-McCalla

Why is Bloomberg wasting his time on one gun case in New York? It seems like he and the New York media are trying to scapegoat Plaxico Burress for New York's gun problems.

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Getting a Grip on Fan Behavior in College Sports

Myles Brand | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sportsmanship, College Sports, Sports, Athletes, Fans, Sports Fan, Stadiums, Oregon, Entertainment News
Myles Brand

There is something very wrong taking place in sports, including college sports. Fans cheering and jeering has, in some cases, gone beyond what is tolerable.

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The Power Of The GuluWalk

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Africa, Jerusalem, Athletes, Vancouver, Child Soldiers, Beijing, Adrian Bradbury, New Radicals, Speeches, Peace, Steve Nash, New York, Athletes for Africa, Northern Uganda, London, Conflict Zones, Nba, Ceo, Julia Moulden, Kieran Hayward, Phoenix Suns, Guluwalk, The Giving Life, Sustainability, Living News
Julia Moulden

How was your week? Mine started off with a client meeting, talking with a CEO about what he wanted to see in a speech I'm writing for him. We had a l...

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Brett Favre and the State of Man

Gordon Marino | Posted 09.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Brett Favre Retires, Depression, Athletes, Retirement, Brett Favre and Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre, Camaradery, Happiness, Entertainment News
Gordon Marino

For all of their fast cars and stock options, depression is usually waiting for retiring athletes in the parking lot. Favre is wise enough not to cut himself off from a rare source of fellow feeling before his time.

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Why The Capitalism Argument on Pay for Play Doesn't Work

Myles Brand | Posted 09.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Athlete Pay College, College Sports, Athletes, Football, Professional College Athletes, Intercollegiate Sports, Ncaa, Basketball, Pay for Play, Entertainment News
Myles Brand

All but 20 Division I schools subsidize their teams because athletics doesn't generate enough to cover expenses; adding a budget line for salaries would undoubtedly mean cutting sports.

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Olympic Ambush Watch: Athletes, Tattoos, T-Shirts and Amnesty International

Monroe Price | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Australia, Athletes, Beijing, Darfur, Protest, Censorship, Ioc, Amnesty International, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Rogge, Media News
Monroe Price

If athletes genuinely want to express their opinion, that's fine. But let's not forget, there is also the right not to express an opinion. Athletes should feel no moral obligation to speak out.

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Billionaire Funds Athletes To Boost India's Olympic Run

Wall Street Journal | Jackie Range | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mittal Champions Trust, Olympics 2008, Olympic Athletes, Athletes, Nonprofits, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Lakshmi Mittal, Business News

At the Athens Olympics in 2004, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, like millions of other Indian sports fans, was distressed: There was hardly anyone to ch...

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Study: Average Steroid User Not Athlete, But Regular Guys Trying To Look Good

Time | MICHAEL D. LEMONICK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Doping, Lifting, Professional Atheletes Doping, Gym, Athletes, Weigh Lifting, Steroids, Men, Sports, Professional Athletes, Muscle, Home News

Anyone who follows the news probably has a picture of the typical steroid user: an elite athlete -- a home-run hitter, say -- trying to get an edge on...

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