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Study Challenges Notion That Umpires Call More Strikes for Pitchers of Same RaceA University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball. |
Released: 5/22/2013 3:00 PM EDT
University of Michigan |
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Gym Class Reduces Probability of Obesity, Study Finds for First TimeLittle is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study from Cornell University finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity. |
Released: 5/20/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Cornell University |
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America’s Top Sports Dietitians Convene in St. Louis May 20-23 for 5th Annual Conference
All the Registered Dietitians in the U.S. that work fulltime in pro or college athletic programs (“Sports RDs”) would fit comfortably in one Boeing 727. And most of them will be landing in St. Louis May 20th for the 5th annual conference of the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. |
Released: 5/17/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) |
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Duke Orthopaedic Surgeon Can Comment on Sports Injuries and Foot and Ankle Health
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Released: 5/16/2013 7:00 PM EDT
Duke Medicine |
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Virginia Tech Announces 2013 Football Helmet Ratings; One More Added to the 5 Star Mark
The newly redesigned Xenith X2 joined the Riddell 360, Rawlings Quantum Plus, and Riddell Revolution Speed as the only helmets with a 5 star rating awarded by the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™. |
Embargo expired: 5/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Released: 5/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) |
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Study Looks at Muscle Adaptation of Transition to Minimalist Running
As barefoot and minimalist running become increasingly popular, a new University of Virginia study is looking at how muscles are affected by the transition from traditional footwear. |
Released: 5/2/2013 12:00 PM EDT
University of Virginia |
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Gamers Recognize College Football Players in Video Games
Paying college athletes is a contentious issue and the subject of a lawsuit challenging the use of their likenesses in video games. An Indiana U. study found that many video gamers recognize athletes in the video games. |
Released: 5/1/2013 3:55 PM EDT
Indiana University |
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Sociologists Available to Discuss NBA Player Jason Collins’ Decision to Come Out
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Released: 4/29/2013 4:00 PM EDT
American Sociological Association (ASA) |
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NFL Draft Study Says Arrest Record May Not Affect PerformanceHamilton College Professor of Economics Steve Wu and 2012 grad Kendall Weir analyzed five years of NFL draft data and discovered that the performance of NFL players who had an arrest record but no charges was better than those without an arrest and those arrested and charged performed as well as those with clean records - but they cost less. The study is forthcoming in the Journal of Sports Economics. |
Released: 4/29/2013 3:30 PM EDT
Hamilton College |
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Loyola Student Nurse Shines as Star AthleteWhen she is not busy with clinicals and exams, nursing student Lauren Zaworski can be found on the softball field as a junior member of Loyola University Chicago women’s team. |
Released: 4/24/2013 2:25 PM EDT
Loyola University Health System |
