Nomar Garciaparra rescues two women from drowning

by | News

Nomar Garciaparra was visiting with his uncle Victor last week in Boston when two women fell into the water, one bumping her head and going unconscious. Nomar sprinted down to the women while his uncle jumped off a 20 foot balcony into the water to rescue the two...

Contact Sports contribute to Alzheimers

by | Injuries, News

The Science Blog has an article about how concussions promote dementia in retired football players, which was mentioned over at Make Stupidity History. I do not necessarily agree with the interpretation by the folks at MSH, but I thought that the original article...

Armless, legless wrestler still successful

by | News, Sports

Kyle Maynard has no arms or legs, having been born with his arms ending at his elbows and his legs ending at his knees. He has managed to overcome his handicap, and become a competitive wrestler who has managed to win 35 times on the varsity squad his senior year....

Alcohol in an un/healthy lifestyle

by | Food & Beverage

The Health and Fitness blog has an article about America’s contradictory stances on alcohol. It references a New York Times article on the subject. The main gist of both articles is how drinking is both promoted and treated with kid gloves in the media and how...

Working out in inclement weather

by | Fitness, Workout Tips

What to do when an outdoor workout is scheduled for a day when the weather is less than ideal? Perhaps you want to do a speed workout, but it is extremely hot and humid, or perhaps it is snowing with 40 mile per hour winds. Or maybe you just want to go for a bike ride...