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...better than one, why aren’t four tires better than two? I simply could not wrap my mind around the fact that a couple thin pieces of rubber should be trusted to uphold my hulking 50-pound frame. All that stood between the delicate skin of my knee-caps and the jagged battlefield of a sidewalk was some bouncy plastic? Sorry, not happening...
...sense that if one league loses its best talent, the level of play will decrease. Tom Brady, star quarterback of the Patriots football team, offers an object lesson for these issues. Brady completely changed the scope of the 2008 NFL season when he tore a muscle in his left knee during the first game of the year against the Kansas City Chiefs. While many Patriots fans are still faithfully following the team, it seems that far fewer NFL fans generally have shown interest in the Patriots this season. With stories like these, one can only imagine the feelings of loss...
Another study, presented in May at the American College of Sports Medicine, warned that wearing high heels on stairs was especially perilous. The body compensates for the instability by putting an emphasis on the knee-extensor muscle. "It's an eccentric muscle action," says Wendy Miletello, one of the authors and an assistant professor of kinesiology at Louisiana Tech, who (speaking of eccentric) wears heels. Future biomechanics studies may look even more closely at pump-related injuries and fatigue...
Haviland’s knee-buckling curveball didn’t hurt, either, and professional hitters were just as stumped by his signature hook as his former Ivy foes were. As he split time as a starter and a reliever in 18 appearances in Vancouver, the righty struck out 61 batters over 54.1 innings en route to a 3.48 ERA. In one start, he notched 10 punchouts in just four frames of work...
...weekend was not without its successes, however, as women’s captain Megan Watson earner a fifth-place finish in the New England Women’s Singlehanded Championship in New London, Conn., qualifying for the National Championship. NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP With a knee injury to junior Liz Powers, Watson was the Crimson’s sole competitor at the Singlehanded Championship, hosted by Connecticut College. Watson did not disappoint, however, placing fifth and qualifying for the Women’s Singlehanded National Championship.Like in the weekend’s other regattas, weather...