Word: necks
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...course, many girls suck it up too, but there are anatomical reasons that explain why they are more likely to have a concussion diagnosed. For starters, look to the neck. Bigger, stronger neck muscles can balance the head during impact and lower the chances of the brain's being jolted in a collision. According to a study that will be published in the Journal of Biomechanics, the circumference of men's necks is 20% larger than that of women's necks. Further, resistance tests showed that men's necks are 50% stronger than those of women. Another new biomechanical study...
...young female athletes protect themselves? Many sports-medicine pros recommend that girls work with coaches to strengthen their neck muscles. Another solution, especially for soccer players, is to wear protective headgear. Since its inception in 2002, a San Diego-based company, Full 90, has sold some 200,000 soft, padded headbands to soccer players. A recent study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that the band reduced concussion risk among a group of Canadian adolescent soccer players. But some experts worry that the bands may spur more reckless on-field behavior. "I fear that kids will put these...
...going to the NCAA tournament both years, and they where a lot of purple. Final fact: Saders picked to finish first in Patriot once again this year. Goign to be a very tough test for the Crimson. 8:00: Amaker in the turtle neck. He pulls it off--barely. Kind of goofy, though. Okay, see how many times I can reference the "neck," as I'll deem it. Deftly, of course. 8:02: Pat Magnerelli (barely 6'9) v. Tim Clifford (pushing 7'0): Big, big, BIG mismatch. 19:18 (I'm going game time): Harvard forces turnover, tied...
...block, but gets arm, Baan to the line to score for first time since middle of first half. First, good, Second, good. 48-41, back up to seven. 15:10: Quirky play: housman hits bucket, but it goes off the topp fo the backboard, leading the "neck" to makes its first major appearance to night, being grabbed by Amaker to signify his consternation with teh call. And warmth. 14:10: Magnerelli with great up and under after layup from Clifford on other end. 50-43. 13:49: May nails three for HC, prompting Housman to calmy take the ball downcourt...
...violence that has long plagued the Italian soccer league left another victim dead on Sunday, shot at a highway rest stop, and dozens of police and team supporters injured in subsequent rioting. Gabriele Sandri, a 26-year-old fan of the Rome-based team Lazio, was shot through the neck Sunday by a highway police officer at a Tuscan branch of the Autogrill restaurant chain after a brawl erupted between their fans and the Juventus supporters who'd crossed paths on their way to their respective teams' road games in different cities. The bad news about the shocking incident...