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Ward Serrill's feel-good doc, which covers seven years in the life of Resler's Roughriders, is hobbled by a narration so syrupy, it could be poured on pancakes. But the movie soars because of the sport's natural drama (every game seems to come down to a last, desperate shot) and its luck in finding a complex heroine. Darnellia Russell, the rare black girl on a white team, has dimples, drive and enough problems to fill an afterschool special. The film can't help touching on issues of race, child abuse and teen pregnancy, even...
Given the attention that Lance Armstrong has brought to bicycle riding and its positive reputation as a good cardio workout, it's no surprise that the sport is high on the list of today's exercise options. But health experts say anyone considering this fitness and recreational pursuit needs to be aware that the way most bike seats are built can put harmful pressure on sensitive parts of the body...
...Nowitzki may be the most unlikely star ever to lead his team to an NBA title. In Wurzburg, no hoops hotbed, he should have followed his father into team handball, the sport in which Jorg Nowitzki played for the West German national team. Or toiled in his family's housepainting business. But a member of West Germany's 1972 Olympic basketball team, Holger Geschwindner, discovered the gangly teen in Wurzburg and groomed his raw talent into the first-round draft pick of the Mavericks...
...Many parents think Gatorade and other sports drinks are healthy summer beverages, but such drinks are often high in both sodium and sugar. Michele Simon, founder of the Center for Informed Food Choices, says sugary sports drinks like Capri-Sun Sport are nearly as unhealthy as soda, and recommends that exercising kids opt for water instead. Kraft lists the first three ingredients as water, high fructose corn syrup and sugar, with 16 grams of sugar and 55 milligrams of sodium in every little pouch. "This is just another form of sugar water," Simon says. "Athletes in Florida running marathons...
...That means you can’t get somebody who thinks they can dictate solutions to every problem.”There exist a number of potential candidates who have distinguished themselves in university management, but naming names at this stage of the search is a highly speculative sport. The field, however, is not broad.“Probably, one could write 5-10 names on a piece of paper today and be virtually certain that one of them will be named Harvard president,” writes Gardner in an e-mail. “The knowledge base...