The NFL banned the hip-drop tackle via a unanimous vote of team owners Monday in a controversial decision that the league contends will improve player safety. The rule change immediately prompted impassioned responses from players past and present. Detractors of the decision argue that the rule will fundamentally change how the game is played for…
March Madness shines the spotlight on the craziness that can happen in the world of sports. It’s a good preparation tool for the eminently unpredictable event that is the NFL draft. Much like the most analytically concocted brackets for the men’s and women’s brackets, there are always upsets and random chaos that simply cannot be…
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani issued a forceful and detailed statement to reporters Monday denying he’d ever participated in any sports gambling amid the mounting scandal involving allegations his former interpreter stole money from him and placed sports bets. Ohtani said his translator had been “stealing money” from his accounts to pay off debts…
ORLANDO — NFL teams are still debating an overhaul to the league’s kickoff rules, but owners passed three new playing rules Monday, including a ban on one form of the hip-drop tackle, and a modification to the league’s challenge system proposed by the Detroit Lions. Owners approved granting a team a third challenge if the…
The U.S. men’s national team’s 2-0 win over Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League final on Sunday was temporarily halted after Mexico fans repeatedly used an anti-LGBTQ+ chant that continues to mar El Tri’s high-profile matches. The fans used the discriminatory chants at multiple times during the game, getting louder and louder with each usage….
The sun erupted on March 22 at 9:45 p.m. EDT (0145 GMT on March 23) with a powerful X-class solar flare and unleashed a barrage of super-hot plasma towards Earth in what is known as a coronal mass ejection (CME). The energetic onslaught hit our planet at 10:37 a.m. EDT (1437 GMT) on Sunday, March…
WILL COUNTY, Ill. — The ongoing measles outbreak in Chicago has spread to another county. The Will County Health Department announced in a news release on its website that it has confirmed a positive case of measles in the county, which is south/southwest of Chicago. The Will County Health Department says it’s been in close…
Spring is here — and if you’re among the estimated one in four adults in the United States who suffer from seasonal allergies, your sneezing and scratching may have already started. With climate change affecting temperatures and plant growth, you may need to be on the lookout earlier than ever before. It can be hard…
Surgeons in Boston have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into an ailing 62-year-old man, the first procedure of its kind. If successful, the breakthrough offers hope to hundreds of thousands of Americans whose kidneys have failed. So far, the signs are promising. Kidneys remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood….
Colon cancer is gaining traction online, as recent research from the American Cancer Society shows it’s killing more younger people than ever. As more Canadians ask questions surrounding symptoms and first signs of colon cancer, and seek information on screening and testing, it’s important to stay informed. Knowing whether colon cancer is treatable and understanding…
