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(Reuters Health) – Playing team sports, especially soccer, at the elite level may lead to a higher risk for osteoarthritis, but the existing research is of such low quality it’s hard to say for sure, according to a recent review. In an analysis of past studies filled with conflicting results, researchers found that long-distance running was the only elite-level sport that didn’t seem to raise arthritis risk, though even that…

The long wait for Ronda Rousey to return is finally over. Rousey will face women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at the year-end UFC 207 card set to take place on Dec. 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White made the announcement via “The Herd” on FS1 on Wednesday. Rousey will fight for the first time in over a year after last appearing in the Octagon…

Did you like the abundance of stats while watching the Rio Olympics on Comcast? If so, you’re in for a treat from now on. Comcast is rolling out those same on-screen stats for every sport its X1 set-top box app covers. If you want to see where a basketball team has taken most of its shots, or want to know how well your favorite hockey player is doing, the info…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL In another step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. ESPN first reported the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules. The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be “statutory…

COLLEGE FOOTBALL In another step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. ESPN first reported the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules. The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be ”statutory…

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The notion that athletes shouldn’t have sex before they compete – as it could negatively affect their performance – is one of the longest-held superstitions in sports, but that myth has just been thoroughly debunked. According to a new study that looked at hundreds of published papers examining the links between sex and sport, there is no plausible research that suggests sportspeople shouldn’t get their freak on before game time….

Nadine Hernandez, a Los Angeles Police Department detective assigned to the Derrick Rose rape investigation, has died after being found with a gunshot wound, according to the Los Angeles Times. She was 44.  Police in the L.A. suburb of Whittier responded to a call of an attempted suicide at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. Hernandez was taken to a hospital and died at 3:27 p.m., according to the Times.  Whittier lieutenant Steve…

The notion that athletes shouldn’t have sex before they compete – as it could negatively affect their performance – is one of the longest-held superstitions in sports, but that myth has just been thoroughly debunked. According to a new study that looked at hundreds of published papers examining the links between sex and sport, there is no plausible research that suggests sportspeople shouldn’t get their freak on before game time….

The notion that athletes shouldn’t have sex before they compete – as it could negatively affect their performance – is one of the longest-held superstitions in sports, but that myth has just been thoroughly debunked. According to a new study that looked at hundreds of published papers examining the links between sex and sport, there is no plausible research that suggests sportspeople shouldn’t get their freak on before game time….

The narrative around Clayton Kershaw is more entrenched than deserved. Has he been stellar in his postseason career? Hardly — not by his incredible standards, at least — but his postseason performances haven’t been all terrible, either. This is a guy who won Game 4 of last year’s NLDS with a three-hit, one-run outing, after all. Still, the best pitcher in the world had something to prove in Game 4…

SAN FRANCISCO — Game 5, couldn’t you just see it happening? Johnny Cueto starting for the Giants, against a Cubs team that he dominates. Madison Bumgarner stomping out of the bullpen, the way he did in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. The entire city of Chicago babbling about curses, staging a massive freakout at Wrigley Field. “It would have been really tense, to put it mildly,” Cubs president…

The club’s new digs will be at an old fish camp, and club leaders believe the new facility will help them greatly expand rowing’s popularity in the Gainesville area. By Justin Ford Correspondent As storm clouds threatened and steady rain rolled in, fishermen and strollers at Powers Park rolled out, leaving the glassy surface of Newnan’s Lake to Gainesville Area Rowing’s master class. Rain or shine,…

GameStart’s Elicia Lee says response this year for her event has been phenomenal. Aloysius Low/CNET Not content with topping education rankings globally for math and science, Singapore’s well on its way to becoming a gaming powerhouse — as GameStart Asia showed when it returned for a third year. With numbers surpassing last year’s 17,000 attendees, last weekend’s event attracted over 20,000 attendees. It’s become one of the two big cons…

A VR documentary series will chronicle the journey of four climbers and their attempt to ascend Everest this year. There’s no exact date for when the “multipart, multi-platform production” will premiere just yet, only an “early 2017” estimate. Time says that this “Capturing Everest” series will be the first VR project from Sports Illustrated that will debut on its Time Life VR platform that was announced in September. It’s not…

VenueNext Inc. has raised $15 million in Series B funding to bring its venue management technology to Europe, and beyond the live entertainment industry. Among other things, using VenueNext apps, people can wave their mobile tickets at the gate to get into a game or concert, order food, drinks or merchandise to be delivered to their seats, and get information and amenities that they need when they are in the…

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Joe Panik hit a walk-off double to rightfield, scoring Brandon Crawford, to give the Giants a walk-off 6–5 win over the Cubs in Game 3 of the NLDS. San Francisco forces a Game 4, now trailing 2–1 in the best-of-five series. Game 4 will be played on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. After Conor Gillaspie’s two-run triple gave the Giants a 4–3 lead in the eighth, and Brandon Crawford…