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Exercise helps kids feel well-rested, less stressed and more confident, improves learning in school and helps them maintain healthy weight, bones, muscles and joints. There’s one caveat: They can get hurt. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that more than 2.6 million children ages 19 and younger are treated in the emergency department each year for sports-related injuries. “Sprains and strains are easy to treat because…

A “Salute to Service” at an Atlanta Falcons game in 2013. Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ZUMA If you’ve been to a pro sports game recently, you’ve almost certainly seen tributes to the military, from unraveling giant American flags showing to photos and videos of servicemen and women on the Jumbotron. A new senate report by Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, released yesterday, finds that many of these seemingly voluntary displays were…

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So the sports moguls are getting paid for patriotic events at ballparks like the singing of “God Bless America,” surprise homecomings and “Hometown Heroes” ceremonies? This tells us more about American fakery than we want to know, and the pre-eminent place of professional sports in this era of boundless greed and the death of shame. Good for Senators McCain and Flake for pursuing the truth. It’s helpful when legitimate criticisms…

i Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Goldman/AP Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP In…

i Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Goldman/AP Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP In…

i Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Goldman/AP Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP In…

i Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Goldman/AP Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP In…

Thanks to the ubiquitous ads by DraftKings and FanDuel, almost everyone knows that you don’t need to be a professional athlete or coach to enjoy firsthand the thrill of elite sports competition. This increasingly popular past-time has also garnered great media attention, however, as many are asking whether fantasy sports equal gambling. While the gambling question is a very good one, overlooked is another important issue involving many fantasy sports…

i Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Goldman/AP Paid advertisement? A soldier holds an American flag before the first half of a 2013 NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP In…

It’s taken 155 years, but a woman has finally won Australia’s biggest horse race. As the fourth woman ever to ride in the Melbourne Cup—beating odds of 100 to 1—Michelle Payne dedicated her win to female jockeys and called out the sexism she felt was rife in horse racing. “It’s such a chauvinistic sport, I know some of the owners wanted to kick me off,” she said in her post-race…

A jury awarded $7.13 million on Wednesday to former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers, who contended the newspaper discriminated against him and forced him out of his $234,000-a-year job after he suffered a mini-stroke in March 2013. The verdict capped a six-week trial that included testimony from Simers, his former bosses at The Times and L.A. Dodgers ex-manager Tommy Lasorda. Simers, 65, sued the newspaper in October 2013,…

That military tribute you saw at your last pro ballgame — a service member’s stirring rendition of “America The Beautiful,” a surprise “welcome home” celebration for returning troops, a soldier’s ceremonial first pitch — may not have been a charitable gesture by the home team. Instead, that event may have been paid for by the Pentagon, part of a multimillion-dollar program to promote the armed services and boost recruitment through…

That military tribute you saw at your last pro ballgame — a service member’s stirring rendition of “America The Beautiful,” a surprise “welcome home” celebration for returning troops, a soldier’s ceremonial first pitch — may not have been a charitable gesture by the home team. Instead, that event may have been paid for by the Pentagon, part of a multimillion-dollar program to promote the armed services and boost recruitment through…

That military tribute you saw at your last pro ballgame — a service member’s stirring rendition of “America The Beautiful,” a surprise “welcome home” ceremony for returning troops, a soldier’s ceremonial first pitch — may not have been a charitable gesture by the home team. Instead, that event may have been paid for by the Pentagon, part of a multimillion-dollar program to promote the armed services and boost recruitment through…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. LA Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard, 35, could return to Liverpool – perhaps as a player – after discussions with manager Jurgen Klopp. (Independent)  Monaco have had a £35m bid for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho rejected by Blues owner Roman Abramovich, who could be interested were the offer doubled….