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Greenbriar River Trail
Tucked away in the vast expanses of West Virginia are some pretty amazing places––places that most people have never even heard of let alone had on their radar screens as recreational destinations.
And over the years I’ve offered up a couple of these cool places in Legal News columns.
For instance there a ... (full story)
FIFA announces over 1 million tickets sold for 2026 World Cup in North America
MIAMI (AP) — More than 1 million tickets have already been sold for next year's World Cup, FIFA said recently in its first update on numbers since the official start of sales began earlier this month.
The highest demand, as would be expected, were from buyers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — the three nations that wi ... (full story)
NFL uses AI to predict injuries, aiming to keep players healthier
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Injuries are an inevitable part of the NFL with all the high-speed collisions, crushing hits and high exertion necessary on every play.
Success each season often comes down to which teams can be the healthiest at the end and a string of injuries has already hampered preseason contenders like Baltimore, San Francisco and Cincinna ... (full story)
Squash has been played in Philly for 125 years − a sports psychologist explains why it's one of the city's best-kept secrets
(THE CONVERSATION) What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?
I'd say the sport of squash, for the first time an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Squash has its U.S. epicenter in Philadelphia, which is also considered the birthplace of squash ... (full story)
Can resistance exercise help with neuron repair?
I’ve just read a study that I can very much relate to.
The study, “Actuating Extracellular Matrices Decouple the Mechanical and Biochemical Effects of Muscle Contraction on Motor Neuron,” published on Nov. 10, 2024 in Advanced Healthcare Materials, discusses how a group of MIT engineers have confirmed that at ... (full story)