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E-bike accidents on the rise
Are you an e-bike rider?
Well if you are, you might want to listen up because there’s been a number of studies on e-bike safety over the past few years, and the news is not so good for either of us.
According to a recent study published in the July, 23, 2024 issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association ... (full story)
When algorithms take the field – inside MLB's robo-umping experiment
(THE CONVERSATION) Baseball fans tuning into spring training games may have noticed another new wrinkle in a sport that's experienced a host of changes in recent years.
Batters, pitchers and catchers can challenge a home plate umpire's ball or strike call. Powered by Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology, the automated ball-strike s ... (full story)
Rafael Devers ready to put Boston situation behind and start fresh in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rafael Devers strolled into the clubhouse side-by-side with home run king Barry Bonds, a fellow left-handed slugger who San Francisco's new big hitter has long admired from afar.
"I think just looking at him my game has already improved a lot," Devers joked as he was formally introduced by th ... (full story)
Running world records falling like leaves
Over the past several months I’ve gotten dizzy watching one professional runner after another break world records - almost on a weekly basis - and I’ve had to ask myself, “What in the heck’s going on here?”
As of late America’s Yared Nuguse broke the mile world record at New York’s Millr ... (full story)
Midway along the Appalachian Trail, weary thru-hikers find refuge and an ice cream challenge
GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream challenge.
Nearly 40 minutes and 2,500 calories later, the dairy farmer from Chapel Hill, Tennessee, was po ... (full story)