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Is the leg raise appropriate?
Straight legged raises (supine leg lifts) are one of those exercises that everyone’s known - and potentially loved - for generations.
Heck, my dad used to brag to me that he did them during his high school wrestling warm-ups.
And in the years before his passing anytime we’d get onto the topic of exercising, ble ... (full story)
Mbappé drops legal harassment case against PSG and seeks reconciliation
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has dropped the legal proceedings he started this year against Paris Saint-Germain for moral harassment, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press.
The Paris prosecutor's office last month said Mbappé accused the club in a legal filing, and opened an investi ... (full story)
Soccer ban sparks fears of widening trans exclusion in the UK
LONDON (AP) — It was not her best goal or most important soccer match, but when the ball hit the back of the net in Natalie Washington's debut on a women's team in 2017, she felt a sense of belonging that had been missing.
It was long in coming: Washington had struggled to fit in on a men's team and eventually stopped play ... (full story)
In today's NFL, forget Super Bowl dreams – it's all about fantasy
(THE CONVERSATION) As the NFL's regular season kicks off with a full slate of games this weekend, I did something that reflects the state of American sports fandom.
I picked a daily fantasy football team.
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, there are a lot of others like me. The trade group says that, as of Au ... (full story)
After a whopping sale, the Los Angeles Lakers will no longer be the Buss family business
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Buss family's decision to sell a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers at an eye-popping franchise valuation of $10 billion marks the end of nearly a half-century when one of the most valuable properties in the sports world was run by an eccentric father and his sometimes squabbling children.
W ... (full story)