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• Study Finds Girls "Prefer Chatting" to Being Physically Active

  New research has found that women of all ages are less active than men. Observing schoolchildren at play, researchers have concluded that girls would rather socialize than play sports. While I don't doubt the study’s findings that men are more physically active than women, I have some reservations about the explanation that girls simply like to sit around chatting, while boys like to run around and get dirty. Read More... Posted Jan 07 2009, 06:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: school, sports, obesity, girls, exercise, research, boys, women, playing, men, competition, gender differences, team sports, recess, physical activity, athletic, boys more active than girls, boys and girls play differently, athletic women, active, girls less active than boys

• A Genetic Test That Predicts Kids' Athletic Futures

  Think your toddler has the foot to bend it like Beckham one day? What if the only thing standing between you and knowing if they'd one day be kicking balls in the big leagues was $149? Oh yeah, and a cheek swab which should be bagged and sent out to a lab in Colorado for testing.  The Boulder-based Atlas Sports Genetics is touting a new test which they say can help pinpoint a child's natural athletic future. For that $149, you'll get a report telling you whether your kid is designed for speed or endurance. Read More... Posted Dec 01 2008, 11:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: sports, football, david beckham, soccer, stage parents, running, athletes, Jeanne Sager, athletic, genetic testing, pushing kids to play, Atlas Sports Genetics, Soviet bloc

• Nastia Liukin's mom watches from the stands (video)

  Apparently Nastia Luikin's mother, Anna Kotchneva Liukin, has a hard time watching her gold-medal winning daughter compete. Read More... Posted Aug 23 2008, 11:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, news, China, sports, video, athletics, competition, gymnastics, olympics, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, beijing, chinese, Summer Olympics, Deborah Phelps, Michael Phelps, gold medal, Bela Karolyi, He Kexin, athletic, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, Dara Torres, medals, mark spitz, fred phelps, debbie phelps, nastia luikin, nastia lukin, liukin, Anna Kotchneva, Anna Kotchneva Liukin, nastia liukin

• IOC orders investigation of Chinese Gymnast's age

  He Kexin won a gold medal in the uneven bars and also contributed to the Chinese beating out the U.S. in the team gymnastics event. She looks really really young, and there have been questions about her age for awhile now. The IOC has begun to formally investigate... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 03:54 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, news, China, sports, video, hunting, athletics, competition, controversy, gymnastics, olympics, rules, class, athletes, Brett Singer, underage, NBC, 2008, beijing, chinese, Summer Olympics, Deborah Phelps, Michael Phelps, gold medal, Bela Karolyi, He Kexin, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, Dara Torres, things that are awesome, medals, mark spitz, fred phelps, debbie phelps, nastia luikin, nastia lukin

• Bela Karolyi likes to kill things

  When Béla Károlyi isn't training world-class gymnasts or telling Bob Costas that, "The lack of competence of certain judges [in this year's Olympic Games] is obvious," he likes to go…hunting. Read More... Posted Aug 21 2008, 06:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: news, China, sports, video, hunting, athletics, competition, gymnastics, olympics, class, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, beijing, chinese, Summer Olympics, Deborah Phelps, Michael Phelps, gold medal, Bela Karolyi, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, Dara Torres, things that are awesome, medals, mark spitz, fred phelps, debbie phelps

• Aussie Rower keeps his kids close

  What did Australian rower Drew Ginn do to inspire him to win a gold medal in Beijing? Read More... Posted Aug 16 2008, 12:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: parenting, kids, youtube, news, China, sports, australia, video, Aussie, gymnastics, olympics, class, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, chinese, nice, gold medal, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, crew, rower, gold, rowing, drew ginn

• Protesters and journalists arrested in China (video)

  While we wonder whether or not the Chinese gymnasts are the age the government says they are, there's some other stuff happening over in China. Read More... Posted Aug 16 2008, 10:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: youtube, news, politics, China, sports, video, censorship, government, controversy, gymnastics, olympics, Daily Telegraph, class, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, chinese, political, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, women's beach volleyball, beach volleyball, misty may treanor, misty may-treanor, men's volleyball, kerri walsh, volleyball, journalists

• Whole lotta fakin' goin' on at the opening ceremony

  The Daily Telegraph is reporting that there was even more fakin' goin' on at the 2008 Olympics' opening ceremony. Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 06:30 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, China, sports, video, gymnastics, olympics, class, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, chinese, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, women's beach volleyball, beach volleyball, misty may treanor, misty may-treanor, men's volleyball, kerri walsh, volleyball

• Shawn Johnson more mature than her coach

  Maybe the U.S. Gymnastics team coach Márta Károlyi could take a lesson on how to lose gracefully from the gymnasts themselves. Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 11:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, China, sports, video, gymnastics, olympics, class, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, chinese, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson

• Volleyball hasn’t come a long way, baby

  So. Like much of the world, I'm watching the Olympics. Women's Beach Volleyball is on. The wife refers to this event somewhat derisively. At first, I think that this is because of the fact that, you know, it's beach volleyball. How is this an Olympic event? Then, a couple of days later, I catch a glimpse of the Men's Volleyball. Which is played indoors. By a team of more than two players. Fully clothed. Read More... Posted Aug 14 2008, 10:22 PM by Brett Singer with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, China, sports, video, gymnastics, olympics, class, athletes, Brett Singer, NBC, 2008, chinese, athletic, no class, olympics 08, marta karolyi, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, women's beach volleyball, beach volleyball, misty may treanor, misty may-treanor, men's volleyball, kerri walsh, volleyball