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Study Links Physical Fitness To Social Networking Habits

Posted July 17, 2011, 11:21 pm by Barry Janoff (No Comments)

It turns out that social media destinations such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are not turning as many people into computer potatoes as had previously been considered. In fact, instead of creating an inactive lifestyle, “social media may be driving the younger generation into new forms of fitness activities,” according to the “2011 Tracking the Fitness Movement” report.

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Love To Hate Them: Yankees Named America’s Favorite MLB Team

Posted July 11, 2011, 10:15 am by Barry Janoff (4 Comments)

People love them, people hate them, but there is no denying that people spend time talking about the New York Yankees. Now, on the heels of Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter reaching the 3,000 hit plateau, a report from the Harris Poll shows that the Bronx Bombers are the favorite team for the ninth consecutive year among people who follow baseball.

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In Voting For The Best, Players And Fans Don’t See Eye To Eye

Posted July 5, 2011, 12:46 pm by Barry Janoff (4 Comments)

The NFL Network finished up its look at the Top Players in the NFL from 2010. If nothing else, it showed that there often is a huge difference between how players rate other players and how fans rate players. However, players and fans did agree on something: each group put Terrell Owens at No. 91.

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Roundup: Americans are Stupid, Stupid American Goes to Israel, Gay Conversion App Meets Apple’s Terms of Use, A-Rod Feels Healthy

Posted March 21, 2011, 8:45 am by Ty Duffy (82 Comments)

Good morning, internet. Daddy McIntyre is home with his family. CRM and I have the car keys for a few more days. The lovely miss Alison Brie [via Getty].  Real Americans are stupid. Scratch that. Americans are real stupid. Wyclef might have been shot in Haiti. Estimated damage from Japan earthquake: 18,000 dead, $235 billion. [...]

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Top Five Richest Athletes: Tiger, Federer, Mickelson, Mayweather, LeBron

Posted July 22, 2010, 2:00 pm by Ty Duffy (295 Comments)

Richest Athletes: SI.com compiled their “Fortunate 50,” a compendium of the top earning athletes for 2009. For some reason, they separated American and other. Here are the top 5 together: Tiger ($90.5m), Federer ($61.7m), Mickelson ($61.6m), Mayweather ($60.25m), LeBron James ($45.8m). Some other notables. Highest soccer players were Messi ($44m), Beckham ($40.5m) and C. Ronaldo [...]

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