News tagged with baseball players
Enhanced vision training boosts batters, research shows
Members of the University of Cincinnati (UC) baseball team significantly improved their batting performance with the help of an enhanced vision training program, according to research published in a scientific research journal.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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CBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers
(AP) -- CBS Sports is opening its fantasy sports platform to third-party developers, allowing them to sell league-specific apps that will likely make this year's games a lot more competitive for millions of players and - ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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College football players can cry (a little) if they want to
While there's no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks' character famously proclaimed in "A League of Their Own," crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one's teammates.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2011 |
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A look at Roku's new line of digital media players
Getting video from the Internet to your TV used to be a difficult, costly procedure. That's no longer the case.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Sleep type predicts day and night batting averages of Major League Baseball players
A Major League Baseball player's natural sleep preference might affect his batting average in day and night games, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Big bucks for MLB megastars mean big team profits, but fewer wins
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Spending top dollar for megastar players like Miguel Cabrera and Alex Rodriguez helps Major League Baseball teams attract fans and earn higher profits, but clubs that spend the bulk of their player payroll ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 25, 2011 |
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Brain docs raise concussion alarm for kids' sports
(AP) -- The risk of concussions from football and some other sports is so serious that a qualified athletic trainer should always be on the field - at adult and children's games, and even at practice, a major ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Popularity over performance dictates success, according to research
(PhysOrg.com) -- The reputation of players has a significant impact on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, new research shows.
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Youth baseball throwing arm injuries are rising dramatically
Throwing arm injuries are on the rise in Little League and other youth baseball programs. After these injuries occur, many players are out for the season; others require surgery and must refrain from play for an even longer ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Baseball teams with more international players draw more fans, profits
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ticket revenue increases by roughly half of a million dollars for each international player added to a Major League Baseball team, showing a sharp swing in fan favoritism for internationally diverse teams, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular online fantasy football game, but details were not immediately available ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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'Curve ball' wins international illusion contest
Science has proven what baseball players have known for more than a hundred years, the curve ball is more powerful than the brain.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 26, 2009 |
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