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Athletes' and spectators' brains light up when talking sports

Playing, and even watching, sports improves brain function

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 01, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Being an athlete or merely a fan improves language skills when it comes to discussing their sport because parts of the brain usually involved in playing sports are instead used to understand sport language, ...


Student warned over Facebook site wooing prospect

Technology / Internet

created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- College sports fans, be careful of the company you keep on Facebook. You might get yourself - and the program you support - in trouble.


Researchers pay football fans to watch games

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are looking for 15 football fans to take part in a study which will see them being paid to watch matches in the comfort of their own home.


Carnegie Mellon engineers create mobile video service

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carnegie Mellon University engineering faculty, Priya Narasimhan and Rajeev Gandhi, and their students have created a new, unique large-scale mobile wireless video service designed to enhance sports fans' experience at games. ...


Don't be happy, be worried: Sports fans need dose of negative

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

For sports fans watching their favorite team play, the greatest enjoyment comes only with a strong dollop of fear and maybe even near-despair, a new study suggests.