Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As she watched the Kansas State men’s basketball team play in the NCAA tournament last weekend, Anne Weese felt a mixture of nervousness and excitement. It wasn’t exactly like her time as a Notre Dame basketball walk-on during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. Still, Weese was just happy to have an intimate connection with sports, albeit with a different perspective than her playing days. Weese, who has a Ph.D. in counseling psychology, is the director of mental wellness and sport psychology for Kansas State’s athletics department. She helps athletes address mental health issues, assists coaches on best practices and serves as a liaison to the University’s counseling center and outside clinicians in case athletes need more specialized care in areas such as eating disorders or substance abuse. Weese cannot discuss specific counseling sessions she’s had with athletes. But she said the men’s basketball team and first-year … [Read more...] about How Former Notre Dame Basketball Walk-On Anne Weese Became Kansas State’s Mental Wellness Guru
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10 facts About Ireland’s favourite Sport, hurling
Let’s take a look at ten fascinating facts about Ireland’s favourite sport, hurling. Hurling is Ireland’s national sport, played and enjoyed by millions all over Ireland and around the world. It’s a fascinating sport like no other that has been around for thousands of years. In fact, it dates back to 1200 BCE. Hurling is an integral part of Irish identity and culture. If you have a keen interest in Ireland and Irish history, then this article will be of significant interest to you. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about hurling. 1. It’s one of the world’s fastest ball games. The first fun fact about Ireland’s favourite sport is that it is one of the fastest ball games in the world . Hurling involves a hurl (the bat) and a sliotar (the ball), and the fastest hit ever recorded was back in 2014 during the All-Ireland senior Hurling Championship semi-final when Kilkenny marksman TJ Reid struck the ball at a whopping 181.1 km p/h (112.5 miles p/h). 2. … [Read more...] about 10 facts About Ireland’s favourite Sport, hurling
Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams 2023: Price Tags Are Up 12% Despite Regional TV Woes
Last season’s record revenue for Major League Baseball translates into all-time-high valuations for its teams. By Mike Ozanian and Justin Teitelbaum T he eroding economics of regional sports networks made little difference: Major League Baseball teams are still hot assets. Before Arte Moreno pulled the plug on selling his Los Angeles Angels in January, he would have gotten at least $2.7 billion, or $280 million more than the MLB record $2.42 billion that Steve Cohen paid for the New York Mets in 2020, according to people familiar with the sale process. The average MLB team value is up 12% this year, to $2.32 billion. During the 2022 season, revenue (net of stadium debt service) increased 7.8%, to an all-time high of $10.3 billion. The top-line gain was driven by a 64% increase in ticket revenue (including postseason and spring training), to $2.4 billion (the 2021 season started with nearly all ballparks under capacity restrictions) and a 35% increase in … [Read more...] about Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams 2023: Price Tags Are Up 12% Despite Regional TV Woes
55-Year-Old Deion Sanders Benches 245 Pounds Without Warming Up While Wearing A Winter Coat And Chains
It’s official: Deion Sanders really is the modern-day Mr. Midas Touch. Prior to Wednesday’s Colorado Buffaloes football practice, Coach Prime (as well as a few of his staffers) and some of the players decided to lift some weights. During so, Deion challenged his assistant Sam Malone, wide receivers coach Rashad ‘Shadd’ Davis and his son Deion ‘Bucky’ Jr. that he could out-bench them. Up first was Malone, who did one rep of 245 pounds. After him went Bucky, who failed to match the 245 set by Malone. Next was Davis, who did four reps of 245 and was the winner of the three. Insert Deion Sanders . In incredible fashion without warming up, Mr. Midas Touch himself took to the bench, putting up six reps of 245 pounds, and didn’t struggle until he got to the fifth lift (and even then, it wasn’t much). Oh, and he was doing this while wearing a hoodie with a winter jacket on top, and also had on gold chains, sunglasses and a hat. He literally didn’t take one thing off before … [Read more...] about 55-Year-Old Deion Sanders Benches 245 Pounds Without Warming Up While Wearing A Winter Coat And Chains
How A TikTok Ban Would Deal A Blow To Creators, Businesses And The American Economy
A U.S. ban on the world’s most popular social media app would affect far more American businesses and people than just the 150 million using the platform here. C asey Evertsen drove down a suburban Utah street lined with trash bins, speaking into his phone’s camera as he gave a tour of the brightly-colored truck he uses for his garbage can-cleaning business. “If you like seeing dirty stuff get cleaned and watching how cool stuff works, follow along,” he said in the video shared on TikTok. “Let’s clean some bins!” Evertsen’s service, Bin Blasters , had for a whole year struggled to get traction through Facebook and Instagram. So taking a cue from his teenage daughter, he decided to try promoting it on TikTok instead. On his eighth video, just one month in, Evertsen “blew up.” "I went out and just started cleaning bins that day, started on our route, and I look at my phone like an hour later, and there's 17,000 views,” he recalled. “Then it just got in the millions.” … [Read more...] about How A TikTok Ban Would Deal A Blow To Creators, Businesses And The American Economy