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Brain Training: Classroom Edition 09/05/2018 08:00pm • When most people consider the concept of brain training to improve learning, they tend to think of those online game programs or puzzles that are purported to give the brain a "workout" by practicing memory and problem solving skills to sharpen the mind. Others consider more advanced techniques aim

5 Ways to Detox Your Liver That Really Work 09/03/2018 08:00pm • Want to get loose at happy hour -- and still show up fresh for work the next day? How about saying yes to a night out with friends -- college style -- without canceling your next-morning workout? You know you'd rather enjoy an evening on your couch with a bottle of wine if you knew you'd wake up san

5 Reasons You Can't Stick With a Workout -- and What to Do About It 09/03/2018 08:00pm • Shift your thinking to improve your health and reach your fitness goals. Exercise is as much mental as it is physical. And when it comes to exercise adherence -- the ability to stick with a workout plan over the long term -- the mental aspect is even more important. "Exercise adherence is a behavior

Letter from donors supports U.Md. football coach Durkin 08/30/2018 12:26pm • WASHINGTON — Ever since he was placed on leave pending an investigation into the football program, Maryland coach DJ Durkin hasn’t said a peep in public. Likewise, while some players and parents have been supportive of Durkin, the investigation into whether a toxic culture exists at Maryland has

How to Eat (and Exercise) to Get Six-Pack Abs 08/29/2018 08:00pm • An online search for how to get abs without dieting yields a raft of eye-popping results: There are YouTube videos with instructions, and a piece on the dating site Match.com promises advice. Want to achieve ripped abs by eating pizza and ice cream? There's an article on that on a healthy eating we

Adults: Make These Healthy Resolutions This School Year 08/29/2018 08:00pm • Are you one of those people who tried really hard to get into tip-top shape for the summer, only to spend Memorial Day through Labor Day eating and drinking too much? If so, you probably feel ready to hit the reset button once September hits, just like some people do come January. If that resonates

How to Safely Strength Train During Pregnancy 08/23/2018 08:00pm • A variety of exercises can help promote a healthy pregnancy, but strength training offers unique benefits. Pregnancy, delivery, recovery and motherhood are athletic events unto themselves, says Christina M. Christie, a physical therapist and women's health program manager for Athletico Physical Th

Before summer ends, water safety camp in Md. teaches kids lifesaving skill 08/22/2018 07:50pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '4db48be3-2e55-464e-848f-9e4944cf947c' }).render("3696153622e125a4");}); JOINT BASE ANDREWS — Dozens of kids cl

University of Maryland football honors Jordan McNair with helmet stickers, scholarship in his name 08/20/2018 01:23pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland football team gathered Monday to share plans to honor Jordan McNair, the 19-year-old offensive lineman who collapsed after a May practice and died from heatstroke two weeks later. His teammates came together to share their plans to memorialize McNa

McNair death investigation raises questions about fates of other U.Md. officials 08/20/2018 04:30am • WASHINGTON — The University System of Maryland Board of Regents' decision to take over the death investigation of a player that died at practice leaves questions about whether there will be personnel changes beyond the College Park football team or the athletics department. Even before the F

Practice scuffle puts Colts, Ravens in opposite corners 08/18/2018 07:09pm • WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens traded punches Saturday. First-year Colts coach Frank Reich jabbed back quickly after fists flew, a helmet was tossed and the two sidelines emptied onto the field, first to help defend teammates and then to restore order. Per

Md. Board of Regents considers changes to U.Md. athletics department 08/18/2018 02:04pm • WASHINGTON — Now that the University System of Maryland Board of Regents has taken control of several ongoing investigations into the school's football program, including the death of student-athlete Jordan McNair, officials are considering changes to the University of Maryland's athletics departm

A year before McNair's death, U. Md. rejected an athletic health care overhaul 08/17/2018 08:11am • WASHINGTON — In 2017, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh axed a proposal that would have made major changes to the school's sports medicine division. One year later, University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair died of heatstroke suffered during a midsummer workout. In a memo

Parents of U. Md. football player who died after practice say coach should step down 08/16/2018 12:15pm • WASHINGTON — The parents of a University of Maryland football player are speaking out for the first time since his death, weighing in on a report about a “toxic coaching culture” and calling for the head football coach to step down. Offensive lineman Jordan McNair, 19, collapsed after a pre

U. Md. apologizes to McNair family, orders probe of bullying allegations 08/14/2018 02:44pm • WASHINGTON — The president of the University of Maryland said the school accepts "legal and moral responsibility" for the heatstroke-related death of a 19-year-old school football player last spring and has formally apologized to the player's family. During a news conference Tuesday afternoon,