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Arch Manning is not only a quarterback with the Texas Longhorns, but a family member of football royalty. His uncles are Peyton and Eli Manning. But the college athlete with one of the highest-profile names in the business reportedly won't sign on to a deal to appear in EA Sports College Football 25. This comes just after the upcoming game's official account on X (formerly known as Twitter) revealed that more than 10,000 athletes have agreed to terms.A football writer for Rivals covering the University of…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In an effort to avoid stereotypes about Black male athletes, such as being labeled a "dumb jock," Spike, a college football player, says he wore athletic clothes to class as little as possible. "I mean, granted, I'm a 6-foot-4, 240-pound Black kid on campus, so it's kind of hard to get away from that," he said. "But…

I remember talking to my friend one time, who’s Black, and he lamented that people only love us when we're dunking a basketball, or tossing around a football, but otherwise, they don't don’t want us living in their neighborhoods. While I don’t entirely agree with that sentiment (I live in a culturally diverse neighborhood, and we're all very cordial and supportive of one another), I do understand his general feelings. I mean, if you watch most movies about race and social justice, you’ll find a great deal of animosity…

Amazfit - a health and fitness-focused smart wearable brand that's part of the Zepp Health health tech company - has announced its first smart ring at the ongoing CES 2024. It's called the Amazfit Helio Ring. The Amazfit Helio Ring is developed for athletes and focuses on providing them with the recovery support needed to improve their performance. Amazfit says the Helio Ring can "monitor comprehensive data related to the user's mental and physical condition with accuracy only possible from a wearable worn on the…

Last updated: January 10th, 2024 at 13:21 UTC+01:00 Chinese wearable brand Amazfit overtook Samsung in the emerging smart ring game and announced its first wearable of this type, the Helio Ring, at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Amazfit intends to release the Helio Ring this spring, but availability by country is unclear. Nevertheless, there's a high probability that Amazfit will beat Samsung to the finish line. The Helio Ring is made from titanium alloy, measures 2.6mm in thickness, and weighs only 4 grams. Amazfit says the…

A study by McMaster University reveals that ketone supplements, popular among athletes for performance enhancement, might actually hinder performance. The research, conducted on well-trained endurance athletes, showed reduced cycling speeds and increased cardiorespiratory stress after consuming ketone supplements, contradicting the belief that they serve as an alternative energy source.Research at McMaster University indicates that ketone supplements, intended to boost athletic performance, may actually reduce it, as…

You know what all of the best sports movies have in common? Well, besides featuring stories centered around football, baseball, and even roller derby? They all include tremendous performances by actors that are believable and help the audience suspend disbelief, if only for a couple of hours. However, there are also movies where the actors, despite trying their best, are a little bit outside. Here are 32 times actors played professional athletes and whether or not they were believable.(Image credit: Paramount…

Athletes and movie stars have mingled for decades, and while movie stars rarely show up on the sports field, athletes show up in movies quite a bit. Some, like the late Jim Brown, even become professional actors. Here's a list of the most surprising times an athlete has popped up in a movie. (Image credit: Warner Bros.)Alex Karras - Blazing SaddlesAlex Karras had an impressive acting career after he retired from the NFL. Most notably, Karras starred as George Papadopoulos, foster father to Webster on Webster. He was also…

Jonathan Howe has focused much of his research on understanding the experiences of Black student-athletes in the predominantly white spaces of historically white institutions and Division I college athletics. His latest study, "Self-Presentation and Black Male College Athletes at Historically White Institutions," was recently published in the Sociology of Sport Journal. Credit: Temple University On Sept. 16, the University of…

There’s nothing that Waad Al-Kateab – the citizen-journalist turned Oscar-nominated director of For Sama – needs to do to make her latest documentary more affecting. The resilience and strength of character of the athletes she films competing for the Refugee Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics reaches for your heart and gives it a good twist. The team was first introduced at the Rio Games in 2016 in response to the refugee crisis and gives athletes a scholarship to pay for living costs and training – as well as a flag to…