‘It’s an instinct’: how Australian punters took over American college football | college football

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The cheer, a staple of American sports fans, began rising from the grandstand during a college football game Saturday afternoon at Iowa State. “best player! best player! “ This hymn often honors stars who play the most glamorous situations on the network. But the recipient of such affection on this day was neither a quarterback … Read more

College basketball picks, schedule: Arkansas vs Auburn predictions and more Saturday’s top 25 games

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It’s the first Saturday of 2023 and that means we have a loaded college basketball Saturday full of conference games. So grab the remote, fluff those pillows, check your pantry to make sure your popcorn supply is fully stocked, and prepare yourself both physically and mentally for this weekend. Because Saturday is the day you … Read more

Séamus Power’s patience and resilience pay off as he joins the ranks of golf’s elite – The Irish Times

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A year ago, Séamus Power made its debut at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, a large, small, and unrestricted event that, until this year, was restricted to the previous year’s winners on the PGA Tour. Bauer’s ticket is sealed with his impressive victory in the Barbasol Championship in the summer of 2021, a … Read more

Venus Williams exited the Australian Open as tennis fans left devastated

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Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an injury. Photo: Getty Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open In a heartbreaking development for the 42-year-old veteran. The American champion has been awarded a wildcard to play in the Grand Slams at Melbourne Park, starting January 16. But organizers announced on Saturday that … Read more

The burning question about fungi: what happens to them in extreme heat? | fungi

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wToby Kerss and a group of fungi experts hiked in the Apennine Mountains in northern Italy last July, and the country was experiencing its worst drought in 70 years. But Kiers, an evolutionary biologist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, saw the dry vegetation and burning forests of the drought- and fire-stricken regions bordering Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna … Read more

Physicists have found that organelles grow in random bursts

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Research from Washington University in St. Louis indicates that the organelles in the eukaryotic cell grow in random batches from a finite set of building blocks. Credit: Shutterstock Eukaryotic cells — the ones that make up most forms of life as we know it, including all animals, plants, and fungi — are highly organized organisms. … Read more

Genetic differences in patients with Parry-Romberg syndrome

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This 25-year-old woman diagnosed with Parry-Romberg syndrome first presented with unilateral facial skin atrophy at the age of 11 years. The symptoms of facial atrophy gradually worsened. Several immune-related indicators, such as antinuclear antibodies, were tested, and the results were not abnormal. The patient’s other organs, such as the heart and kidneys, did not show … Read more

Climate change is forcing wildlife to move north – and bringing disease with it

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CBC’s Great Lakes Climate Change Project is a joint initiative of CBC stations in Ontario to explore climate change from a regional perspective. Darius Mahdavi, a scientist with a degree in conservation biology and immunology and a minor in environmental biology from the University of Toronto, explains how issues related to climate change are affecting … Read more