Concussion concerns raised by doctors

Concussion concerns raised by doctors

Icon Sportswire / Contributor Ron “Wolverine” Bata slapped Damien “The Bell” Dibbell in a five-round bout in Las Vegas in 2023 Doctors are worried a combat sport called slap fighting, watched by millions online and gaining in popularity, is causing serious brain damage. Competitors face off and take turns to deliver bare, full-force, open-handed strikes … Read more

Beachside jumps to No. 3 as season heats up

Beachside jumps to No. 3 as season heats up

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 17 games. Varsity 4 Super 6 volleyball rankings Rank, school, record, classification 1. (1) Middleburg (11-3, Class 5A) Notable win: Bob Jones (Ala.), Fleming Island, Jackson Academy (Miss.), Ponte … Read more

Five Days as Desert Father

Five Days as Desert Father

The first Desert Fathers were contemplative Christians holed up in Egyptian caves during the first couple of centuries A.D. (There were also Desert Mothers, of course.) I played Desert Father, stepfather, and grandfather— for five days in mid-February near Joshua Tree, California, surrounded by massive, uplifted, pre-Cambrian, monzogranite rocks and teddy-bear chollas. I was in … Read more

Top Google lawyer coached Kamala Harris for Trump debate — and tech antitrust watchdogs are crying foul

Top Google lawyer coached Kamala Harris for Trump debate — and tech antitrust watchdogs are crying foul

A top lawyer for Google in the search giant’s landmark trial with the US government is also a key adviser to the Kamala Harris campaign — and tech antitrust watchdogs are calling the cozy relationship “outrageous,” The Post has learned. In a doubleheader that turned heads across the Beltway, Google attorney Karen Dunn last Tuesday … Read more