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Couch potatoes, take heart. A growing body of research shows that no matter how old you are, regular physical activity–20 to 60 minutes of exercise three to five days a week–can boost fitness dramatically. Out-of-shape 50-year-olds regained the aerobic capacity they’d had in their 20s after six months of exercise, according to one study. Even 90-year-olds improved muscle strength by 174 percent after eight weeks of weight training, according to researchers at Tufts University....

Sporting a tie in team-color purple, Fitzgerald answered questions before the National Labor Relations Board, which must decide in coming weeks if the football players qualify as employees under U.S. law. If so, they have rights to unionize. The decision is being closely watched across the country since a decision in favor of an athletes' union could change the landscape of college athletics. The NCAA, Big Ten Conference and Northwestern all maintain that college athletes cannot be placed in the same category as factory workers, truck drivers or other employees in the traditional sense....

Deputies had responded to a call reporting that several small children were riding in a small crate on the bed of the truck along Interstate 40 on Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Authorities found and stopped the truck at Bailey Avenue and J Street in the city of Needles, a town on the California-Arizona border. The children, aged between one and 13, were located inside the box affixed to the bed of the truck at around 2 p....

Global competition requires free trade. Politics, not economics, is driving Mexico and the United States to closer ties. On the Mexican side, the depression that started in 1982 threatens the 62-year rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. In response, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari has taken radical steps, slashing import barriers, easing foreign investment rules and selling off hundreds of state companies. A free-trade pact would bolster his standing by drawing new investment and ensuring that Salinas’s successors could not undo his reforms....

But there’s plenty more drama to unfold next month. Here we look at some of the intriguing new K-dramas coming to Netflix and other streaming services in July 2022. Remarriage & Desires Release date: July 15 The upcoming Netflix series is a satire of Korean society that sees people attempt to upgrade their status by marrying into “the top echelons of society” via an exclusive matchmaking agency, according to the streamer....

The top-10 prospect and five-star 2016 power forward committed to Arizona in November but announced Thursday that he won’t be joining the Wildcats program. MORE: 10 greatest Hoosiers | 8 must-see opening-round Feast Week games “This is definitely one of the hardest decisions of my life, but I have decided to decommit from Arizona and reopen my recruitment,” Leaf said in a statement on Twitter. “The school and staff of Arizona have been great to me, and I have nothing but respect for Coach Miller and the entire staff and wish them nothing but the best....

But there was one perfect moment in the middle of that disaster, a moment which will go down in the history books, when all five Suns players moved in perfect unison like a top synchronized swimming team. DEVENEY: Full season preview, predictions and standings After an early turnover by Trail Blazers guard Pat Connaughton, the Suns starting unit of Eric Bledsoe, Devin Booker, Josh Jackson, T.J. Warren and Tyson Chandler all turned at the same time, leading to an easy dunk by Jackson....

All it took was a victory over the worst Florida team in three decades — and that’s saying a lot considering last year’s Gators effort — and a victory over annual SEC tomato can Kentucky. Now LSU, magically, will give new SEC power Ole Miss all it can handle Saturday in Baton Rouge because these truths are self-evident. NUMBERS THAT MATTER: Ole Miss at LSU | MORE: Top 25 remaining games this season...

But, this weekend, several players made big-time impressions, and a few intriguing storylines continued to unfold across the country as time ticks closer to the fall and the start of the 2015 season. SPRING GAMES: Darius Rucker scores TD for South Carolina | TCU unveils scaly new uniforms Here are five things — one from each Power 5 conference — that college football fans learned from the weekend’s biggest scrimmages....

Here are five schools in spots to finish big for one reason (coaching changes) or another (finalist for elite prospects). MORE: Top 25 recruits | 10 years of 5-star studs and duds | Why Bama isn’t going away (recruiting) Keep an eye on Florida and Michigan. Both made huge head coach hires and changes with key assistant positions. Both have fewer than 10 commitments and aren’t ranked in the national Top 50 (Florida is 81st, Michigan 90th)....

Department spokesman Nathan Dunn said Tuesday that Biogenesis of America owner Tony Bosch paid a $3,000 fine and signed a cease-and-desist order in July. The department had originally sought $5,000. Bosch was issued a Uniform Unlicensed Activity Citation for the profession of medicine. The agreement was first reported by ESPN. Bosch, alleged to have provided banned performance-enhancing drugs to major leaguers, is now cooperating with baseball's investigators. Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games by MLB on Aug....

Pittsburgh doesn’t necessarily need him to maintain those numbers for the duration of the five-year, $23 million ($5.75 million cap hit) contract he signed on Wednesday. The die is cast now, though — the franchise needs him to be reliably decent, or else they may wind up wasting the prime of the generation’s best player. Sidney Crosby’s biological clock goes tick-tick-tick. Factor in a subpar free-agent class and Pittsburgh’s organization instability over the last year, and it was easy to see this coming....

RAMON A. MAYOR Materials and Mechanics Engineering Pratt & Whitney WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA I LOVED YOUR STORY ON THE FUTURE OF flight for the traveling public. There is also a very exciting project by the second largest commercial-aircraft manufacturer in the world, Airbus Industrie. The Airbus A3XX will be the world’s first twin-aisle, twin-deck aircraft, carrying between 550 and 650 passengers more than 7,600 nautical miles–that’s bigger and more luxurious than any plane flying today....

The Iberville Parish Council’s Office of Emergency Preparedness issued an emergency message on Facebook for all Bayou Pigeon residents and Bayou Sorrel residents south of J.R. Drive to evacuate the area due to flooding. An aqua dam along Highway 75 failed and water is coming through from the Intracoastal Waterway. According to local CNN affiliate WAFB, officials estimated that several hundred homes could be threatened. The Louisiana Department of Transportation is on the scene assisting in repairing the portion of the temporary aqua dam levee that was compromised....

A hit of Florida quarterback Kyle Trask on the final play of the first half sparked the incident. The teams got together as they were making their way to the locker room. Three players were ejected: Florida’s Antwuan Powell and Zach Carter and Missouri’s Tre Williams. Both teams — players and coaches — were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. Florida was leading 20-7 at the time. The Gators won the game 41-17....

The 6-foot, 190-pound junior has two interceptions, including one in Saturday’s loss to Florida State, and six pass breakups this season. MORE: Week 14 photos | Scoreboard | Top rivalries

Two passionate Bayer Leverkusen fans, Germans named Nick and Alex decided to enjoy their vacation following their home team in the United States. Fans Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, both were wearing the Mexican striker’s jersey and waiting for the beginning of the match between Bayer and Estudiantes de La Plata at the Al Lang Stadium on Sunday. “We really enjoyed last year’s edition, so we decided to come again. It’ll be a tough match against Estudiantes, and we’re here to support our club” Nick said....

After Bayer Leverkusen’s penalty shooutout win over Estudiantes at the start of the 2017 Florida Cup, midfielder Charles Aránguiz praised Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, a man who has been criticized for his lack of goals. “These are comments that do a lot of damage, especially to the dressing room, because it’s a very healthy one, full of good people. ‘’Chicharito” is a very good person, let’s hope he stays, because one doesn’t play every day with players like him’’, said the Chilean....