Each year, B.A.T. (Baseball Assistance Team) presents The Bobby Murcer Award to the teams in each league whose players raise the most money to assist those in the baseball family who are in need.
The 2026 winners are the Los Angeles Angels (AL) and the New York Mets (NL).
Gabe Álvarez, el timonel al que ignoraron algunos equipos en la #LMP, es ahora el principal candidato para Manager del Año.
Lo más llamativo: Te sorprenderá el estilo como está dirigiendo....
El tema hoy en Zona de Contacto. 👇
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This statement from Dr. Casey Means is full of so many falsehoods I don't even know where to start.
Here is a small sampling, with my responses in bold.
“I did not learn that for each additional serving of ultra-processed food we eat, early mortality increases by 18%."
I've easily had 1000 bags of chips in my life. If this is true, it means my mortality risk has increased by 18,000 percent. That seems unlikely.
"I certainly did not learn that medical error and medications are the third-leading cause of death in the US."
This is a lie. The third leading cause of death in the US is accidents, and the majority of those accidents are car accidents and falls. Medical errors are, of course, a real cause for concern but they are not the third leading cause of death in the US.
"I didn’t learn that 95% of the people who created the recent USDA food guidelines for America had significant conflicts of interest with the food industry."
Nobody gets sick from following the USDA guidelines, which are to eat around 2000 calories, focus on nutrient dense food, and limit sugar-sweetened beverages. There is an entire nutrition grift to demonize the guidelines but the guidelines are pretty solid! The problem is nobody follows them, for all sorts of reasons.
"I didn’t learn that professional organizations that we get out practice guidelines from, like the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, have taken tens of millions of dollars from Coke, Cadbury, processed food companies and vaccine manufacturers like Moderna."
This is why the scientific community requires conflict of interest statements. (Unlike in Dr. Means current work, where she is selling a continuous glucose monitor to healthy people and telling them to stress out and obsess over their blood sugar.)
"I didn’t learn that just five nights of sleep deprivation can induce full-blown pre-diabetes."
Running a marathon can induce full-blown kidney disease. So what? The body normalizes after. All sorts of things can lead to all sorts of effects. This is more fear-mongering.
"I didn’t learn that if you address these root causes that all lead to metabolic dysfunction and help patients change their food and lifestyle patterns … we could reverse the chronic disease crisis in America, save millions of lives and trillions of dollars in healthcare costs per year."
This is surprising. I learned this at the University of Michigan and nearly everyone I know who recently attended medical or public health school learned this too. We also learned the solution is not medical devices, shunning modern vaccine technology for no good reason other than unfounded tribal fear, or cold plunging and taking supplements. The solution is to improve social determinants of health across the population. Everyone knows this. But it's hard to do.
Listen, ultra-processed foods generally aren't good for you (with some exceptions, such as Coca-Cola at mile 22 of a hard marathon) and physical activity and sleep are both really good for you! But the amount of wild claims, us vs. the "establishment" boogeyman thinking, and of course, contrarian thinking on everything, and sewing vaccine skepticism are all just signs of a grifter who wants to sell their product.
It's sad but impossible not to see.
FINAL | @erie_seawolves 2, Akron 1
Three straight years in the Eastern League Championship Series for Gabe Alvarez & Erie.
This team continues to find ways to win when it matters most.
Game 1 of the ELCS vs Somerset is Sunday at UPMC Park!
UPDATE
The @erie_seawolves since Gabe Alvarez took over as manager.
2022 first half: finished 1 game back
2022 second half: division champion
2023 first half: division champion
2023 second half: finished 3 games back
2024 first half: division champion
The U.S. Women's National Team 🇺🇸 got big performances from rookies and veterans to beat Serbia 🇷🇸 3-2 on Wednesday in their first match of the Volleyball Nations League!
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USC President Folt has announced that Dr. Denise Kwok, currently an executive senior associate athletic director, will serve as interim executive administrator during the transition to a new athletic director.
The university is also appointing an interim leadership team, including experienced athletics administrators Sandy Barbour, Mitch Moser and Kevin Weiberg, to ensure USC continues to function seamlessly during the transition and complete its preparation for joining the Big Ten Conference.
Lincoln Riley highlighted the work of Bennie Wylie, USC’s director of football sports performance, and Rachel Suba, director of sports nutrition.
Riley said it feels like USC’s “first true offseason” now that the entire staff is in place. (Suba started last summer.)
Thank you to USC Athletic Trainers Jon Yonamine, Erin Tillman and Lauren Crawford who also received the CATA Lifesaver Award at the 13th Annual CATA Clinical Symposium in Sacramento last weekend!
Every team has an unsung hero that picks up the pieces, gives pep talks, shows tough love and prepares the people around them to thrive. This was Pops at USC. You’ll be missed my friend - but your legacy lives on. @KyrahMac1