EUGENE, Ore. – In Room B009 in the basement of the Science Research Library at the University of Oregon, the posters illustrating photosynthesis and stomata openings decorate the wall. They’re flanked by white boards with detailed diagrams of cell structure magnified under a microscope. Students cram into B009 for the office hours of Biology 212, […]
CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes discusses how the NFL’s new helmet rules are benefitting the players’ safety. Max Schreiber, USA TODAY Doug Baldwin says he wore the same type of helmet for seven or eight years, from his days at Stanford to the beginning of his time with the Seattle Seahawks. It was […]
Getty Image Eric Reid made one tackle in the Carolina Panthers’ preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills on Friday night, but his biggest impact came after the final whistle blew. Reid is a longtime confident of former teammate and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and in recent days, he has used his platform to […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid on Friday blasted rapper Jay-Z for suggesting “we’ve moved past kneeling” during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice. Reid also suggested that Jay-Z’s new partnership with the NFL to help with entertainment and social justice is a “money move” that undercuts former San Francisco […]
Baltimore could enter, and conclude, the season without its star slot cornerback. Ravens coach John Harbaugh told reporters after Baltimore’s win Thursday night that nickelback Tavon Young could miss the 2019 campaign with a neck injury. “Tavon [Young] has a more serious issue than we thought. He has a neck issue,” Harbaugh said. “The doctors […]
The NFL promotes itself as a league of parity, but that’s B.S. You know how many times an AFC team led by a quarterback not named Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger has made the Super Bowl in the past 17 years? One. ONE. This is not a league of chance; this is a […]