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POWERADE DROPS CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT
Coca-Cola is dropping a controversial ingredient from its Powerade sports drink, after a similar move by PepsiCo’s Gatorade last year. The ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, had been the target of a petition by a Mississippi teenager, who questioned why it was being used in a drink marketed toward health-conscious athletes. The petition on Change.org noted […]
Clarifying Confusion of the Name
There have been reports on the AP wire and printed in The Democrat & Chronicle of Rochester, the Wall Street Journal, and Daily News Online, as well as coverage on several News Stations in local and regional markets, stating that the Empire State Sports Foundation has disbanded and ceased operations, while at the same time running up […]
Coney Island RaceWalks
On April 21st, 2013, forty-seven walkers lined up for the start of the 102nd Coney Island Racewalks, the oldest race walking event in the USA. It was a beautiful day, sunny and 37°. Thirty-nine walkers opted for the 5 mile distance while eight took on the 10 mile challenge. The “10” is handicapped; slower walkers start first […]
Nyack Racewalks… No Walk in the Park
SUFFERN — “I’m going for a walk” never sounds as impressive as “I’m going for a run.” But then, the average person doesn’t walk like Dan Serianni. The 22-year-old from upstate Genesee Junction circled the Nyack High School track 25 times Sunday in 47 minutes to win the open 10,000 meters (6.2 miles) at the […]
A New Sandbox: ES Sports Provides UAlbany With Fresh Sand
From the time most children can walk, the Sandbox is usually a perfect place for meeting new people, developing friendships, and making clothes dirty in an effort to put pressure on the laundry detergent to prove its worth. In some cases, the little tykes never outgrow this adventure, and the draw to the Sandbox […]
