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Most of brain reacts to winning, losing: study
Montreal Gazette: A new National Hockey League season is upon us, Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing and the National Football League’s regular season has been in session for about a month. As
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Book explains why people do poorly under pressure; video captures bicycle stunts
The Washington Post: When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough make embarrassing last-minute mistakes. In her book, newly available in paperback, psychologist Sian Beilock examines the mental forces that drive golfers to miss easy
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Under Pressure, Soccer Goalies Tend To Dive Right
NPR: The Japanese women’s soccer team stunned the United States a few weeks ago. After a tense match in which Team America seemed to have the upper hand throughout, Japan leveled the game with a
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Soccer: le secret des tirs de barrage
Metro Montreal: Au lendemain de la défaite des États-Unis contre le Japon en tirs de barrage dimanche en finale de la Coupe du monde de soccer féminin, il est de bon ton de se pencher
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Porteros se lanzan más a la derecha cuando van perdiendo
BBC Mundo: Un estudio por investigadores holandeses de las tandas de penaltis en los partidos de los Campeonatos Mundiales de 1982 a 2010 mostró que los arqueros por lo general tenían la misma probabilidad de
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Goalkeepers ‘dive right on high pressure penos’
Yahoo UK & Ireland: A group of Dutch scientists have studied penalty shoot-outs and have come up with some interesting findings. According to the boffins, goalkeepers tend to instinctively dive to the right in high
