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Are cold plunges good for you? Here’s what the science says.Jun 06, 2025 3:51 am - Ice baths and cold plunges have grown wildly popular in recent years, thanks to podcasters, social media influencers, professional athletes and others touting their uses for exercise recovery and personal wellness. But do they actually work? The science may throw cold water on your assumptions.
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Study links preteen physical activity with better mental health laterJun 06, 2025 3:01 am - At age 11, daily physical activity was associated with a 12% lower risk of a psychiatric diagnosis at age 18 for every hour of activity recorded, according to research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Girls soccer: Timothy drops 1A state semifinal on last second goalJun 05, 2025 10:58 pm - Johnsburg’s Charlie Eastland unleashed a bolt from the blue, then she got the father of all bearhugs. The sophomore midfielder scored a sensational goal with 29 seconds r...
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Baseball: Crystal Lake South denies St. Viator in sectional semisJun 05, 2025 10:22 pm - Mark Pachla’s fastball might not be able to break a pane of glass, but the senior righty sure is a pain to baseball hitters. Crystal Lake South’s 75-mph thrower has been ...
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Baseball: Benet wins 9-inning thriller over Burlington Central; St. Francis cruises in its semifinalJun 05, 2025 10:02 pm - All Merrick Sullivan knew was that he wanted to start something. As the leadoff man for Benet in the top of the ninth inning of a 0-0 game against Burlington Central, he ...
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Baseball: Gami shows off bat and arm in York’s sectional semifinal win over Glenbard WestJun 05, 2025 9:14 pm - In each of the past two years, York baseball has finished fourth in Class 4A. Thursday afternoon in a Willowbrook sectional semifinal, the Dukes showed they have potentia...
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Softball: Stoner, Wheaton North turn tables on Wheaton Warrenville South, advance to sectional finalJun 05, 2025 9:10 pm - Hana Stoner was a little surprised when her number was called to move up to Wheaton North’s leadoff hitter three weeks ago. In fact, it was a little scary. “At first I wa...
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Girls lacrosse: Loyola handles Crystal Lake Central in state semifinalsJun 05, 2025 9:08 pm - Addie Bechler, Anna Starr and their Crystal Lake Central co-op teammates couldn’t help but smile Thursday evening as they walked off the field and looked into the east st...
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US falls to 6.85% this week, first decline in a monthJun 05, 2025 8:27 pm - The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week for the first time in a month, but borrowing costs for homebuyers remain elevated.
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NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increaseJun 05, 2025 7:53 pm - BRUSSELS — NATO leaders appear to be on track for an agreement to more than double their target for defense spending — to 5% of annual economic output — by using some cre...