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The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby will take place on July 14 at 7:00 p.m. CT, broadcast exclusively on ESPN platforms, featuring top hitters like Cal Raleigh and Jazz Chisholm Jr., with new rules emphasizing no seeds in the first round and a seeded semifinal format, following a tradition of exciting competitions and recent champions like Teoscar Hernández and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby takes place tonight on ESPN, featuring eight participants including Cal Raleigh, James Wood, Byron Buxton, and Oneil Cruz, with Cruz favored to win due to his power and exit velocity. The event follows a three-round format with specific rules for timing and homers, culminating in a prediction that Cruz will be the champion.
The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine is set to kick off in Indianapolis, featuring a comprehensive schedule of events and on-field workouts for various position groups. The event will be covered extensively by the NFL Network, with streaming options available on NFL.com and NFL+. A wide array of prospects from different positions are set to participate in the combine, providing teams with an opportunity to evaluate and analyze potential talent for the upcoming NFL draft.
The Detroit Lions will have five representatives at the 2023 Pro Bowl events, with Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta, Penei Sewell, and Aidan Hutchinson participating in various competitions showcasing their skills. The events include dodgeball, move the chains, gridiron gauntlet, tug of war, and flag football, with each player competing in different activities throughout the Pro Bowl weekend.
South Korea is refusing to cut short the World Scout Jamboree despite a heat wave that has caused thousands of scouts to leave early. The event, which has seen hundreds of participants treated for heat-related ailments, is being supported by additional safety measures including more medical staff, air-conditioned vehicles, and shaded structures. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has promised an "unlimited supply" of air-conditioned buses and refrigerator trucks. The World Organization of the Scout Movement had previously asked organizers to consider ending the event early, but South Korea is determined to continue as planned. British and American scouts are among those leaving due to the extreme weather conditions.
South Korea is sending military doctors and nurses to assist at the World Scout Jamboree after hundreds of teenage participants fell ill due to the ongoing heatwave. At least 600 participants have been treated for heat-related ailments so far, coinciding with the country's most severe heat warning in four years. The event, attended by over 43,000 scouts aged 14-18, is taking place on reclaimed land where temperatures are expected to reach 35C. The heatwave is expected to last until next week, and South Korea's Prime Minister has ordered additional medical personnel to handle emergencies at the campsite.
The participants and bracket for the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle have been announced. The first round matchups include Luis Robert Jr. vs Adley Rutschman, Adolis Garcia vs Randy Arozarena, Pete Alonso vs Julio Rodriguez, and Mookie Betts vs Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Derby will follow single elimination rules with three rounds, and the winner will be determined by who hits the most home runs within the allotted time.
Participants in psychological studies may be more likely to have personality disorders, depression, or anxiety, according to a study by researchers at Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland. The study suggests that self-selection by participants could be skewing results, as those with more personality pathologies may be more drawn to studies where they can express their trauma. This raises concerns about study bias and the generalizability of research findings. Researchers need to be more careful in their recruitment strategies and ensure that their findings have relevance beyond the population they are testing.