OSTON -- If you were looking to pull something positive out of the first three games of the Celtics season, one could have pointed to third-year forward Al Jefferson. At 11.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, he was showing signs of the trimmed down and improved player he was advertised as in the preseason.

But as has been the case with Jefferson for the better part of two seasons, he was...

PORTLAND — In the offseason, Zach Randolph stepped up his conditioning program and even dropped some weight.

Randolph's renewed dedication was apparent Wednesday night, when he had 36 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 101-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

"Randolph had a monster game,'' Kobe Bryant said. "He commanded the pain...

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BOSTON Besides extra pounds, dieters also seem to carry a hefty independent streak. A survey finds that 70 percent of Americans who are trying to lose weight are following their own diet plans and have no interest in seeking a doctor's help.

One-third ha...

TATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno wants to coach this weekend, but don’t look for him to pace the sidelines in his blue Penn State jacket and rolled-up khakis.

The feisty 79-year-old coach was listed in good condition yesterday at Mount Nittany Medical Center following an 80-minute operation a day earlier on his fractured shin bone and two torn knee ligaments. The injuries stemmed fr...

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Less than 48 hours after new Sox third-base coach Razor Shines was fired as LaGuaira's manager last week, prospects Josh Fields, Ryan Sweeney, Sean Tracey and Heath Phillips returned to the United States.

All four players succeeded last summer f...

TORONTO -- While the latest numbers from Statistics Canada suggest Canadians may be getting the message about the importance of healthy living, experts say the battle is far from over.

A report released yesterday shows that while Canadians measured at two-year intervals have steadily gained weight since 1996, the amount of weight they put on decreased for both men and women over the last ...

The Aragon football season can be broken into two distinct halves, B.B. and A.B. — “Before Burlingame” and “After Burlingame.”

That would be the Oct. 6 game that saw the Panthers snap the Dons' 24-game Peninsula Athletic League winning streak. “Before Burlingame,” the Dons were a decent team. “After Burlingame,” the Dons have won four straight games, including Saturday's 24-14 defeat of...

Some area teams have already clinched a playoff berth while others must wait until Friday night to determine their fate. Following is a look at the area playoff scenario:

District 24-4A: El Campo has clinched a playoff berth and will likely be the second seed in Division II. To become the top seed El Campo would have to defeat Lamar Consolidated and have Rosenberg Terry lose to Katy Seven...

If you're a postmenopausal woman, you're probably fighting the battle of the bulging tummy. Your pants and skirts don't fit anymore, and forget about wearing your favorite jeans. But don't worry — you're not doomed to a life of oversized T-shirts and elastic waist pants. Here's what current research shows will work for taking off those postmenopausal pounds:

Decreased estrogen level...

Call it part of the midlife crisis. Once we hit middle age, it seems like a spare tire settles around our mid-section, pants with a defined waist no longer fit and flabby arms ban sleeveless clothes from our wardrobe. Are we doomed to gain weight as we age, or is there something we can do about it?

Most women change from a pear shape (larger thighs and smaller waist) to an apple shape (la...