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25 Reasons Why It's Great to Be a Sports Fan

From mental to physical to emotional health, research shows being a crazy sports nut makes you anything but crazy

By Charlotte Andersen
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"I look at sports as a way of spending time with the boys/men in my family. I may not understand why they yell or talk to the TV or understand ALL the rules, but hey... we're connecting on some sort of level!" —Brenda Thadipalli

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