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USA Today
08-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bills' James cracks list of NFL's top-100 players
Jimbo's first time on the #NFLTop100 list! 👏#GoBills | #BillsMafia Running back James Cook is the first player to be named among the NFL's top-100 players list in 2025. In the end, Cook landed at No. 89 overall: The yearly list released by the NFL ranks players in the top-100 list based on votes from players. This is the first time Cook has appeared in the league's ranking. Cook finished the last season with 1,009 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2025. Cook, 25, earned his second-career Pro Bowl honor in 2024. Cook's offseason has been highlighted by his desire for a new contract which has yet to come. However, he is expected to still return to Buffalo for next season and remain a focal point in his team's offenson in the final year of his rookie contract. Bills Wire will continue to provide updates throughout the 2025 offfseason.
USA Today
24-06-2025
- Health
- USA Today
Joe Rogan, young men rave about these supplements. But do they reduce sperm count?
America's birth rate has been on a steady decline since 2007, and pronatalists − both in the White House and out − are determined to raise it. But an underdiscussed obstacle might be standing in the way. A growing number of men are using testosterone supplements in the hopes of enhancing their physical performance, unaware of the drug's impact on their fertility, and more public figures — from Joe Rogan to Dax Shepard — are making their use of supplements known. From 2016 to 2019, prescriptions for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT, or 'T') have increased by 20%. Dr. Masaya Jimbo, a urologist and male infertility specialist at Reproductive Medicine Associates Philadelphia, says more college students are coming into his practice seeking — or already taking — testosterone. However, research shows up to 25% of men do not have their testosterone levels checked before starting therapy, and up to a third do not meet the criteria for testosterone deficiency. Jimbo warns that the desired benefits of TRT — such as increased sex drive and enhanced fitness — do not outweigh the damage TRT can have on men's fertility. 'There's a lot of men who are out there taking testosterone thinking that it's making them more virile, but in fact, the testosterone is telling their testicles to shut off,' says Dr. Neel Shah, the Chief Medical Officer at Maven Clinic, a virtual clinic for women's and family health. 'Within three to six months, they can go from producing normal amounts of sperm to producing none at all.' The White House wants more babies. They're ignoring part of the problem − men What is testosterone? Risks and benefits of testosterone replacement therapy Testosterone is a hormone produced primarily in the testicles that helps maintain men's bone density, fat distribution, muscle strength and mass, facial and body hair, red blood cell production, sex drive and sperm production. Testosterone levels generally peak during adolescence and young adulthood, and begin declining by approximately 1% per year after age 30 or 40. A blood test is used to diagnose a low testosterone level, and a doctor may recommend testosterone replacement therapy in the form of injections, pill, patches or gels, for men with conditions like hypogonadism (when low testosterone levels are due to a disease rather than normal aging). Studies show that patients not meeting the diagnostic criteria for testosterone deficiency are still being prescribed testosterone therapy, often based on vague symptoms. Jimbo says that among his college-aged patients, some report getting testosterone supplements from their friends. 'There's a big community that thinks of testosterone as an important or beneficial, purely enhancing kind of treatment to do,' he says. He often sees patients that tell him, 'All my friends do it too.' The risks of TRT can include worsening sleep apnea, acne or other skin reactions, stimulating the growth of existing prostate cancer, englarging breasts, limiting sperm production and causing the testicles to shrink, and stimulating too much red blood cell production, which contributes to the increased risk of forming a blood clot. And, testosterone supplements aren't always delivering their advertised results. A 2019 study evaluated 50 'T booster' supplements for composition and product claims. 90% percent of supplements claimed to 'boost T,' 50% 'improve libido,' and 48% 'feel stronger.' However, only 24.8% of supplements had data to support these claims, and 10.1% contained active ingredients with data suggesting a negative effect on T levels. What health & wellness means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter Testosterone therapy may lower men's sperm count The pituitary gland (a part of your brain that controls hormone release) produces two hormones: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). LH tells the testicles to make testosterone, and that testosterone works with FSH to produce sperm. Testosterone supplements can have a 'quick and dramatic' impact on fertility, Jimbo says. Once a person starts taking exogenous testosterone, the pituitary gland recognizes that it no longer needs to produce it on its own, which causes the testicles to shrink over time and can halt sperm production. It typically takes 3-6 months for sperm production to resume, but individuals who have been on high-dose testosterone for longer periods will require longer to return to normal sperm production. It can take up to three years for sperm to recover, but in a small number of patients, sperm production never fully recovers. Research shows that for heterosexual couples trying to conceive, when the cause of infertility can be attributed to a known factor, it's a roughly 50-50 split between male and female factors. The male partner was found to be solely responsible in about 20% of infertility cases, and a contributing factor in another 30-40% of all cases. 'Usually when people want to start having kids, they really want to start having kids,' Shah says. 'The difference of having to wait six months or 12 months can be really meaningful.' More: Elon Musk, JD Vance and why 'pronatalism' is having a moment right now Biohacking, masculinity misperceptions can harm fertility Biohacking, which is the pursuit of accomplishing the "best possible results" from your body, even if it requires extreme measures, has exploded in the wellness industry. '2025 is just a very different era in terms of being able to push a button and get a drug in general,' Shah says. Telehealth providers have streamlined the process of testosterone therapy prescriptions (among many other medications, like GLP-1s), and expanded the market for testosterone supplements. 'I think that there's a lot of testosterone use that's not measured, and it shows up again in the fertility clinic,' Shah says. A 2025 report by Maven Clinic that surveyed over 500 men aged 25–49 found that among men currently trying to conceive, or planning to conceive in the future, over half (55%) would be motivated to make lifestyle changes if they felt confident the changes would help conceive a child. 'Anecdotally, the majority of people, once they see the line between testosterone and being able to have children, are very willing to make the changes they need to make to have a family,' Shah says.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bills Thrilled To Have Disgruntled James Cook in Attendance for Minicamp
Bills Thrilled To Have Disgruntled James Cook in Attendance for Minicamp originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Buffalo Bills running back James Cook had no reason to attend mandatory workouts this offseason. ... outside of avoiding fines, as he noted this week with a smile. He has been pushing hard for a new contract with the team and hasn't been pleased with the direction the conversations have taken. Advertisement He showed up anyway. Again, Cook may have commented on the decision to attend mandatory minicamp as a player avoiding fines, but the fact that he showed up to any offseason work is helpful. And it sends a message of positivity. The fact that Cook is committed enough and comfortable enough to show up suggests maybe he is willing to play ball with Buffalo. "Our interactions with Jimbo have been good the whole time throughout," Beane shared. "Jimbo, he's a pro, he's a competitive dude. He loves to win. "Of course, he wants to take care of himself. Everyone does, and we love to see that …It's good to see him. He looks good out there. You can tell he's been working." Advertisement Cook, who has talked of wanting a $15 million APY salary, clearly went out of his way to extend an olive branch to Buffalo. Now it is the Bills' turn to try and do right by their star running back and give him a contract he is worth. Until that happens, this conundrum in Western New York might worsen. ... but it'll help a great deal if Cook continues to show up for practices. Related: Bills' Brandon Beane Tight-Lipped On James Cook Contract Status Related: Bills' Josh Allen Reveals Biggest Life Accomplishment This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
NDTV
10-06-2025
- NDTV
Watch: Man To Be Deported To India Breaks Free On Heathrow Runway
An investigation has been opened after an immigration detainee who was being deported from the UK to India managed to free himself and run aimlessly on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport. The man was captured on video, sprinting across the runway at Terminal 2 on Sunday (Jun 8) as the guards ran after him. The entire kerfuffle lasted several minutes before the man was apprehended by workers wearing hi-vis vests. He was detained on the ground with the support of police officers who were also on the scene, according to a report in The Telegraph. The incident came to light after it was captured by a plane spotter and posted on the YouTube channel Big Jet TV. "What's going on here? Why would there be people running across the [tarmac]? Isn't there anyone fit enough to take him down?" the person who filmed the incident could be heard saying." With commercial jets taking off and landing in close proximity, the man could have jeopardised the safety of the passengers and airport staff. "They are going to have to stop the operations, they are going to have to stop aircraft moving, he is running straight towards them," the man added, becoming increasingly frustrated with the extended chase. Social media reacts As the incident went viral, social media users questioned the airport authorities, while others poked fun at the fitness of the guards chasing the man. "They should have called for the armed cops and took him down. He was risking the aircraft and the many passengers on board them. And please check the fitness of those chasing him. Joke," said one user while another added: "Probably had a look round and said to himself, I am outta me home." A third commented: "Dude took the word runway to a new level. I was waiting for him to start flapping his arms prior to taking to the air like Jimbo and the Jetset." From @BigJetTVLIVE A guy looks to have escaped custody at Heathrow and went running across the taxiway… — Andy Monks ✈️ (@AndythePandy_) June 8, 2025 A Heathrow spokesperson said: "Working with partners, we have quickly resolved an incident at the airport involving an individual who accessed the airfield taxiway. The individual has been removed from the airport." "The airport continues to operate as normal, and passengers are travelling as planned."
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Florida Drag Ban Halted By Appellate Court
A ban on minors attending family-friendly drag shows in Florida was halted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Tuesday after judges ruled 2-1 that it violated the First Amendment. The ruling marks a major victory for Hamburger Mary's of Orlando, a restaurant in the Sunshine State that offers food and entertainment, including drag performances — and specifically family-friendly drag shows on Sundays — to its patrons. The restaurant sued in 2023 after the Florida Senate passed SB 1438. The law purported to focus on the 'protection of children' from obscenity by criminally penalizing businesses that permitted a child into an 'adult live performance.' Anyone found in violation of the law would be charged with a misdemeanor. SB 1438 did not mention drag shows or drag in particular. However, it defined 'adult live performances' as any presentation that 'in whole or in part' depicted things like nudity or sexuality — including 'lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts when it predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful or morbid interest.' Judge Robin Rosenbaum said Florida lawmakers had essentially applied a non-legal, 'non-definition' of obscenity made popular by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964. Potter famously said his threshold to test obscenity was simply that he would 'know it when I see it.' 'Many know Justice Stewart's quip. But it's not, in fact, the law,' Rosenbaum wrote Tuesday, adding that SB 1438's approach to regulating expression 'wields a shotgun when the First Amendment allows a scalpel at most.' Hamburger Mary's said that it lost 20% of its bookings after the ban went into effect. The restaurant shuttered its doors in downtown Orlando in 2024, complaining of lowered foot traffic in the area, and announced plans to relocate to nearby Kissimmee. The state claimed the restaurant's move meant the lawsuit should be nixed altogether, but the appellate court found that SB 1438 still infringed upon the rights of Hamburger Mary's, regardless of where within the state it planned to move. Florida already has obscenity laws meant to protect minors, and the court found Tuesday that the prohibitions laid out in SB 1438 didn't add an extra layer of protection for kids. The court also said Florida officials didn't meaningfully distinguish how 'lewd' and 'sexual' content may or can be separated. These officials appear to be particularly miffed by a drag queen known as Jimbo, Rosenbaum noted in the opinion. Jimbo, who has appeared on 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' is known for highly eccentric performances set to music with costuming that sometimes showcases prosthetic body parts like massive fake breasts beneath deep plunging necklines or bikinis. But that's not what Florida was worried about, the appellate court explained. Added into evidence by the Florida government were photos and video clips from Jimbo's other 'signature acts,' which involved him 'donning Marcel Marceau-like makeup, a prosthetic stomach and backside, and a stretchy, fully body white suit (leaving no skin or prosthetic skin visible other than face,)' Tuesday's order states. 'Jimbo dances and prances onstage, lip-syncing to Björk's cover of Betty Hutton's 1951 song 'Its Oh So Quiet,' before undoing a hidden zipper on the stomach's underside and pulling from within . . . a pile of baloney,' Rosenbaum wrote. 'Perhaps some may consider Jimbo's baloney birth a bit odd (and hammy in every sense of the word).' If Florida state officials thought this was too 'nasty, suggestive, and indecent,' for adults, Rosenbaum noted, that alone raised major questions about what the state would do in response to far tamer drag shows if the injunction was allowed to stand. The sole dissent from Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat claimed that the district court moved too swiftly when it first put an injunction on SB 1438. He also argued that the U.S. Supreme Court had historically upheld laws that emphasized the government's 'special interest in protecting children from exposure to otherwise protected speech.' But neither Florida nor Tjoflat were able to explain what exactly they meant when describing restrictions for so-called 'lewd conduct': Tjoflat suggested 'lewd conduct' was meant to cover depictions of the 'known unknowns' and other 'exotic' materials. 'In other words, the legislature and the dissent would know it when it sees it,' Rosenbaum wrote. If Florida seeks to challenge the ruling, the next stop would be the U.S. Supreme Court. The Future Of A Popular Art Form Could Be In Trump Judges' Hands Federal Judge Says Texas A&M Can Host Drag Show
