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JLab Epic Air Sport ANC (2nd Gen) review: $99 sports buds with energetic sound
JLab Epic Air Sport ANC (2nd Gen): Specifications Price: $99 Colors: Black Battery life (rated): 11 hours (ANC on); 15 hours (ANC off); 70 hours (charging case with ANC on); 70 hours (charging case with ANC off) Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0 (codec support: SBC and AAC) Water resistance: Yes (IP66 rated) Size: 1.46 x 1.22 x 2.11 inches (per bud); 3.33 x 2.38 x 1.3 inches (charging case) Weight: 0.37 ounces (per bud); 2.4 ounces (charging case) JLab makes some of the best workout headphones for under $100. We’ve tested several models over the past two years, from the unbeatable $20 Go Air Pop to the Tom’s Guide award-winning $79 Epic Air Sport ANC. Speaking of which, the…
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Wing Foiling: New wind sport blows into Truckee
Ruben Sanchez demonstrating the wing foiling jibe. Provided/Tina Smith What are they doing out there ‘surfing’ above the flat water with that bright sail? If you have visited Donner Lake this summer, you may have seen “wing foilers” racing back and forth across the water, most often starting and ending at the sailboat launch on the north shore. A new community of wind enthusiasts from varied water sport backgrounds — windsurfing, kiteboarding, surfing — have taken up this new sport called “wing foiling” and it is moving into Tahoe like a weather-packed storm from the West. “The rush is amazing! The wind, the water, the speeds …,” said Ruben Sanchez,…
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Queen Elizabeth II’s death: The postponements and changes which will take place to scheduled sport | Football News
The postponements and changes which will take place to scheduled sport following the death of Queen Elizabeth II… Football The EFL has announced Friday’s fixtures – Burnley vs Norwich and Tranmere vs Stockport – have been postponed as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II. A decision on the weekend’s games will be made on Friday morning, following a discussion with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. The SPFL confirmed Friday’s game between Cove Rangers and Dundee has been postponed as a mark of respect. They will update on the weekend’s fixtures on Friday. The Northern Ireland Football League announced Friday night’s matches between Cliftonville and Glentoran and…
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How College Football Playoff expansion will affect realignment, job security and the future of the sport
The College Football Playoff CEOs took control. As they should. As they hadn’t to this point. In this case, the presidents and chancellors who run the game were upset with their own conference commissioners who had let the expansion process devolve into petty, territorial infighting. There was plenty of money available in the CFP, just not enough opportunity. Lots of folks talked about the nation’s second-most popular sport shrinking into regional play. The SEC has won 12 of the last 16 national championships. It sucked in the Big 12’s two best teams (Texas and Oklahoma) in what became a movement about movement. The Big Ten followed, snagging USC and UCLA…
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Beach Volleyball Added as UT’s 21st Intercollegiate Sport
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is adding the rapidly growing Olympic sport of Beach Volleyball as a women’s intercollegiate sport beginning this spring. “We are excited to have Beach Volleyball join the nation’s top athletic program and be a part of our winning Longhorn tradition,” said UT President Jay Hartzell. “The combination of Indoor and Beach Volleyball will provide greater competitive opportunities for our student-athletes, increase our ability to attract top talent and deliver even more compelling sporting events for our fans and community.” In its early stages of competition as a varsity collegiate spring sport, Beach Volleyball was approved as an NCAA Emerging Sport for…
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Review: JLab Go Air Sport True Wireless Earbuds
The JLab Go Air Sport True Wireless Earbuds fit securely, most of the time, and have a decent level of sweat, water and dust resistance, all ideal for general UK riding conditions. The sound quality is pretty good, too, for the money. I spend a lot of my day with some kind of headphones or earphones connected, whether I’m at my desk, on the school run or tinkering with stuff around the house, and I certainly don’t scrimp on the price, with most sets coming in at hundreds of pounds as I want my music and movies to sound as good as they possibly can. Hence, I was a little…
