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NCAA Star Bounced for Having Sex


 NCAA Star 
 Bounced for 
 Having Sex 
Brigham Young cracks down
Mar 3, 2011 3:30 AM CST

NCAA Star Bounced for Having Sex

6-foot-9 center Brandon Davies 'heartbroken'

(Newser) - A star cager at Brigham Young University has been bounced from the NCAA basketball team after he admitted having sex with his girlfriend, according to several reports. Center Brandon Davies, a 6-foot-9 sophomore who's the third highest scorer and leading rebounder on the powerhouse team, is "extremely remorseful and...

Sorry, USA: No Wii Spanking Game for You

'We Dare' implies orgies will ensue, but it won't be released in America

(Newser) - Picture this: You're at a nice dinner party with friends, someone busts out the Wii, and before you know it, you're ... bent over a random guy's knee while he smacks your butt? That's the general idea of a UK video game called We Dare, in which a variety of innocent-looking...

Where Are All the Male Groupies?

Female rockers don't get much action on tour, they say

(Newser) - Male rock stars are notorious for their groupie magnetism—but the same just isn’t true for female rockers, Salon finds. “Ladies in bands don’t get ANY action,” Neko Case tweeted last weekend, prompting a flurry of agreement from fellow women in rock. (Case made clear later...

Radiation Threatens Deep-Space Sex: NASA

Protons could kill embryo's eggs, cut sperm count

(Newser) - Propagating the human race far away from home could be tough: Powerful radiation in space would likely sterilize female embryos conceived there, NASA finds, and it could shrink sperm counts, too. At the moment, we don’t have the technology required to create spacecraft shielding to block the radiation, the...

Brain Links Sex, Violence


 Brain Links 
 Sex, Violence 

Study says
Feb 10, 2011 1:47 PM CST

Brain Links Sex, Violence

Scientists finds cluster of brain cells in mice

(Newser) - The same section of the brain may process both sexual and violent urges, a new study suggests. In experiments on mice, scientists discovered a tiny cluster of cells in the hypothalamus that flared to life both while the mice were fighting and while they were having sex, Scientific American explains....

Judge Bans Man From Sex Over Low IQ

He's too challenged to give legal consent, says UK court

(Newser) - A UK judge has barred a man from continuing a sexual relationship with another man because of his extremely low IQ, the Telegraph reports. The 41-year-old lives in an assisted living facility, has an IQ of 48, and is "seriously challenged in all aspects of his mental functionality,”...

How Economics Can Save Your Sex Life

Lower costs, increase transparency, become a "rabbit"

(Newser) - Forget the usual advice on reawakening your love life: more foreplay, sex journals, role-playing. Instead, try economics. Today’s couples can’t afford “excess time and energy,” write Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson in the Daily Beast . Drop the cost, and you’ll increase demand, “as any...

Semen Allergy Tied to Post-Orgasm 'Flu'

Injections of their own semen may help afflicted men, say researchers

(Newser) - Talk about disappointing sex. A rare semen allergy is being linked to a strange, flu-like illness some men experience after orgasm. Men who suffer from post orgasmic illness syndrome, or POIS, become feverishness, with a runny nose, extreme fatigue and burning eyes immediately after ejaculation, reports Reuters . Symptoms can last...

For a Better Relationship, Postpone Sex
For a Better Relationship,
Postpone Sex
study says
Dec 28, 2010 11:34 AM CST

For a Better Relationship, Postpone Sex

Researchers find good things come to those who wait

(Newser) - If you’re after a healthy relationship, it may be best to wait before hitting the sack. Couples who wait longer are more satisfied and stable later, research published in the Journal of Family Psychology suggests. “If couples become sexual too early, this very rewarding area of the relationship...

Woman Owns, Operates Bahrain's 1st Sex Shop

She says she's there to make marriages stronger

(Newser) - Khadija Ahmed is a 33-year-old Bahraini wife and mother of three. But she is also a pioneer: the owner of the first public sex shop in Bahrain and possibly the Persian Gulf as a whole. Khadija Fashion House, which began as a profitable online outlet, supplies lingerie, massagers, sex toys,...

How to Prevent Sex on Mars: His and Hers Spaceships?

Study: Astronauts of the opposite sex are bound to have some

(Newser) - Boy, send a male and female astronaut to Mars, and next thing you know they'll be hiding behind the land rover fornicating like rabbits. It's just what humans do, says a new study in the Journal of Cosmology . It examines the potentially dangerous medical and social repercussions of sex between...

To Be Happy, Neurotic Couples Need More Sex

Study finds that it negates the 'happiness deficit'

(Newser) - Neurotic couples struggle with negative emotions and mood swings, but new findings say they're just as happy with their marriages as non-neurotic couples when sex is frequent. The sex negated the "happiness deficit," say researchers. For non-neurotic couples, sex was less critical for happiness, reports LiveScience .

Men Happy With Sex Life Well Into Their 90s

Growing old ain't so bad after all

(Newser) - There may be more than one reason for that smile on grandpa’s face: A survey of 2,800 Australian men between the ages of 75 and 95 found that 56% of respondents rated their sex lives as satisfying. Sexual activity remained a "somewhat important" part of 48% of...

Let's Celebrate Sex in Literature
Let's Celebrate Sex in Literature
OPINION
Nov 30, 2010 2:43 PM CST

Let's Celebrate Sex in Literature

Why the 'Bad Sex in Fiction Award' is a prudish disgrace

(Newser) - Every year the Literary Review of Britain hands out its Bad Sex in Fiction Award, and every year it draws loads of press and snarky giggles at the expense of big-name nominees (who have included Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, and, this year, Jonathan Franzen). Well, Laura Miller of Salon is...

Baby Boomers Think They're Sexperts
 Baby Boomers 
 Think They're 
 Sexperts 
poll says
Nov 22, 2010 12:40 PM CST

Baby Boomers Think They're Sexperts

Women more confident than men, poll finds

(Newser) - Baby boomers are pretty confident they’re experts in the bedroom—particularly women. Some 59% of women aged 45 to 69 believe they know “all about sex”, according to an AP-LifeGoesStrong.com poll; 48% of their male counterparts think the same of themselves. Meanwhile, 48% of 45- to 55-year-old...

Battle in Germany: Is Sex Sexist?

German family minister calls Alice Schwarzer's comments 'absurd'

(Newser) - A female clash of the titans has erupted in Germany over one of the nation's top feminist's declaration that heterosexual sex is, well, sexist. "Heterosexual sex is hardly possible without the subjugation of women," leading women's rights advocate Alice Schwarzer, 67, says in her classic feminist tome. Now...

Frequent Sex Helps Men Live Longer ...

... As long as they're not cheating on their partners, study finds

(Newser) - A healthy and faithful sex life may help men live longer . Italian researchers surveyed 4,000 men and found that those who had an active sex life with a steady partner had fewer heart problems, less depression, increased levels of testosterone, and better metabolism. But be warned: Cheaters negated the...

Neanderthals More Promiscuous Than Us

Finger length points to Stone Age promiscuity

(Newser) - Stone-Age men were Neanderthals in more ways than one. Finger length among Stone-Age humans indicates they were far more promiscuous than humans today, say scientists. Researchers had already determined that a smaller ratio between the length of an individual's ring and index finger is an indication of greater promiscuity among...

Do Women Hate Sex?
 Do Women Hate Sex? 
Nov 2, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Do Women Hate Sex?

Stephen Fry's comments bear evolutionary examination

(Newser) - Now that critics have landed on actor Stephen Fry's head like a ton of bricks for suggesting women hate sex because they don't often screw strange men in bushes, at least one Brit journalist is wondering, well, do women loathe sex? In fact, insists Steve Connor in the Independent , Fry...

Gawker: O'Donnell's a Hypocrite Prude

Site defends candidate sex romp story

(Newser) - Gawker has launched a spirited defense of its decision to print a controversial story about a booze-fueled near-sex romp by "reborn virgin" Christine O'Donnell. The wanna-be Delaware senator's personal life is legitimate fodder for media scrutiny because O'Donnell "lies about who she is," and "tells that...

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