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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) introduced legislation on Thursday requiring professional sports team owners to give local governments and investors a chance to buy their teams before relocating. Dubbed the Home Team Act, the bill would limit team owners from moving their franchise across state lines or into new metro areas without first giving local investors the opportunity to purchase the team. It would require owners to provide at least a year’s notice before relocating. During the one-year notice period, local communities would have the opportunity to purchase the team at a fair market price. Sanders...

LONDON (Reuters Health) - A pre-match surge in levels of the hormone testosterone could explain why football teams playing on their home ground are more likely to win, new research suggests. An experiment involving professional football players in the UK showed a 50% rise in testosterone levels before a home game, but no real change before playing at another team's ground or prior to a training session. Researchers from the University of Northumbria said the findings probably reflect a primeval urge to defend home territory against enemy attackers. An increase in testosterone is associated with aggression, confidence and dominance. "There...