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Further controversy unfolds from Marcus Foligno’s knee-on-knee hit

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Some fans are calling for Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno to be suspend, others want the NHL to leave him alone and slow down all the penalties he’s been assessed in the first round series against the Dallas Stars.

Well, you’ll get none of the above.

According to insider Michael Russo of the Athletic, “The chance of Foligno being further disciplined by the league is miniscule.”

There are reportedly little chances that the NHL Player Safety department calls Foligno in for a hearing after he was assessed a major penalty after he caught Stars forward Radek Faksa with a knee-on-knee hit in Game 5 last night.

Faksa was able to avoid what could have been a significant knee injury and returned to the game, which might have helped Foligno’s case. When asked about the hit, the Wild forward wasn’t as vocal as he’s previously been on the officiating but wondered why he was ejected from the contest.

“A major, I don’t know,” Foligno said. “I don’t agree with it obviously. I’m keeping my lane, and it’s unfortunate we both hit in that leg area. I wouldn’t say it’s a knee-on-knee. I hit him on the upper area. He’s rotating out of the way. I don’t move my leg at all. I stay my course. That’s how I see it.

“If you want to give me a penalty, for sure, but a five-minute and a game misconduct to throw us out of here, yeah, I just don’t agree with that.”

Through five games, Foligno has collected 35 penalty minutes, including two misconducts. Dallas has scored four PPGs on Foligno penalties.

While it may be good news for some fans that Foligno will not get further discipline from the NHL for the hit, it was definitely the turning point in the game. The Stars got the 4-0 win and could not close out the series in Minnesota on Friday.

Unless Foligno stays composed and disciplined and can help his team push the series to an ultimate Game 7.

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Emotional and behavioral benefits to sports

Participation in sports has been documented as a positive experience for children, and another study from the University of Tel Aviv demonstrated that sports helps lower aggression in children, particularly boys, reports Science Daily.

The study included 649 children from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and using questionnaires, researchers tracked two groups, one in a 24-week after-school sports program, and a control group that received no sports instruction.

“We set out to determine whether sports training would have a positive impact on these children by lowering aggression, and how this result can be achieved," explained study author Karen Shahar.

Sports participation is more effective than verbal therapy, Shahar said, because while verbal therapy encourages children to control their behavior, research indicates that it does not reduce negative emotions. Playing sports, however, subdues negative emotions and helps reduce aggressive behavior as a result.

The study concluded that a continuous program of sports helped improve self-control and discipline, and lowered feelings of aggression – mostly in boys. Girls did not exhibit a similar strong response, and researchers theorize that it was because they did not suffer from the same aggression problems as boys.

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One third of parents struggle with discipline

Almost one-third of parents feel that their discipline methods are ineffective, especially when those methods include yelling, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics.

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina surveyed over 2,100 parents of children aged two to 11 throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, regarding their discipline methods and effectiveness.

Of the parents surveyed, 45 percent reported using time-outs, 41.5 percent said that they removed privileges, 27 percent sent their child to his or her room, 13 percent admitted that they yelled and nine percent reported spanking their children.

Almost one-third of the parents said that they felt their discipline methods "never" or "sometimes" worked. Those who yelled or said they used the same methods that had been used on them during childhood reported the lowest rates of success.

"We strongly suspect that both yelling and spanking might be underreported, because we know when parents perceive their methods are not working, as a third reported, then emotions can quickly escalate," added Dr. Shari Barkin, lead author of the study.

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Janet Jackson on Tour

Singer Janet Jackson announced Monday (May 19) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, that she will be hitting the road this fall. 

The Rock With U tour, which is Jackson’s first in seven years, will begin in Vancouver on September 10.

Throughout the tour, the singer will be performing pieces from her new album, Discipline, as well as hitting up classics from her previous albums. Jackson’s fans also have the opportunity to vote for the songs that she will perform by calling (323) 622-8139.