According to a University of Minnesota study released earlier this week, girls are participating in sports in record numbers, but they are on the whole less fit.

"While some girls are physically active, many girls fail to meet minimal standards of physical activity needed to accrue developmental and health benefits, or worse, they are completely sedentary," writes Nicole LaVoi, who authored the report for the U's Tucker Center.

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A recent Forbes article ranks Minneapolis-St. Paul as the 10th most miserable sports city in the country. The writers, Tom Van Riper and Andrew Farrell, worked on the assumption that it's more miserable to be a fan of teams that routinely play well and reach the post season and then blow it.More >>