What athletes mean when they talk about 'flow state' or being 'in the zone'

There is a state of mind athletes talk about when they are totally absorbed in the moment and the actions of their sport.

Injuries, illness and Rangers’ poor play combine for dismal loss: ‘We didn’t play with pride’

As center Vincent Trocheck put it, the Rangers "looked f---ing dead" in a sluggish loss to the bottom-feeding Predators.
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Use the eight elements of the ‘flow state’ to be more productive

You hear people talk about working in a “flow state,” but what does that even mean? before you start thinking of it as one of those corporate jargon phrases that gets tossed around so much it loses ...
Detroit Free Press

Michigan State flummoxed by Duke zone, Spartans wilt 66-60 in 1st loss

EAST LANSING – Big games in some facets from Michigan State basketball’s best players wasn’t enough in a big matchup. Not against Duke’s big phenom Cam Boozer. The freshman scored 16 of his 18 points ...

China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy

Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – ...
Lansing State Journal

Michigan State flummoxed by Duke zone, suffers first loss, 66-60

EAST LANSING – Big games in some facets from Michigan State basketball’s best players wasn’t enough in a big matchup. Not against Duke’s big phenom Cam Boozer. The freshman scored 16 of his 18 points ...
The New York Times

Indiana loss revealed Ohio State’s flaws. How much of it should worry the Buckeyes?

The missed 27-yard field goal at the end of the game has brought uncertainty around the Buckeyes kicking ame. Justin Casterline / Getty Images For the second straight year, Ohio State is heading to ...
The Hill

Trump administration setting up another militarized zone on California-Mexico border

The Trump administration will add a militarized zone in California along its border with Mexico as part of President Trump’s crackdown on unlawful migrant crossings, the Department of the Interior ...
Cleveland.com

Everything Julian Sayin said about Ohio State’s Big Ten Championship loss and being a Heisman Trophy finalist

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin has been named a Heisman Trophy finalist for the 2025 season. He is the fifth player to be named a finalist since Ryan Day took over as head coach ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Kansas State football is being praised nationally for Collin Klein hire

MANHATTAN — Early reactions to Kansas State football's hiring of Collin Klein have been positive, with national pundits across the country giving the Wildcats praise for landing their legendary ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Kansas State coach Collin Klein has had 'positive' talks with Avery Johnson

MANHATTAN — New Kansas State football coach Collin Klein met with his team in the hours before being introduced, already being responsible for bringing a batch of the Wildcats into the program. Klein ...