Jayson Carter made headlines <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ncaa-college-football-player-rice-is-only-4-foot-9-2011-10">when he made the Rice football team as a walk-on running back</a> despite being just 4-foot-9 and 135 pounds. Two years later, Carter made his debut with his first rushing attempt during Rice's 45-7 win over Texas-El Paso.
The play came late in the blowout when Carter, who has a <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/4-foot-9-running-back-jaysen-carter-first-050332153--ncaaf.html">genetic disorder that hindered his growth</a>, was called upon to make his first rushing attempt. He finished the game with one carry and one yard rushing. Here is video of the play (<a href="http://deadspin.com/rice-owls-debut-their-4-foot-9-running-back-1453003411">via Deadspin.com</a>)...
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<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/51660927ecad04513e000011-620-465/rice'.jpg?maxX=400" border="0" alt="rice" width="400" /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seaniz/3232739813/">Flickr/Urijamjari</a>Rice feeds about half of the world.</div>Commercially available rice imported into the U.S. contains <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22099990">levels of lead far higher</a> than what's considered safe, according to a study by the American Chemical Society and reported by Jason Palmer of the BBC.
The U.S. imports 7 percent of its rice. The team sampled packages from Bhutan, Italy, <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="China">China</keyword>, Taiwan, India, Israel, the Czech Republic, and Thailand — accounting for 65 percent of U.S. imports — and found that rice from China and Taiwan had the highest <keyword id="23204" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="lead">lead</keyword> levels.
When calculating lead intake, the team factored in how much rice particular demographics consume in a given day. 
Levels more than 10 times the "provisional total tolerable intake" (PTTI) set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are considered concerning to health.
The study found that lead levels for non-Asian adults ranged from 20 to 40 times above the PTTI. For Asian children it was 120 times.
Rice is very susceptible to environmental pollutants in irrigation water, and several rice-producing countries use unsanitary agricultural practices.
"If you look through the scientific literature, especially on India and China, they irrigate their crops with raw sewage effluent and untreated industrial effluent," Lead researcher Dr. Tsanangurayi Tongesayi of Monmouth University told the BBC.
<div class="image-container" style="width:630px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/50817251ecad04cc1b00000b-3000-1500/chiense-farming-rice-paddy-2.jpg" border="0" alt="chiense farming rice paddy" width="630" /></div><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/labourers-sow-rice-in-a-paddy-field-on-may-17-2007-near-news-photo/74365303">Majid/Getty Images</a></div>
<a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/111122/rice-2.0-toxic-rice-cadmium-poisoning-global-economy">Up to 10 percent</a> of rice grown in China contains heavy metals that probably entered the fertile farmlands in China’s south through industrial waste and sewage disposal.
Lead is harmful to organs and the central nervous system, especially in young children.
Rice products also contain "<a href="http://www.wkyc.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=261779">moderate to moderately high</a> levels of arsenic" (which is also highly toxic), according to a <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellegould/2012/10/11/whats-in-your-rice-a-lot-of-arsenic-says-consumer-reports/">study</a> by Consumer Reports. Palmer notes that Dr. Tongesayi has also worked on quantifying arsenic contamination, and plans on testing the prevalence of other heavy metals.
"With a globalized food market, we eat food from every corner of the world, but pollution conditions are… different from region to region, but we ignore that," Tongesayi said.
The study will be published in the Journal of Environmental <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="science">Science</keyword> and Health. The FDA told the BBC that it "plans to review the new research on lead levels in imported rice released today."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Rice Owls lost their opening game of the 2020 <keyword id="1553461" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="college-football">college football</keyword> season against Middle Tennessee on Saturday in heartbreaking fashion.</li><li>After stopping Middle Tennessee in their first possession of overtime, Rice needed only a field goal to win the game.</li><li>Rice's field goal attempt bounced off of the iron four different times before finally falling to the ground short of the crossbar.</li><li>Middle Tennessee took advantage of their second chance and won the game in the second overtime.</li></ul>It's always a tense moment when a college football game comes down to a game-winning field goal attempt. Still, on Saturday, the Rice Owls suffered a uniquely heartbreaking blow in an overtime loss against Middle Tennessee.Both teams traded scores in the final minute of regulation, building towards an overtime period that somehow brought even more chaos.Middle Tennessee had the first possession of the extra period, but the Rice defense held them to a field goal attempt, which kicker Crews Holt missed. All the Owls needed was a field goal of their own to win the game.Rather than fight hard for a touchdown, Rice played it safe with their overtime possession, rushing the ball three straight times to set up kicker Collin Riccitelli for a 45-yard field goal to win the game.Riccitelli's kick swayed right, bounced off of the right upright, then off of the crossbar, then off of the left crossbar, and then hit the crossbar a second time before finally refusing to go through.It is a field goal attempt that has to be seen to be believed.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—CBS <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">Sports</keyword> (@CBSSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1320144951167123456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2020</a></blockquote>After the miss, Rice was stopped to start the second overtime period, and Middle Tennessee would score to win the game in just four plays. Final score: Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34.We've seen iron crush the dreams of athletes plenty of times before. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bears-cody-parkey-misses-field-goal-eagles-win-wild-cardl-2019-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago Bears infamous "double doink"</a> immediately jumps to mind, as does <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photo-sixers-raptors-kawhi-leonard-game-winner-2019-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kawhi Leonard's game-winning jump shot against the Philadelphia 76ers</a> in the 2019 NBA postseason.But with their four-post field goal miss, the Rice Owls have secured a place in the pantheon of painful losses that likely won't be matched for some time.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-alex-rodriguez-celebrates-rays-world-series-2020-10">Alex Rodriguez went absolutely bonkers watching the Rays' dramatic comeback win in the World Series</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-254-khabib-nurmagomedov-sent-gaethje-to-sleep-cried-retired-2020-10">Khabib Nurmagomedov sent Justin Gaethje to sleep, cried in the middle of the Octagon at UFC 254, then retired</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/college-football-big-ten-covid-8-team-playoff-2020-10">The college football season has already gone to hell, so it needs an 8-team playoff more than ever</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/aaron-rodgers-packers-backups-trash-talk-research-opponents-2020-10">Aaron Rodgers challenges his backups to find embarrassing information about opponents so he has fresh trash-talk ready for games</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12175986" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="athletes-unlimited" source="Orion">Athletes Unlimited</keyword> <keyword id="11896035" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="basketball" source="Orion">basketball</keyword> is hosting its inaugural season in Las Vegas beginning January 26.</li><li>The league, which complements the <keyword id="11896033" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wnba" source="Orion">WNBA</keyword> and keeps talent stateside, signed 10 new players for Season 1.</li></ul>Athletes Unlimited's inaugural basketball season is taking shape.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/athletes-unlimited-basketball-league-natasha-cloud-jon-patricof-interview-2021-10">brand-new women's professional basketball league</a>, which will serve as a complement to the WNBA by keeping stars stateside during the offseason, announced Monday that it's set to host its first campaign in Las Vegas from January 26 to February 26, 2022. In addition to AU Basketball's previously-announced first three signees - Natasha Cloud, Sydney Colson, and Ty Young - the league has inked 10 new players for its first go early next year."Las Vegas is the ideal city to host the inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited Basketball," Athletes Unlimited founder and CEO Jon Patricof told Insider ahead of Monday's announcement. "Not only is there great support for <keyword id="11964518" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="womens-basketball" source="Orion">women's basketball</keyword> locally, but it's a great destination for fans from around the country."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1447909928589533186">October 12, 2021</a></blockquote>"Since the launch of Athletes Unlimited Basketball less than a month ago, we've had tremendous interest in and excitement for the league," he added via AU's release. "We are so excited to be adding these 10 talented players to our roster."<keyword id="12258836" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="courtney-williams" source="Orion">Courtney Williams</keyword> - a 2021 WNBA All-Star and one of the league's most prolific scorers - headlines the list of players currently signed to WNBA rosters who will join Athletes Unlimited for season one. WNBA champion and current Indiana Fever forward Jantel Lavender, Atlanta Dream players Tianna Hawkins and Odyssey Sims, and Seattle Storm rising star Mikiah "Kiki" Herbert Harrigan are also set to make the trip to Sin City.A Folkston, Georgia, native, Williams was <a href="https://www.insider.com/atlanta-dream-recruit-top-management-team-gm-overhaul-wnba-franchise-2021-10">one of the Dream's lone bright spots</a> on the court in what was undoubtedly a rocky stretch for the team, leading Atlanta in points, rebounds, and assists this past season. But Williams <a href="https://www.insider.com/atlanta-dream-owner-renee-montgomery-viral-brawl-video-response-2021-10">fell out of favor with the franchise</a> after <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-atlanta-dream-fight-showcases-woes-of-wayward-wnba-franchise-2021-10">she was seen throwing punches outside of a club</a> in a viral video, and the Dream subsequently informed their lone All-Star that <a href="https://www.insider.com/atlanta-dream-refuse-re-sign-all-star-courtney-williams-brawl-2021-10">she will not be welcomed back to the team next year</a>.<div type="image" title="Courtney Williams." height="1407" width="2500" msid="87590131" hostid="261"></div>With 10 WNBA seasons, a 2015 All-Star nod, and 2016 Sixth Woman of the Year honors under her belt, Lavender is a bona fide WNBA veteran whose participation undoubtedly brings credibility to Athletes Unlimited basketball. Williams' teammates in Atlanta - Hawkins and Sims - are also seasoned WNBA players who averaged a combined 13.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this past year.A superstar and NCAA champion with Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks, Herbert Harrigan went to the Minnesota Lynx the sixth overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. She showed promise in her first season in the majors, but just a few months after she was <a href="https://www.startribune.com/lynx-trade-mikiah-herbert-harrigan-to-seattle-for-draft-pick/600021462/">traded to the Storm this offseason</a>, Herbert Harrigan announced that she would miss the 2021 WNBA season because she was pregnant with her first child.She's sure to benefit from Athletes Unlimited's progressive maternity policy and expansive parental offerings. From guaranteed child care to unlimited paid parental leave during the season - regardless of whether they are pregnant, adopting a child, or supporting their partner though childbirth - AU offers one of <a href="https://www.insider.com/athletes-unlimited-pregnancy-policy-enables-pro-athlete-mothers-2021-5">the most supportive environments for professional athlete parents</a> in the world of <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword>.<div type="image" title="Mikiah Herbert Harrigan competes for the Minnesota Lynx during the 2020 WNBA season." height="2285" width="3047" msid="87590133" hostid="261"></div>"The key here is that you don't want to make players choose between pregnancy and their careers," Patricof told Insider back in May. "This is the right thing to do. And that's ultimately the starting point - the overarching belief that we have as an organization."Five former college standouts round out AU's latest class. A current pro player in Puerto Rico, Kirby Burkholder was a persistent scoring threat throughout her college years with the James Madison Dukes. Tyce Knox was a star Texas A&amp;M Aggies guard who holds the program and SEC record for most assists in a single season.A with professional experience in Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, and Australia, Jessica Kuster was an electric forward for the Rice Owls who, to this day, is the school's all-time leading scorer across gender. And Laurin Mincy was a third-round draft pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft after enjoying a stellar career with the Maryland Terrapins.<div type="image" title="Maryland's Lauren Mincy (left) looks to pass against UConn guard Moriah Jefferson during their Final Four matchup in 2015." height="1455" width="2500" msid="87590136" hostid="261"></div>"It's so hard to not only get in our league [the WNBA] but it's even harder to stay in our league, because there are not enough roster spots," Cloud, the first AU basketball signee, <a href="https://auprosports.com/read/natasha-cloud-athletes-unlimited-adds-a-little-spice-to-basketball/">said when the league was first announced in October</a>. "So Athletes Unlimited... is going to give players opportunities to be able to show off their talent. I do hope that in doing so that will lead to more opportunities for them moving forward."Early next year, these 13 players plus 31 yet-to-be-named participants will take the court in Athletes Unlimited Arena, located at the Sport Center of Las Vegas a short two miles from the city's famed Strip. The league intends to create a venue for the entire month-long season that caters both to fans taking in the competition in-person and those watching games online or on TV.Tickets will become available next month, as will information about the league's broadcast schedule. Players interested in suiting up for AU can head to AUProSports.com to apply for the league's open tryouts in the Atlanta metro area December 11-12.

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