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Small colleges are starting football programs, hoping to boost enrollment as student shortage looms
A bagpiper in a kilt led hundreds of Azusa Pacific University students and the school president into the Cougars' stadium before kickoff against Whittier College earlier this season, a sun-splashed celebration of what once were two of the biggest brands in California small-college football.
Azusa Pacific had dropped the sport in ... (full story)
Brain endurance training
Ever heard the adage, “Endurance is 80% mental?”
Well, there’s definitely a some meat on the bone with respect to this proclamation because over the last few years we’ve accumulated some interesting research that tends to indicate how critical mental fortitude is to one’s success in sports.
Seve ... (full story)
Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for apparent reference to Mao as a 'dictator'
BEIJING (AP) — Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with at least three different Chinese companies.
“My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand t ... (full story)
Through pioneers and slow progress, America's relationship to women's sports continues to evolve
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Athletes and fans of women’s sports across the United States have found no shortage of reasons to celebrate: historic TV ratings, changing attitudes toward female players, high-profile wins for equal opportunities and pay.
After decades of disparity and sometimes outright scorn from schoolyards to ... (full story)
Caffeine, just how does it affect the body?
The American Heart Association (AHA) has promoted the cardiovascular health benefits of moderate coffee consumption for the past several years…that is of course if the total amount of caffeine ingested is in the 400 milligrams or less per day range (roughly three to five cups) without sugars, sweeteners, flavors or added fill ... (full story)