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Company Founders, HS Football Players Weigh In on Sleep's Effect on Performance

Student-athletes need eight to 10 hours of sleep each night, but almost 80% of current student-athletes are falling short of that metric.

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University of Cincinnati Athletics Department Announces Advisory Council of Former Letterwinners

The goal is to increase student-athlete alumni engagement with the current administration, current student-athletes and fellow alums.

UTSA Debuts 'First Generation' Uniform Patches in 2025-26

Beginning with the 2025-26 season, UTSA student-athletes who are first generation college students will wear special patches on...

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Game Changers: Girls-Only Hockey Club Encourages Female Participation On The Ice

Rink Rebels is a recreational and competitive hockey club specifically for female athletes that Doug Grandy founded after seeing the disparity in playing opportunities offered to young women compared to young male hockey players.

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Game Changers: Malala Yousafzai's Non-Profit Seeks Equitable Sports Opportunities for Women

Recess will focus both on professional sports opportunities for women and youth sports programs for girls around the world.

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Game Changers: Lindsey Harding Named Second Female Head Coach in Summer League History

One year after making history as the Los Angeles Lakers' first-ever female assistant coach, Lindsey Harding has raised the bar for female coaching representation.

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Record Setting 43% of Euro 2025 Teams Coached by Women

This year’s competition marks a significant step forward for women’s coaching representation in the sport, as seven of the 16 total teams are coached by women.

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Game Changers: HBCU Hires First Female Assistant Football Coach

Ashley Cornwell is the tight ends and assistant special teams coach for the Marauders, and before coming on as the first female coach at the university...

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Game Changers: The 'Women in College Coaching Report Card' Finds Positive Trend in Career Landscape

The 13^th edition of the report, published last week, examines the distribution of female coaching staff in seven NCAA D-I conferences.

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Game Changers: Rockies' High-A Affiliate Team Adds First Female to Coaching Staff

Allison Krajewski is the first-ever woman on the coaching staff of the Spokane Indians, a High-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies MLB team.

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Game Changers: LHSCA Hires First Female Director in 'Historic' Step Forward for the Organization

The Louisiana High School Coaches Association (LHSCA) hired Jessica Barber as the organization’s new director, making her the first woman to hold that position.

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Baker: House Settlement 'Comes With Choices, Instead of Bankruptcy' for NCAA

During a keynote address to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention Tuesday in Orlando, NCAA president Charlie Baker said the $2.8 billion House settlement approval only days earlier creates "a far better future" for the organization, one that "comes with choices, instead of bankruptcy."

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