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Researchers study mental impact on athletic performance
University of Birmingham researchers have found that after performing a mentally challenging task, individuals found physical exercise to be more difficult. This comes by way of a new study that asked 16 men and women to examine the effects of how...

NCAA issues first NIL sanctions to Miami women’s basketball
In a first for the college sports world, the NCAA issued sanctions to the University of Miami women's basketball program relating to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities. The Hurricanes are facing a year of probation and other minor penal...

Oklahoma State shares $325M athletics vision plan
Oklahoma State University is strengthening its position within the national landscape of college athletics with the unveiling of the athletics facilities vision plan that was announced recently by Athletic Director Chad Weiberg. The plan focuses o...

ECU Unveils Rogers Family Performance Center
The newest addition to the East Carolina University (ECU) Grady-White Boats Athletic Campus was unveiled last weekend with the official opening of the Rogers Family Performance Center. The new weight room entails 7,000 square feet of training spac...

Study: Body image improves among teens after removing social media
Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social med...

Arrest warrant out for potential top NFL pick Jalen Carter
An arrest warrant has been issued for the potential top overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft, Jalen Carter, stemming from his alleged role in a January traffic crash that killed a teammate and a University of Georgia staffer. The Athens-Clarke C...

Sanders Sets High Bar for Colorado Football Program
Deion Sanders, new head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, has set the bar very high for his program. Sanders, who went 27-6 during his tenure at Jackson State, was hired in December to oversee a Colorado team that was coming off of its wor...

Syracuse Lally Athletics Complex Opens Entranceway
The Syracuse University John A. Lally Athletics Complex entranceway is complete. The first milestone in the ongoing multimillion-dollar, multi-year capital campaign to build a new home for the Orange will welcome all visitors to the Lally Athlet...