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As a third grader, Tahira Reid Smith 鈥�00, 鈥�04, Ph.D., was already thinking like an inventor.聽So, when her school, PS 97 in the Bronx, New York, held a poster contest where students were asked to depict something each of them wished he or she had, she didn鈥檛 draw a typical childhood fantasy. She designed a machine.聽Like many children in the Bronx, Reid Smith loved playing double Dutch.

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Females may begin to recover twice as fast as males when it comes to muscle injuries, according to a new study in mice. The findings support the idea of forming individualized treatment plans based on a person鈥檚 biological sex. The research will be presented at the 2024 Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference, Nov. 20鈥�22, in State College, Pennsylvania.

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Soaking in a hot tub may be preferable to an icy cold bath after exercise if the goal is to maintain optimum performance, according to a new study. This is especially true for those competing in back-to-back races in a short time span. The research will be presented at the 2024 Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference, Nov. 20鈥�22, in State College, Pennsylvania.

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In a polarized nation, there is one thing that nearly all Americans agree on, according to a recent study: Sports are good for us. Researchers found that more than 9 out of 10 Americans agreed that sports build character and improved one鈥檚 health, while 84% agreed playing sports makes one popular in school and 85% said it makes one more well-known in the community.

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Businesswoman, Washington Spirit team owner and women鈥檚 sports advocate Michele Kang is donating $30 million to U.S. Soccer over the next five years. ...

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The RFK Stadium bill passed this morning by the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources in a 17-2 vote. ...

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A new study from the University of Georgia suggests that users value the unique virtual interactions with others offered by digital events in the metaverse.

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HSS Appoints Daphne A. Scott, MD, Chief of Primary Sports Medicine

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After major refurbishments, the old Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the state-of-the-art Wits Anglo American Digital Dome.

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The airflow from an indoor badminton court鈥檚 HVAC system and cross ventilation can affect the path of a birdie and have a significant role in play, but research published in Physics of Fluids proposes that different roof configurations could help mitigate wind drift. The authors recommend that important badminton games be played on courts with a barrel roof and a ventilation opening. The team modeled the airflow in a barrel roof stadium with different ventilation opening directions and tested this against a simulation of a flat roof to understand the roof effects.

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A fan who suffered a stroke while cheering at a University of Michigan football game is celebrating a full recovery thanks to a comprehensive response that began with his wife.

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Professor 脡tienne Ghys, Permanent Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), delivered a thought-provoking HKIAS Distinguished Lecture on "Soccer Balls: Their History, Geometries, and Aerodynamics" on 30 October 2024 at City University of Hong Kong.

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The Women's National Basketball Players Association announced its opting out of its collective bargaining agreement with the WNBA. ...

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Disc golf is a sport growing in popularity, but there hasn鈥檛 been much research into the best techniques 鈥� until now. Researchers and disc golf enthusiasts have determined the best thumb position on a disc to maximize angular and translational speeds.

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University of Utah political science professor Matthew Burbank鈥檚 research explores why cities pursue hosting Olympic Games despite the high costs and uncertain economic returns, as well as the opposition to these bids. His expertise offers valuable insights into how Salt Lake City has preserved its Olympic legacy, making it a prime candidate for the 2034 Winter Games and how these elements fit into the broader Olympics trends of successful bids.

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Pasta, breads, rice, and cereals, they鈥檙e the carb-loaded foods that fuel our bodies for high-intensity exercise and sports. So as the 2024 footy season kicks off, making sure AFLW athletes get enough of the good stuff is key for peak performance.

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Dikembe Mutombo 鈥� basketball Hall of Famer and global ambassador of the game 鈥� passed away Monday from brain cancer at the age of 58. ...