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Snack on this: A nutritionist's perspective

As a practicing dietician in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Kenlyn Young has a lot of advice for athletes who depend on good nutritional practices for optimal performance. Snacking is an...

Girls Really Do Have the Power of the Purse

Girls Really Do Have the Power of the Purse On the night of International Women’s Day, over 450 guests came together at the Portland Art Museum to raise over $250,000...

December 2: Happy (Belated) Birthday, Monica Seles!

Happy birthday to Monica Seles, the youngest player ever, at age 16, to win the French Open. She followed up that 1990 victory with French Open and U.S. Open wins...

January 24: Happy Birthday, Mary Lou Retton!

Happy birthday to Italian-American Mary Lou Retton, the first female gymnast from outside of Eastern Europe to win an Olympic gold medal in the all-around event (1984 Olympics). Besides four...

May 8: Happy Birthday, Cindy Parlow!

Happy birthday to Cindy Parlow, three-time NCAA Women's Soccer Champion and founding member of the Women's United Soccer Association. Parlow was a member of the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic,...

July 12: Happy Birthday, Kristi Yamaguchi!

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/upload/yuiupload/1780900747.jpg Happy birthday to figure skating star Kristi Yamaguchi! Yamaguchi began figure skating as physical therapy for her club feet (club feet rotate internally at the ankle), but the sport...

Combating the Cold Weather

As we trudge through the thick of winter, it becomes increasingly difficult to muster our strength and go outside to exercise. Whether it be a walk, run or an evening...

February 2012 Trunk Shows at OMEGA SPORTS

(Chapel Hill, NC; February 2, 2012)— Dragonwing girlgear ™ -- the first line of athletic sport and support wear designed for young sporty girls ages 8-17 -- announced today that...

Dynamic Warm-up and video on Breanna Stewart

Article reinforcing Dr. Lindsay DiStefano's recent blog post on a proper warm-up. Also, good video on Breanna Stewart, who will be playing for Conn after HS.

A great article on concussions from Taylor Twellman.

I want to pass along this article: Taylor Twellman Interview on Concussions and Head Injury Trauma

Olympic and World Cup Soccer Champion, Brandi Chastain, shares her inspirations and advice for young women.

Olympic and World Cup Soccer Champion, Brandi Chastain, shares her inspirations and advice for young women. Brandi Chastain Interview Also, check out this interview of players Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy...

August 2: Happy Birthday, Skylar Diggins!

Happy birthday to Skylar Diggins, star of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish basketball team. As a sophomore, the guard led her team to the 2011 NCAA championship game, where they lost...