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Breaking the Color Line: 1940 to 1946

By Library of Congress

In 1945, the Jim Crow policies of baseball changed forever when Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson of the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs agreed to a contract that would bring Robinson into the major leagues in 1947.

Read on www.loc.gov

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Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women’s Sports

• Controversial and compelling: The Warrior Girls excerpts in The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post received an overwhelming response. Warrior Girls has spurred a relevant debate that continues on websites devoted to sports, parenting, and women’s health.

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Michael Sokolove
2009
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How Do You Treat Chronic Pain Patients in the Sports Medicine or Orthopedic Outpatient Setting?

On this episode of the #AskMikeReinold show we talk chronic pain: how to best define and identify chronic pain patients, how to treat this population, and how this may apply to the sports medicine or high end orthopedic outpatient setting.

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2018
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The Athlete's Guide to CBD: Treat Pain and Inflammation, Maximize Recovery, and Sleep Better Naturally

In this comprehensive guide, veteran sports author Scott Douglas breaks down the many ways athletes can benefit from using CBD products, and answers all the questions that the “CBD-curious” might have.

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Scott Douglas
2025
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The Climb: The Autobiography

The Climb tells the extraordinary story of Chris Froome’s journey from a young boy in Kenya, riding through townships and past wild animals, and with few opportunities for an aspiring cyclist, to his unforgettable yellow jersey victory in the 2013 Tour de France.

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Chris Froome
2025
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06:18

Health Tips—Sports Nutrition

As an athlete you’re doing the hard work: practicing, conditioning, lifting. But if your nutrition isn’t optimized, you’re not getting the most out of your efforts.

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2020
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The Champion Mindset: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born―they’re made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation.

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Joanna Zeiger
2017
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Winning the Injury Game: How to Stop Chronic Pain and Achieve Peak Performance

When athletes and active people can’t perform at their peak because of chronic pain it’s frustrating and life can feel incomplete. It’s a story that author Jessica Kisiel, Exercise Physiologist and former professional athlete, knows all too well.

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Jessica Kisiel
2025
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When Life Grabs You by the Baseballs: Finding Happiness in Life’s Changeups

When dreams collapse . . . Jon Peters had it all: record-breaking high school baseball pitcher, on the cover of Sports Illustrated, a beautiful girlfriend. He was going to play professional baseball. He was going to have everything he’d ever wanted.

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Jon Peters, Ginger Kolbaba
2018
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The Athlete's Gut: The Inside Science of Digestion, Nutrition, and Stomach Distress

The majority of endurance athletes suffer from some kind of gut problem during training and competition. Symptoms like nausea, cramping, bloating, side stitches, and the need to defecate can negatively impact an athlete’s performance.

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Patrick Wilson
2020
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Returning to “Athlete” after Concussion | Jaclyn Stephens | TEDxCSU

Athletes who have sustained concussions are at a heightened risk for new injuries, including new concussions, when they return to play. This increased risk of new injury is likely due to ineffective evaluation and treatment protocols.

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2019
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