/tags/athletes Athletes en-US Copyright Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:27:58 GMT /sports/2021-07-20/group-licensing-a-new-way-for-college-athletes-to-cash-in North Carolina is launching a group licensing program that will allow current Tar Heels athletes to profit from official school merchandise. The school announced its plan in partnership with The Brand Group. Athletes will receive a cut of net revenue for products that include UNC's trademarks and logos. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:27:58 GMT /sports/2021-07-20/group-licensing-a-new-way-for-college-athletes-to-cash-in Associated Press /sports/2020-07-27/kai-lightner-climbs-for-the-next-generation The climbing started with baby gates and wooden balconies. As a kid, professional rock climber Kai Lightner had a lot of energy and a love for scrambling鈥� Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:44:39 GMT /sports/2020-07-27/kai-lightner-climbs-for-the-next-generation Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-11/embodied-deconstructing-diet-culture-and-the-science-behind-it If you have ever been on a diet, you know the pure vulnerability of getting weighed at the doctor鈥檚 office. Standing on an old metal scale with your shoes鈥� Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:05:01 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-11/embodied-deconstructing-diet-culture-and-the-science-behind-it Josie Taris, Anita Rao /health/2019-12-11/embodied-deconstructing-diet-culture-and-the-science-behind-it If you have ever been on a diet, you know the pure vulnerability of getting weighed at the doctor鈥檚 office. Standing on an old metal scale with your shoes鈥� Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:05:01 GMT /health/2019-12-11/embodied-deconstructing-diet-culture-and-the-science-behind-it Josie Taris, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-18/durham-woman-wins-jiujitsu-championship A kickboxing class is what led Kim Sarah Rice to practicing Brazilian jiujitsu. She thought kickboxing was fun and she felt strong and powerful while鈥� Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:38:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-18/durham-woman-wins-jiujitsu-championship Dana Terry, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2018-07-18/durham-woman-wins-jiujitsu-championship A kickboxing class is what led Kim Sarah Rice to practicing Brazilian jiujitsu. She thought kickboxing was fun and she felt strong and powerful while鈥� Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:38:18 GMT /arts-culture/2018-07-18/durham-woman-wins-jiujitsu-championship Dana Terry, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-26/cheating-for-college-athletes-from-the-outside College athletics programs are under a lot of pressure to make money for their schools. That means, among other things, keeping players academically鈥� Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:10:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-26/cheating-for-college-athletes-from-the-outside Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /education/2015-02-26/cheating-for-college-athletes-from-the-outside College athletics programs are under a lot of pressure to make money for their schools. That means, among other things, keeping players academically鈥� Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:10:50 GMT /education/2015-02-26/cheating-for-college-athletes-from-the-outside Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-15/man-versus-science Can an NFL running back muster the same force as a running bull? Does a nine-foot python squeeze harder than a martial arts star? Television host John鈥� Thu, 15 May 2014 16:04:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-05-15/man-versus-science Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /sports/2014-05-15/man-versus-science Can an NFL running back muster the same force as a running bull? Does a nine-foot python squeeze harder than a martial arts star? Television host John鈥� Thu, 15 May 2014 16:04:17 GMT /sports/2014-05-15/man-versus-science Anita Rao, Frank Stasio