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Which NCAA Division I sport hosts the largest championship tournament field?

A) Men’s Basketball

B) Baseball

C) Wrestling

D) Women’s Rowing

Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 3 chicken thighs, skin removed

• 10-ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles 

• 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans

• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth

• 1 1/2 cups water

• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped

• 3 garlic cloves, finely minced

• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 20 tortilla chips

• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro

• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

1. Place the chicken, tomatoes (and juices), beans, broth, water, onion, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, and chili powder in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours. 

2. Uncover the slow cooker and use tongs to remove the chicken from the pot. Once cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and shred, then return the meat to the pot. Stir in the lemon juice. Crumble a few tortilla chips into each bowl and cover with some soup. Serve sprinkled with cilantro and grated cheese. 

This recipe is from Food Network!

This week, our tennis coach from Georgia Institute of Technology coach Alejandra is in the spotlight! Check out her bio below and book your next lesson by going to our website!

Introducing, Alejandra Cruz Granados!

“My name is Alejandra Cruz. My best ranking junior was 69 in the world. I have represented my country Mexico in the Billie Jean King cup 2 times and I had the opportunity to play the US open junior. I currently play in the Georgia Tech women's tennis team.”

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After a long day of school kids usually are hungry for a snack that they can eat before they go to practice or to their other activities. In order to fuel kids to make sure that they have energy for practices they need to eat healthy balanced snacks beforehand that give them the energy they need. These meals should consist of a healthy carb, healthy fat, and some protein. In today’s blog post we will be looking at 3 healthy after school snacks that will fuel young athletes for after school practices.

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The correct answer is A! (source: ChatGPT)