Athletes

Legal experts say this complaint resonates with a larger pattern of discrimination against transgender girls and women in sports.

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration announcing its zero-tolerance family separation policy, a life-sized cage was set up by the group Families Belong Together on Capitol Hill.

All 28 members of the team are suing the U.S. Soccer Federation for gender discrimination, arguing that they are paid less than their male peers despite having the same job responsibilities and achieving superior results.

Franziska Preuss of Germany shoots during the women's biathlon 4x6-kilometer relay on day 13 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

A Q&A with athlete, activist, and author Gabriel Kuhn.

When it comes to the obesity epidemic, athletes are part of the problem.

What separates “brilliant” athletes from “raw” ones?

A cache of leaked blood tests showed hundreds of track athletes have recorded results “suggestive of doping.” With the 2015 world track championships about to start, a look at why anti-doping tests are so ineffective.

Athletes from outside major city centers dominate professional sports. Why?

Athletes often claim that their breakthroughs come when a game starts unfolding at a slower pace. Can psychology explain the phenomenon they're describing?

Researchers report it comes from parents, coaches, teammates, and fans.

How politicians use athletics to their advantage.

Stories about athletes with flawed character are endless, but what about those who exceed our expectations?

The Big Ten Conference's Year of Readiness proposal, which would push freshman athletes to the sidelines, is supposedly about giving students time to explore educational opportunities, but the financial benefits to colleges and universities are hard to ignore.

It turns out your biggest nutritional vice might actually not be so bad after all.

Could platforms like The Players’ Tribune usher in a new age of activism among athletes? The answer is up to us.

By choice or by circumstance, exiting sport is inevitable. What happens after is less certain.

Athletes, the media, and marijuana: On organizational authority and racial framing in sport.

Why can't triathletes and weightlifters get along?

Jon Drummond, saying he is facing a lifetime ban, is suing Gay and the head of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for defamation.

Anti-doping investigators say they would rather trade leniency for information on coaches and other athletes involved in doping.

For every Michael Jordan, there's at least one Keon Clark. Or an Allen Iverson. Or a Junior Seau. The machinery of professional sports churns through its athletes and spits them out on the other side.

Arguably the greatest long-distance runner ever, Haile Gebrselassie is now aiming for a spot in Ethiopia's parliament.

High school football players and wrestlers are far more likely to get into violent altercations than their non-athletic classmates, according to a new finding.