Athletics

Nike's new $250 shoe that makes a faster runner might be cause for celebration, but it plays into a long-running debate over the deeper meaning of the marathon and who should participate in it.

At the extreme end of adaptive sports, technology allows visually impaired sailors to compete without the assistance of sighted crewmembers.

Can sports teams muscle environmentalism into the mainstream?

On the psychology of cycling, and the meanings of possessions.

New research finds black quarterbacks are benched far more often than their white counterparts.

Could the possibility of a Tigers strike have expedited Timothy Wolfe's resignation?

On the other hand, at least the players can still hear themselves think.

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

NFL fans and ESPN reporters alike demonstrate a psychological effect known as optimism bias, according to new research.

Uuurraaghh!

The unionization movement, social media bans, and the disempowerment of student-athletes.

Hopeful athletes fight for roster spots in Canada’s budding basketball league.

Ultramarathon running draws a particular type of athlete—one who has plenty of free time, doesn't mind pain, and is also white.

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

Shannon Miller is out a job, but the reason why is not yet clear.

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

How politicians use athletics to their advantage.

From NBA prospects to bracketology, researchers have touched on all aspects of March Madness.

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.

Why can't triathletes and weightlifters get along?

Our bodies naturally create hundreds of hormones that are key to determining our athletic abilities. But the introduction of unnatural hormones raises important questions about how we define sex and gender.

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.

America is a place where the majority of athletic competitions go unseen, and the majority of athletes uncelebrated. What does it say about us that we continue to compete anyway?

A new study presents preliminary evidence that, for women, participating in sports in high school can instill a sense of independence and self-reliance.