Athletics Archives

Social Justice

Why Are Synthetic Hormones Off-Limits in Sports?

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.

Leslie Henderson

Economics

How We Set Up Our Professional Athletes to Fail

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.

Sam Riches

Social Justice

A Nation of Amateurs

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?

Eric Horowitz

Social Justice

Why LeBron Can’t Take the Heat

How even an NBA all-star like LeBron James can falter under pressure ... and other research insights from the world of basketball.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Another Cognitive Benefit for Musicians, Athletes

New research from Germany finds honing one’s music or sports skills enhances at least one important mental ability.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Secret of Peak Performance: Indispensability

A look at swimmers competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics concludes they gave their best performances when their efforts were essential for a team win.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Tennis Anyone? Just Follow the Bouncing Ball …

Flaws in human vision produce incorrect "out" calls by tennis referees at Wimbledon.

Miller-McCune Staff