But It’s Just a Game
The College Football Playoff Is Terrible
The sample size is still embarrassingly small, but at least there's less room for the availability cascade.
Why Do Athletes Choke?
Sometimes the pressure is just too much for the brain to handle.
Why Can't Anyone Break the Women's Marathon Record?
Paula Radcliffe set the world record in 2003. Since then? No one's come within three minutes of her mark.
Sponsors: Coming to a Sports Jersey Near You
And really, it's not that big of a deal.
FIFA's Sepp Blatter Is the Most Untouchable Man in Sports
How the head of the governing body for the world's most popular sport freely wields his wildly incompetent power.
Why Sports Leagues Treat Most Offenders With Leniency
There’s a psychological explanation for the weak punishment given to Ray Rice before a video surfaced that made a re-evaluation unavoidable.
Human Trafficking and the 2016 Super Bowl
How the Bay Area is building America's most ambitious anti-trafficking coalition.
Will Football and CTE Give Way to Futból and Do-Re-Mi?
Phasing out football programs as we learn more about their damaging effects on the brain may benefit more than just our minds and bodies.
The Problem With Washington’s Football Team Name
A senior advisor to the National Congress of American Indians once threw an embarrassing themed party that involved headdresses. He regrets that costume now, but knows his experience is one many others can relate to.
Science Still Doesn't Understand Video Games
But even with odd experiments and disparate conclusions, researchers are edging closer to a more nuanced idea of how they change our behavior.
Why Germany Wants to Look Like Its Soccer Team
In a country where immigrants haven't always been welcome, politicians champion Die Mannschaft as an integrated model of diversity.
How to Make 'Beowulf' Into a Board Game
The guys who turned Moby Dick into a successful card game are now setting their sights on the Old English epic.
No, Horse Placentas Won't Revolutionize Sports
But here's why the equine birth-organ trend seems like it's gaining steam.
How Thomas Piketty Explains American Sports
The age limits in the NBA and NFL were both the result of a small, powerful group using that power to fortify its current position. Sound familiar?
Yes, NFL Teams Are Terrible at Drafting Players, but Why?
The basic economics of the draft—first-round picks are overvalued; the more players you draft, the better—are well known, but general managers still manage to ignore them. What once might have been an economic issue has become a psychological one.
Running a Marathon Takes Guts, but They Better Behave
The power of dietary rituals on the streets of Boston.
What a Non-Competitive Soccer Game Can Tell Us About America
When the U.S. and Mexico play on American soil, who the home team is depends on the purpose of the game: making money or getting a win.
Why Don't We Have Ads on Sports Uniforms Yet?
While a San Francisco 49ers jersey with a Facebook badge across the chest might seem inevitable, it's still not a reality.
Northwestern Football Players Win Union Ruling ... So What Now?
Appeals, more lawsuits, and maybe the NCAA looking for a compromise.
March Madness: A Reminder That Stats Can't Tell Us Everything
Also: a reminder that they don't try to.
Does Being a Division I Athlete Lower Your Quality of Life?
According to a number of former varsity athletes at Indiana University, it does. But don't panic just yet: The findings are still very preliminary.