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Hank Greenberg hit 331 home runs with a batting average of .313 during his career. Sporting News via Getty Images

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Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

Staff Writer - October 6, 2024

New York Mets manager Casey Stengel and outfielder Jim Hickman celebrate after breaking their 17-game losing streak in 1962. Bettmann/Getty Images

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What White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf can learn from the last team to lose 120 games

Bad weather, including rain or snow, tends to suppress voter turnout. Gregory Adams/Moment/Getty Images

Football

Policy, shmolicy: Election Day weather and football victories could decide the election

A wheelchair rugby player trains for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris. Alex Davidson/Getty Images

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When Paralympic athletes fake the extent of their disability

An 18th-century stained glass window panel by William Peckitt, showing The Last Supper of Christ and the disciples. TonyBaggett via iStock / Getty Images Plus

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Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’

French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates Paris’ coronation as host of the 2024 Olympics Games. Photo by Yoan Valat/AFP via Getty Images

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Paris Games herald a new anti-corruption era, but carrying the torch...

Staff Writer - August 9, 2024

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Could flag football one day leapfrog tackle football in popularity?

Staff Writer - May 3, 2024

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Why March Madness is a special time of year for state budgets

Staff Writer - March 24, 2024

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Children experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2024

Owen Lloyd named "Collegiate Swimmer of the Year"

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Owen Lloyd named “2024 Collegiate Swimmer of the Year”

Staff Writer - March 3, 2024

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Caitlin Clark’s historic scoring record shines a spotlight on the history...

Staff Writer - February 29, 2024

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Lamar Jackson is the NFL’s MVP. He’s also the NFL’s most...

Staff Writer - February 13, 2024

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Ads, food and gambling galore − 5 essential reads for the...

Staff Writer - February 9, 2024

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EXPLORING NATURE

Sunflowers use tiny movements to follow the Sun’s path throughout the day. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Nature

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists...

Staff Writer - September 13, 2024

Chantal Nguyen, University of Colorado Boulder Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see...

A white-shouldered bumblebee, Bombus appositus visits the flowers of a goldenbanner. Julian Resasco, CC BY-ND

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...

September 10, 2024

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in...

September 4, 2024

Horses supported travel, communication, agriculture and warfare across much of the ancient world. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new...

September 3, 2024

People enjoy spending time in nature but don’t always feel they have the ability to protect it. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Image

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new...

August 28, 2024