Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Sports

Latest

The plan for a new Rays stadium looks promising. But will it deliver for Tampa taxpayers? Tampa Bay Rays

Sports

Sorry, Tampa Bay, mixed‑use districts don’t reverse the dismal economics of sports venues

Staff Writer - April 23, 2026

By selecting Pittsburgh for the draft, the NFL signals that the city is a premier destination. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Sport

Sports

Hosting the NFL draft is less about weekend beer sales and more about long‑term brand value

Fitness content is big in the ‘manosphere,’ but extreme ideologies make appearances, too. ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images

Sports

Why the manosphere has an antisemitism problem

Physiological differences between women and men in sports may be far less pronounced in wheelchair basketball players. Steph Chambers/Staff via Getty Images Sports

Sports

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Sports

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

Sports

The psychology of the clutch athlete

Staff Writer - October 23, 2017

Sports

Is youth football past its prime?

Staff Writer - October 19, 2017

Sports

The Most Famous World Series Home Run and the Man Who...

Rob Hill - October 26, 2016

Sports

Don’t Run (and Don’t Laugh): The Little-Known History of Racewalking

Staff Writer - August 23, 2016

Sports

Trump’s dog whistle: the white, screwed-over sports icon

Staff Writer - June 23, 2016

Sports

Are the high-rolling quants of horse racing our friends or foes?

Staff Writer - May 20, 2016

Sports

Why so many baseball experts whiffed with last year’s predictions

Staff Writer - March 31, 2016

Sports

In a state wrought with racial tension, Jackie Robinson…

Staff Writer - March 16, 2016

1...8910...14 Page 9 of 14

EXPLORING NATURE

A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Environment

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2026

Lauren Cassidy, Binghamton University, State University of New York On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear...

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...

April 20, 2026

Cannabis plants are seen at Harborside Oakland Dispensary on Aug. 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support

April 18, 2026

A pipe carries water and raw sewage into the C&O Canal, parallel to the Potomac River. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Washington DC’s 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble

April 16, 2026