Tag: Athletes
George Plimpton’s 1966 nonfiction classic ‘Paper Lion’ revealed the bruising truths...
Stephen Siff, Miami University
As the Detroit Lions barrel toward a Thanksgiving Day game with the Green Bay Packers,...
Imaginary athletes: Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play
Tracy Gleason, Wellesley College and Stephanie Madsen, McDaniel College
The coach, the specialized equipment, the carefully tailored exercise regimen...
Student-athletes find more power in the changing legal landscape of college sports
Joshua Lens, University of Iowa
Ever since the NCAA permitted college athletes to get paid by companies that use...
Lamar Jackson is the NFL’s MVP. He’s also the NFL’s most...
Ryan Clutterbuck, Brock University and Michael Van Bussel, Brock University
Lamar Jackson has been named the National Football...
We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate...
Carlos Gómez González, University of Zurich and Cornel Nesseler, University of Stavanger
During the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup,...
Think being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other...
Michael Reid, University of Florida
Imagine an NBA game played outdoors. In August. In Phoenix. Tip-off is at noon....
MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is...
Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments...
Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a...
Hiroshi Asahara, The Scripps Research Institute and Ryo Nakamichi, The Scripps Research Institute
The ability to move is an...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
