Tag: baseball
The promise and peril of the Dominican baseball pipeline
Rob Ruck, University of Pittsburgh
Latinos will comprise about 30 percent of Major League Baseball rosters on Opening Day, in large part because MLB has...
Baseball’s biggest problem isn’t pace of play – it’s teams tanking
Adam Felder, University of Virginia
Major League Baseball is in trouble. But for all of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s concerns about pace of play, he’s looking...
How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
Chris Lamb, IUPUI
Jackie Robinson will be remembered for his courage, athleticism, tenacity and sacrifice on Jan. 31, the centennial of his birth. By confronting...
Improving the lives of those with dementia – by using memories...
Michael Ego, University of Connecticut
Dementia can be caused by a number of diseases, but the most common is Alzheimer’s, which affects 5.7 million people...
Baseball teams need to protect fans from foul balls — and...
Nathaniel Grow, Indiana University
Tens of thousands of fans are gathering at Major League Baseball ballparks around the country for hot dogs, home runs, their...
Anniversary of Konrad Reuland tragedy reminds us of the toll of...
Brian Hoh, M.D., University of Florida
The late NFL tight end Konrad Reuland and baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew became forever linked when Carew,...
The psychology of the clutch athlete
Mark Otten, California State University, Northridge
“I don’t know. It’s unbelievable. It’s amazing,” said Dodgers outfielder Enrique “Kiké” Hernandez after game 5 of the National...
Throwing injuries in young baseball players: Is there something we are...
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Jason Zaremski, University of Florida
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EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
