Tag: sports
Far removed from today’s global juggernaut, soccer was born in the...
Thomas Adam, University of Arkansas
Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in...
As more athletes speak openly about depression, anxiety and suicide, a...
Scott Parrott, University of South Carolina
It’s a cool Tuesday night in Columbia, South Carolina, and fans of the...
Soaring ticket prices could help FIFA pull in $15B this World...
Richard Sheehan, University of Notre Dame
At soccer’s World Cup, the top scorer gets the “golden boot,” and the...
My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions...
Leanne Snyder, Loyola University Chicago
Every March, millions of Americans fill out brackets and tune in to watch the...
Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances...
Cara Ocobock, University of Notre Dame and Gabriel R. Burks, University of Notre Dame
The Winter Olympics and Paralympics...
What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...
Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder
When viewers tune in to the...
Broncos say their new stadium will be ‘privately financed,’ but ‘private’...
Geoffrey Propheter, University of Colorado Denver
The Denver Broncos announced in early September 2025 their plan to build a...
Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have...
Jessamyn R. Abel, Penn State
A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
