Underneath the competition, sportsmanship ethic prevails
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Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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As track and field begins at the Games, it is up to athletes to set right a sport seared by scandal.
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Many of the players arrive from work still in business-casual attire. They change into their uniforms in the comfort of their cars. They engage in friendly tete-a-tete with the "enemy."
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Sports science has allowed athletes to prepare for this Olympiad using technology beyond their predecessors' wildest dreams.
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During yesterday's quarterfinals of the WGAM Amateur, the competitors had to battle the conditions almost as much as their opponents.
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Comps are on the slide, as competitors appear to be gaining the upper hand.
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This year's National Basketball Association playoffs recently provided not one but two examples of a very interesting facet of human decision making. Even if you are not a sports fan, these moments tell you something about human nature.
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There&#039;s a giant stadium, highly toned participants, intense rivalry and flag-waving fans from many nations.
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The International Olympic Committee has announced that Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, will be presented with a sportsmanship medal. The International Olympic Committee has announced
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The difficult game with prep-school roots is gaining a small bounce outside the East Coast.
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Dealing with the media has become an integral part of a tennis player's life, and some do it better than others.
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One way to compete with a team whose payroll is more than $100 million dollars more than yours is to do all you can to make sure you're not going to beat yourself.
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Athletes are marinated in preparation for years, and grilled in harsh evaluation or simply bask in recognition for decades. And during competition, each competitor can handle no more than the prescribed circumstances.
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It is Bowl Championship Series Time -- not for the games themselves, but for the headier competition of who gets in and where.
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Marissa Coleman and her teammates finally showed what they are capable of when they play a full game.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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The sports world is giving New Yorkers more than their usual quotient of agita recently.