Being Sportâs New Face, After Homework Is Done
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For a sport desperate for a new star to revive its sagging popularity, 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu may be a 4-foot-11 lifeline.
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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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There are football players, and there are guys who were born to play football. They called him the Minister of Defense, and he defined his position in an amazing career that took him from the University of
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Devastated by doping, a sport looks to youth to revive its fortunes
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WESTWOOD -- Inside the New England Sports Academy, a group of girls gracefully leaped and tumbled across mats. They were dressed in colorful, sparkly leotards, their hair tightly wound in buns. Their practice last week was more than routine. It was the equivalent of a dress rehearsal before the young gymnasts make their national debut.
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Freshman Justina Langone has been a two-sport varsity star for Latin Academy this winter. She's a swimmer and she is a goaltender on the hockey team. The problem, according to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association rulebook, is she's doing both sports at once.
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Attention high school administrators and coaches: Fight Night at the local gym or football field could be coming soon. I hope I&#39;m wrong, but unless schools, players and parents take steps in response to recent news reports, it will happen locally.
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The month of August was rife with arrogance, malfeasance and criminality in professional sports, but all is not lost for cynical fans seeking a new start.
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Marketing and media companies are now capitalizing on consumer interest in high school sports and becoming big boosters of them.
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As sports becomes a measure of success in America, young athletes are training ever harder.
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An 'elite' sport tries to pump up participation by appealing to a workout-mad America.
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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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Gym-class games are taking on a newfound popularity with young adults
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A little homework goes a long way.
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For the purist, watching basketball played at the Olympic level is a nice break from what&#39;s become of the game in this country.
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Brad Gilbert and Jimmy Connors have brought attention back to the teaching tradition and have started a debate over its usefulness in an individual sport.
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Science is well on the way to building a better athlete. Just try to stop it.